I got back late last night from the NTI/AACN conference in Washington, D.C. and first thing this morning started to edit my first impressions of this convention. I immediately figured out one thing:

This thing is so big, my first impressions were going to have to be given in two parts!

This is a view of the first thing you would have seen when you go in the front doors of the convention center. This organization did a great job of recognizing their best and brightest with a display of their Circle of Excellence awards winners for the year.

You’ll see in the video a pathway lined by large descriptions of the individuals and AACN chapters who exemplified the critical care nurse and raised their care to a higher level in the past year.

I was also struck by the focus on supporting the nurses who attend the conference with opportunities for taking care of the nurses themselves. There was an area for meditation, tai chi, and contemplation and relaxation.

Check out the video from AACN 2010 for more and watch for the third and final video from AACN in a few days.

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Here are my other two video updates from the conference.

Preshow Update from NTI/AACN

Podmedic’s One Minute Video Tour of NTI/AACN Show

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