The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what framework to guide critical care nursing practice?

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The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice delineate the nursing process as applied to critically ill patients: collect data,determine diagnoses,identify expected outcomes,develop a plan of care,implement interventions,and evaluate care.AACN promotes a healthy work environment,but this is not included in its standards.The Joint Commission has established National Patient Safety Goals,but these are not the AACN standards.