AACN North Alabama Chapter

10/17/2026

What a week! Thank you to all who came out to our chapter meeting on Tuesday! We had our largest attendance at a chapter dinner in years! 🥹

Thanks to Smith+Nephew for the wonderful dinner and presentation about pressure injury monitoring and prevention 🍃

Congrats Leigh on winning the -inspired door prize! 🧩

To top things off, our team “Have MRSA” had a blast at trivia last night! 🤓

Region 6 AACN American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

10/16/2026

⤵ Prone Positioning in Obesity and ARDS 🫁

A retrospective cohort study finds that prone positioning is feasible and safe in patients with obesity and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Patients with class III obesity experience the most improvement in oxygenation.

https://aacnjournals.org/ajcconline/article/35/5/354/33142/Feasibility-of-Prone-Positioning-in-Patients-With?utm_source=enewssn&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article

10/15/2026

When a CRRT alarm sounds, can you quickly identify what the pressure pattern is telling you?

Join AACN and Alyssa Eberwein, MSN, RN, CCRN, for a practical review of CRRT fundamentals, pressure monitoring and blood-flow management.
Use case-based scenarios to recognize access, and venous and filter alarms, distinguish clotting from clogging, and choose evidence-based troubleshooting steps that help maintain circuit patency.
Earn 1.0 CE contact hour (CERP A).

Register for the Nov. 12 webinar: https://aacn.me/47R9ohE

10/15/2026

See you tonight!! 💃🌮🍹

https://nalaacn.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events/153032-nurses-night-out-trivia #!info

10/15/2026

Congrats to our new neighbors to the south!!

Patients and their families rely on nurses at the most vulnerable times of their lives. Acute and critical care nurses rely on AACN for expert knowledge and the influence to fulfill their promise to patients and their families. AACN drives excellence because nothing less is acceptable.

10/14/2026

Oncology Nurses!

RESCHEDULED for November 10th
We’ve decided to postpone our Recruitment Event and reschedule it for next month for greater participation and a stronger turnout. Please join us and bring a friend! RSVP by Nov 6th to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo4I_oHvtD0JApLcTZBPc5W9IuOGhRyW7MFfi3sL5SWsdWUQ/viewform?usp=send_form

10/13/2026

Get these fun stickers in our merch store or at chapter events!

https://nalaacn.nursingnetwork.com/page/105211-nac-merch-store


The Sticky Brand

10/13/2026