Important Update on the AACN Essentials Wednesday, October 14, 2020 AACN’s Essentials Task Force has made great progress in our work to update the guidelines used to ensure quality in nursing programs offered at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral (DNP) levels. See below for latest report and version of the draft Essentials with the AACN membership and receiving your feedback and questions. Report of the Essentials Task Force The current draft of The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education Summary of Competency-Based Education AACN Vision for Academic Nursing (2019) Opportunities for Feedback Note: These sessions are part of a full conference registration purchase. Upcoming Task Force Session at the Academic Nursing Leadership Conference (ANLC) AACN Essentials: Continuing the Conversation Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 12:30 – 3:30 pm (ET) Register | View Agenda Session at the Fall Faculty Forum Register | View Agenda For more information on the work of the Essentials Task Force, click here. Please direct any questions and comments to essentials@aacnnursing.org. Categories: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership