AACN is compiling a list of of references for the AACN 2021 Essentials. If you have an article to share, please contact AACN's Chief Communications Officer, Robert Rosseter at rrosseter@aacnnursing.org. 

Altmiller, G. Curriculum Mapping for Competency-Based Education: Collecting Objective Data. Nurse Educator ():10.1097/NNE.0000000000001462, June 05, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001462 

Giddens, J., Douglas, J.P. & Conroy, S. (2022). The Revised AACN Essentials: Implications for Nursing Regulation. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 12(40, 16-22.  doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(22)00009-6

Giddens, J. (2020). Demystifying concept-based and competency-based approaches. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(3):123-124.

Kavanagh, J. & Sharpnack, P. (2021) Crisis in competency: A defining moment in nursing education. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 26(1), Manuscript 2. Accessible online at https://www.doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol26No01Man02

Leaver, C., Stanley, J. & Goodwin Veenema, Tener. (2022).Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future of nursing education. Academic Medicine, 97(3S), S82-S89.

Moreau, K.A (2021). Exploring the connection between programmatic assessment and program evaluation within competency-based medical education programs. Medical Teacher, 43(3):250-252.

Saunders, M.M. (2022, May/June). The Implications of the New Essentials on the CNS Profession—Let's Respond! Clinical Nurse Specialist, 36(3), 129-130.  DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000668

Sirianni, G., Takahashi, S., & Myers, J (2020). Taking stock of what is known about faculty development on competency-based medical education: A scoping review paper. Medical Teacher, 42(8):909-915