Inside Syllabus: AACN Celebrates National Nurses' Month Take a look inside this special Nurses Month edition of the Syllabus newsletter, featuring AACN member schools and vendor partners in the Nurses Month Supplement, along with an interview with... Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Education, Essentials, Newsletter, Syllabus
Progression Indicators Feedback Period Open Now Through April 16 for Deans and Essentials Champions As AACN continues to drive academic nursing’s transition to competency-based education, the association is working to develop a national consensus for progression indicators—the... Monday, March 31, 2025 | Education, Essentials
Rounds with Leadership: Taking the Pulse on Essentials Implementation When AACN member schools voted to endorse the Essentials in April 2021, academic nursing made the bold decision to transform how we prepare nurses for professional practice. This turning point in... Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Essentials, Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Moving Ahead with Essentials Implementation Three years ago, AACN members made a bold decision to transform the future of nursing education and practice. With the endorsement of The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing... Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | Essentials, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Reaffirms Support for Full Implementation of The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education AACN is committed to achieving the preferred future for nursing education outlined in the 2021 Essentials and to communicating the fundamental "WHY" behind the importance of fully... Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | Education, Essentials, Press Release
New AACN White Paper Released: Practice Experiences in Entry-Level Post-Licensure Nursing Programs The AACN Board of Directors endorsed a new white paper titled Practice Experiences in Entry-Level Post-Licensure Nursing Programs. This document replaces a previous version... Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | Education, Essentials
Inside Syllabus: Q&A with Philip Dickison, CEO of NCSBN In this issue of the Syllabus, AACN interviewed Philip Dickison, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Friday, December 1, 2023 | Education, Essentials, Newsletter, Syllabus
Plan to Attend AACN's Virtual Vendor Showcase Plan now to join us on Tuesday, December 5 at 10:00 AM ET. By attending, you'll have the opportunity to explore cutting-edge tools and services tailored to assist with experiential learning,... Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | Essentials
Rounds with Leadership: Practice Ready or Not? Preparing practice-ready nurses to thrive across all healthcare settings is a top priority for academic nursing. Disruptive developments in health care call for reconsidering how best to educate... Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | Education, Essentials, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Releases New Statement on the Timeline for Essentials Implementation Over the last two years, a large majority of member schools have made great progress in transitioning their programs to meet the new competency expectations. Faculty have answered the call for... Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | Essentials
Inside Syllabus: Q&A with Dr. Robert Englander In this issue of Syllabus, AACN interviews Dr. Robert Englander, an associate dean for Undergraduate Education at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is a member of AACN’s... Friday, March 31, 2023 | Essentials, Newsletter, Syllabus
Rounds with Leadership: Forging Ahead with Competency-Based Education When AACN membership endorsed the latest iteration of the Essentials in April 2021, we knew the transition to this new model and framework for nursing education would take time and... Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | Essentials, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Releases New Vision to Guide the Use of Technology in Academic Nursing AACN is pleased to announce the release of a new Vision for Sharing Data and Information Across Nursing Education, Practice, and Regulation. Approved by the AACN Board of Directors,... Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | Essentials, Press Release
AACN Selects 10 Nursing Schools to Pilot Learning Strategies to Build Leadership and Resilience Skills in New Nurses AACN is pleased to announce that 10 schools of nursing have been selected to participate in a national initiative designed to prepare the next generation of nurses with strong skills in the areas... Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives, Press Release, Well-being
AACN Announces 10 Nursing Schools to Receive Funding to Accelerate Innovation in Nursing Education AACN is pleased to announce that 10 schools of nursing have been selected to participate in a national initiative designed to transform nursing education and practice. With funding through the... Monday, December 5, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives, Press Release