﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 08 Mar 2026 02:35:19 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>AACN - Policy &amp; Advocacy</title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org:443/news-data/rss/category/444/policy-advocacy</link><atom:link href="https://www.aacnnursing.org:443/news-data/rss/category/444/policy-advocacy" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Register for the 2026 Student Policy Summit]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-register-for-the-2026-student-policy-summit</link><description><![CDATA[      Advocacy in Action: Nursing is a Professional Degree   

 The comment period for the Department of Education’s (ED)  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  is now closed.  Thank you to our schools, ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-register-for-the-2026-student-policy-summit</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13418]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rounds with Leadership: Strength in Numbers: Support Nursing as a Professional Degree]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/rounds-with-leadership-strength-in-numbers-support-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[ When the U.S. Department of Education (ED) decided last November to advance a proposed definition that did not include nursing as a  professional degree —a move that would significantly limit ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/rounds-with-leadership-strength-in-numbers-support-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13414]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Only Six Days Left to Submit Comments!]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-only-six-days-left-to-submit-comments</link><description><![CDATA[       Only 6 Days  Left to Submit Comments to the Department of Education!   

 With only a few days left for stakeholders to respond to the Department of Education’s (ED)  Notice of Proposed ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-only-six-days-left-to-submit-comments</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13415]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Call for Advocacy & Advanced Technology in Healthcare]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-call-for-advocacy-advanced-technology-in-healthcare</link><description><![CDATA[     Only 13 Days Left to Submit Comments to the Department of Education!  

 AACN continues to lead response efforts to the Department of Education’s (ED)  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) , ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-call-for-advocacy-advanced-technology-in-healthcare</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13411]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Actions to Take: Nursing as a Professional Degree]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-actions-to-take-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[     Only 20 Days Left to Submit Comments to the Department of Education!  

 AACN continues to lead response efforts to the Department of Education’s (ED)  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-actions-to-take-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13410]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy McElroy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[AACN Applauds Congress for Protecting Funding for Nursing Education and Research]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/aacn-applauds-congress-for-protecting-funding-for-nursing-education-and-research</link><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON, D.C., February 5, 2026 – The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds Congress for passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 [P.L. No. 119-75], which is a ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/aacn-applauds-congress-for-protecting-funding-for-nursing-education-and-research</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13405]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Call to Action: Nursing As a Professional Degree]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-call-to-action-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[     Take Action Today – Let the Department of Education   Know That Nursing Is a Professional Degree  

 On January 30, the Department of Education (ED) released a  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-call-to-action-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13403]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy McElroy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Important Update: Comment Period Expected to Open Tomorrow on Nursing as a Professional Degree Issue]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/important-update-comment-period-expected-to-open-tomorrow-on-nursing-as-a-professional-degree-issue</link><description><![CDATA[ This morning, the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education issued the  public inspection of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  (NPRM) for implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/important-update-comment-period-expected-to-open-tomorrow-on-nursing-as-a-professional-degree-issue</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13400]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: MedPAC Nominations and Advocacy Updates]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-medpac-nominations-and-advocacy-updates</link><description><![CDATA[     Deadline Monday - MedPAC Seeking Nominations  

 AACN leads the Ad Hoc Nomination Consortium to ensure the nursing voice is included on federal task forces, committees, and councils. This ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-medpac-nominations-and-advocacy-updates</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13401]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: FY 2026 Minibus and Rural Health Highlights]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-fy-2026-minibus-and-rural-health-highlights-2</link><description><![CDATA[     FY 2026 Minibus Released with Level Funding for Title VIII and NINR  

 The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have released their  conferenced bill  for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, which ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-fy-2026-minibus-and-rural-health-highlights-2</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13397]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>