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Essentials Task Force

AACN’s Essentials Task Force has completed its charge to update the Essentials documents and was approved by AACN Membership on April 6, 2021. For more information on the Essentials, click here.

Essentials Document Approved April 2021

The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

Essentials Webinar Recording - March 2021

Watch Webinar Recording - Understanding the New AACN Essentials: Next Steps for Member Deans

Additional Resources

Executive Summary: Revision to the Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Practice
October 2020 Report to the Membership on the Essentials
Recorded Presentation and Slides - Doctoral Education Conference Session by Task Force Members
White Paper on AACN's Vision for Academic Nursing
Article - Englander, et. al 2013: "Toward a Common Taxonomy of Competency Domains for the Health Professions and Competencies for Physicians"
Recorded Virtual Event - Vizient Academic-Practice Panel on Bridging the Gap from Education to Practice in a Complex Pandemic World - Posted March 24, 2021