Rounds with Leadership: A Time to Celebrate May is the month we celebrate nurses. Though National Nurses Week is officially May 6-12, in recent years we have seen a shift to a month-long recognition of nurses and the contributions they make to quality care. As the nation’s largest group of healthcare professionals, nurses spend the... Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Rounds with Leadership
AACN Celebrates National Nurses Month May is National Nurses Month, a time to honor and celebrate the incredible work of nurses. In the academic nursing arena, AACN applauds our member schools on their transformative efforts to advance nursing education, research, and practice. This month, we bring you an array of exciting... Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Grant Initiatives, Foundation, Funding Opportunities, Membership Announcements
AACN Reaffirms Support for Full Implementation of The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education AACN is committed to achieving the preferred future for nursing education outlined in the 2021 Essentials and to communicating the fundamental "WHY" behind the importance of fully embracing this call for transformation. This framework for nursing education was developed in... Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | Education, Essentials, Membership Announcements
AACN’s New Web Resource Focuses on Preparing Nurses with Essential Well-Being and Leadership Competencies AACN has launched the Developing Nursing Well-Being and Leadership Tool Kit for faculty working to prepare new nurses with key skills needed to succeed in the healthcare system, specifically in the areas of well-being, self-care, resilience, and leadership Thursday, April 25, 2024 | Grant Initiatives, Press Release, Well-being
New AACN White Paper Released: Practice Experiences in Entry-Level Post-Licensure Nursing Programs The AACN Board of Directors endorsed a new white paper titled Practice Experiences in Entry-Level Post-Licensure Nursing Programs. This document replaces a previous version titled Expectations for Practice Experiences in RN to Baccalaureate Curriculum that was released in 2012. Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | Education
Inside Syllabus - Q&A with John Jonas, Founder and CEO of the Jonas Group, and Lendri Purcell, Co-President of Jonas Philanthropies Inside this Syllabus Edition, you'll find a Q&A with John Jonas and Lendri Purcell, a spotlight on Dr. Jean Giddens, new Chair of the AACN Board of Directors, and Calls for Awards, Nominations, and Jonas Nursing Applications. Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | Newsletter, Syllabus
New AACN Data Points to Enrollment Challenges Facing U.S. Schools of Nursing New data released today by AACN show that sustaining student enrollment in baccalaureate and graduate programs continues to be a challenge at U.S. schools of nursing. Though enrollment in programs designed to prepare entry-level registered nurses held steady (up 0.3%), fewer students are... Monday, April 15, 2024 | Enrollment, Press Release, Research & Data
New AACN Data Points to Enrollment Challenges Facing U.S. Schools of Nursing New data released today by AACN show that sustaining student enrollment in baccalaureate and graduate programs continues to be a challenge at U.S. schools of nursing. Though enrollment in...
Data Spotlight: A Closer Look at PhD in Nursing Program Enrollment and Graduations In 2023, AACN reported a 4.1% decline in enrollment and a 4.8% decrease in graduation rates for research-focused doctoral nursing programs from 2021 to 2022, with the North Atlantic region...
Data Spotlight: Changes in Master’s Program Enrollments and Graduations In May 2023, AACN aacnounced a second consecutive year of decline at 9.45% on average, with the western region experiencing the most significant drop at 12.49%. Historically Black Colleges...
Data Spotlight: Declines in RN-to-BSN Program Enrollments For the fourth year in a row, enrollment in RN to Baccalaureate (RN-to-BSN) program have decreased. The 2022-2023 school year saw a 16.9% decline (19,871 students) in RN-BSN programs in schools...
Rounds with Leadership: A Closer Look at the AACN Data Earlier this month, AACN released findings from our Fall 2022 annual survey, which show declining student enrollment across nursing program levels. AACN staff are working to discern the causes of...
Data Spotlight: A Closer Look at Enrollment and Graduation Trends In 2022, for the first time since 2000, enrollment in generic baccalaureate programs declined slightly compared to the previous year. When comparing the schools that reported in both 2021 and...