Nursing in Critical Care

Society Information

British Association of Critical Care Nurses
Nursing in Critical Care - official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses

The British Association of Critical Care Nurses is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of excellence in the provision and delivery of critical care nursing through mutual support, education, research and multidisciplinary collaboration.

The BACCN values:

• Patients and their families

• Critical Care nurses and nursing

• Continuing personal and professional development

• Growth and diversity

• Professional partnerships with industry and other professional organisations

The BACCN believes:

• In the importance of the individual, and acknowledges that each nurse, patient, family, and multidisciplinary team member may contribute to the understanding of critical care nursing

• In collaboration and networking, and acknowledge that more can be achieved together than as individuals

• In the sharing of ideas and knowledge, and seeks to encourage critical thinking and development of personal knowledge to maintain quality care

• In the development and dissemination of new knowledge

• That patients and families benefit from these activities through the development of critical care nursing practice