Position Statements and White Papers

• The Research-Focused Doctoral Program in Nursing: Pathways to Excellence

  April 2022

• The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

  April 2021

• Academic Progression in Nursing: Moving Together Toward a Highly Educated Nursing Workforce

  March 2019

• Defining Scholarship for Academic Nursing

  March 2018

• The Preferred Vision of the Professoriate in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs

  October 2017

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Nursing

  March 2017

• Joint Statement on Academic Progression for Nursing Students and Graduates

  September 2012

• The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing

  March 2011

• The Tri-Council for Nursing on the Educational Advancement of RNs (Policy Statement)

  October 2008

• The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice

  October 2008

• The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice

  October 2006

• AACN Statement of Support of Clinical Nurse Specialists

  March 2006

• Position Statement on Nursing Research

  Revised March 2006

• Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing

  October 2004

• Alliance for Nursing Accreditation Statement on Distance Education

  January 2003

• Strategies to Reverse the New Nursing Shortage (Tri-Council for Nursing)

  January 2001

• The Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing as Minimal Preparation for Professional Practice

  Updated December 2000

• Response to the Institute of Medicine's Report to Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System (Tri-Council for Nursing)

  September 2000

• The Essential Clinical Resources for Nursing's Academic Mission

  March 1999

• Violence as a Public Health Problem

  March 1999

• Policy and Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Substance Abuse in the Nursing Education Community

  Updated November 1998

• Educational Mobility

  March 1998

• Diversity and Equality of Opportunity

  October 1997

• Statement on Assistive Personnel to the Registered Nurse (Tri-Council for Nursing)

  Revised December 1995

• Interdisciplinary Education and Practice

  March 1995

• Licensure of International Students

  March 1994

• Promising Practices in Holistic Admissions Review: Implementation in Academic Nursing

  December 2020

• AACN's Vision for Academic Nursing

  January 2019

• The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Current Issues and Clarifying Recommendations

  August 2015

• Re-envisioning the Clinical Education of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

  March 2015

• Competencies and Curricular Expectations for Clinical Nurse Leader Education and Practice

  October 2013

• Expectations for Practice Experiences in the RN to Baccalaureate Curriculum

  October 2012

• Toward an Environmentally Sustainable Academic Enterprise: An AACN Guide for Nursing Education
  July 2011

• Faculty Shortages in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs
  June 2005

• Building Capacity through University Hospital and University School of Nursing Partnerships
  April 2003

• Hallmarks of the Professional Nursing Practice Environment
  January 2002

Vision for Sharing Data and Information Across Nursing Education, Practice, and Regulation
January 10, 2023

AACN Statement Supporting the Master’s Degree in Nursing
August 8, 2022

AACN Statement on Faculty Preparation and the 2021 Essentials
August 8, 2022

Tri-Council Statement on the Status of the U.S. Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 3, 2020

From Frontlines to Voting Lines: Nurses Need to Vote in 2020
August 17, 2020

Tri-Council Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization
June 1, 2020