Important Update on the AACN Essentials 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)... Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Faculty Link Newsletter: October 2020 In this month's Faculty Link, check out the new scholarships through AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing, don't miss our December events: the Fall Faculty Forum and the Diversity Symposium, and... Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | Faculty Link
CCNE Updates on Board Officer Elections, NP Fellowship/Residency Accreditation, and COVID-19 Response The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has issued the following updates. Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | Accreditation
AACN Members Endorse Resolution Calling for Action to Address Nurse Well-Being The resolution emphasizes the need for nursing schools to move from “crisis intervention to prevention” by developing a culture of wellness and resiliency. Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | Member Resolutions, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Rounds With Leadership: Combating Racism and Cultivating Inclusion At a time when our nation is struggling to address systemic racism and the inequities that have long plagued communities of color, it is truly unsettling to see the recent Executive Order on... Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | Rounds with Leadership
Meet New AACN-CDC Public Health Nursing Fellow Priya Schaffner AACN is pleased to announce 2020-2021 AACN-CDC Public Health Nursing Fellow Priya Schaffner, MSN, RN, FNP-C. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN's Gallery of Leadership Call for Submissions: Addressing Racism and Inequality We are excited to announce the launch of a new section of AACN's Gallery of Leadership that will focus solely on addressing Combating Racism and Fostering Inclusive Learning Environments. We... Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Seeks Proposals to Assess the Current State of Graduates from DNP Programs AACN has issued this request for proposals to collect bids from organizations interested in completing a national study on the current state of graduates from DNP programs who are working in... Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Hurst Review Offers New Scholarship to Prelicensure Students through AACN's Foundation Hurst Review, a leading NCLEX®-RN review course provider, is partnering with AACN to launch a new scholarship program for students in prelicensure entry-level baccalaureate, master’s, amnd... Monday, September 28, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Launches NewScholarship for Graduate Nursing Students Liaison International has committed $35,000 in funding to this program over the next five years. Two students will be awarded $3,500 each year through 2024, with $2,000 disbursed directly to the... Monday, September 21, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Faculty Link Newsletter: September 2020 In this month's Faculty Link, register for AACN's Fall Faculty Forum, spread the word about the NursingCAS Virtual Career Fair, and more. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | Faculty Link
Dr. Cynthia Clark to Receive John P. McGovern Lectureship Award at Academic Nursing Leadership Conference Dr. Clark is strategic nursing advisor for ATI Nursing Education and the Founder of Civility Matters™. As a clinician, she specialized in adolescent mental health, substance abuse... Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Foundation for Academic Nursing Continues Support for Students Impacted by COVID-19 This fall, a total of 107 nursing students will receive $500 in support to help them overcome hardships linked to COVID-19. Since the program launched in April 2020, the Foundation has received... Friday, September 11, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
ELNEC Educating New Graduates in Collaboration with AACN/Vizient Nurse Residency Program The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) team is working with the 600 AACN/Vizient nurse residency programs to provide primary palliative care education to registered nurses new to... Wednesday, September 9, 2020 | ELNEC Connections
Perspectives on Creative Clinical Placement in the Time of COVID-19 Featuring guest articles on: Reimagining, Transforming, and Disrupting the Way Nursing Students Train During COVID-19, and Moving Beyond the Obvious: Engaging New Clinical Partners During... Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership