Overview of New CCNE Pre-Approval Process for Developing NP and CNS Programs/Tracks
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the premier accrediting agency for baccalaureate and graduate level nursing education programs in the United States and its territories. CCNE currently accredits 1,389 baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs at 705 colleges and universities. This webinar is designed for program officials and faculty to learn about CCNE’s new pre-approval process for Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist programs/tracks that are under development. The session will address how the new CCNE pre-approval process aligns with the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education; as well as the pre-approval application process and timelines.
NOTE:This webinar is open to everyone including non-members, communities of interest, practice representatives, and AACN member schools including deans, faculty, staff and students.
Webinar Speakers
Jennifer Butlin, EdD
Executive Director
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Dr. Jennifer Butlin has served as Executive Director of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education—the premier accrediting agency for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs and nurse residency programs—since 1998. Over the past 24 years, she has been elected or appointed to serve on numerous committees and task forces dealing with accreditation and quality in higher education. Dr. Butlin has represented specialized accreditors in the orientation of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, and has chaired the External Recognition Issues Committee of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors. She currently serves on The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s ad hoc planning committee for the April 2016 workshop on The Role of Accreditation in Enhancing Quality and Innovation in Health Professions Education. Dr. Butlin has presented at numerous national and international conferences about issues and trends in higher education and best practices in accreditation.
Susan Ruppert, PhD, RN
Chair
CCNE Board of Commissioners
Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dr. Susan D. Ruppert is the MSN Program Coordinator and Director of the Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing. With over 37 years of experience in nursing education, Dr. Ruppert provides oversight of the MSN program including development, outcomes evaluation, and revision. In addition, she maintains a faculty practice as a primary care nurse practitioner. Dr. Ruppert is the current chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and co-chairs the CCNE Accreditation Review Committee. She also serves on the Board of Commissioners of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program and has been actively involved with the state action coalition (Texas Team) in implementing the Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing recommendations in the state.
Joan M. Stanley, PhD
Senior Director of Education Policy
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Joan M. Stanley, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP is Senior Director of Education Policy at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Dr. Stanley serves as AACN’s representative to numerous nursing education initiatives including the APRN Consensus Process which developed the Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education. Dr. Stanley has provided leadership for the development of the Essentials and many major position statements on a variety of nursing education issues, including the RN to BSN, the Research-Focused Doctorate, the move of Advanced Practice Nursing to the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, and the creation of a new master’s prepared nurse – the Clinical Nurse Leader. Dr. Stanley held a faculty position, 1977-1982, in the Adult Primary Care NP Program at the University of Maryland. Since 1973, Dr. Stanley has continued to practice as an Adult NP at the University of Maryland Medical System. Her book, Advanced Practice Nursing: Emphasizing Common Roles is in its third edition. Dr. Stanley received her BSN from Duke University in 1971, an MS in Nursing from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1978, and a PhD in Higher Education Policy and Organization from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1990.