AAPACE will strive to elevate the standards of nursing care by:
- Monitoring healthcare trends specific to post-acute care nursing
- Identifying and eliminating gaps in clinical practice
- Providing clinical and management guidance for nurses specializing in post-acute care
- Addressing curricular gaps and deficiencies related to post-acute care
- Providing curricular recommendations and guidelines based on current and future healthcare trends
- Providing mentorship for current, new and future post-acute care nurses
- Promoting the highest level of professional and ethical behavior
- Conducting and promoting research specific to post-acute care nursing
- Encouraging personal and professional development for post-acute care nurses
- Standardizing and providing guidance on annual competencies that should be performed for post-acute care nurses
- Offering continuing post-acute care education, training and certification for nurses, nursing educators and nurse leaders
- Facilitating the cohesiveness of the nursing workforce within their different roles of post-acute care
- Developing post-acute care nursing board with representation from nursing administrators, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing assistants
- Promoting relationships and collaboration amongst post-acute care facilities
- Standardizing the healthcare delivery methods within post-acute care facilities