Call for Pilot Schools: Competency-Based Education for Practice-Ready Nurse Graduates AACN is pleased to announce a call for pilot schools for a new initiative focused on implementing The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education and accelerating the... Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives
Call for Pilot Schools: A Competency-Based Approach to Leadership Development and Resilience for Student Nurses AACN is pleased to announce a call for pilot schools for a new initiative funded by Johnson & Johnson aimed at preparing baccalaureate nursing graduates to meet the competency... Thursday, September 8, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives
AACN Board of Directors Approves Two New Statements At its July meeting, the AACN Board of Directors approved two new statements that affirm the association’s support for the master’s degree in nursing and expectations regarding the... Sunday, August 7, 2022 | Education, Essentials, Membership Announcements
AACN Accelerates Innovation in Nursing Education through a New Project Funded by the American Nurses Foundation AACN was awarded $1.5 million in funding through the American Nurses Foundation’s Reimagining Nursing Initiative to launch a three-year project titled Competency-Based Education for... Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives, Press Release
Rounds with Leadership: First Steps Toward Implementing the Essentials When AACN’s members voted to approve the AACN Essentials last April, they forever changed the horizon for academic nursing. The bold decision to move toward competency-based education... Wednesday, August 25, 2021 | Essentials, Rounds with Leadership
New Essentials Implementation Webinar Series Plan to attend the brand new AACN webinar series which will highlight cutting-edge strategies to implement the New Essentials. This initial series will consist of 5 webinars that will span... Tuesday, August 17, 2021 | Essentials
Bold Action Taken to Transform Nursing Education and Strengthen the Nation's Healthcare Workforce AACN is pleased to announce the adoption of a new model and framework for preparing registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and nurse specialists. On April 6, deans from the... Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | Essentials, Press Release