What is safe staffing and what can be done to support it? In this interactive webinar we will outline the evidence surrounding safe staffing with a focus on acuity-based approaches; describe national, state, and local policy issues surrounding safe staffing; and summarize the AMSN agenda on safe staffing for patient care with practical guidance for med-surg nurses.

CREDIT HOURS  1.0 contact hour

Accreditation Statement:  This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and AMSN. Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 5387.

DISCLOSURES The speaker and planning committee members reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education activity.

LEARNING OUTCOME At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be able to understand safe staffing on med-surg units, describe evidence-based approaches to safe staffing with a focus on patient acuity, critically assess legislative and regulatory approaches to safe staffing, including AMSN's policy agenda, and will be ready to participate in AMSN's legislative and regulatory advocacy campaigns associated with safe staffing.