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A Contemporary Look at the CNL: Leadership and Versatility

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Trailblazing Innovation with 5B

This new teaching resource inspires the next generation of nurses to serve with courage, ingenuity, and compassion. Learn more.

Evolve as a Leader: Apply for ELAN

Apply to be a part of the next cohort of ELAN fellows. Applications are due March 15.

Introducing AACN's New Leadership Education Modules

Sharpen your leadership skills using AACN's Leadership Education Modules, an on-demand series designed exclusively for aspiring leaders, including faculty and graduate students.

Conferences & Webinars

Turning Your School Paper into a Publishable Manuscript
January 25 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Climate & Intergroup Relations: Inclusive Excellence Webinar Series
January 26 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Essentials Implementation: Creating a New Future Together
January 27 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Implementation of Advanced-level Competencies in Graduate Nursing Education
February 9 at 1:00 pm (ET)
CNL Summit
February 17-19, 2022

Virtual
Curriculum Evaluation and Integration of Competencies: An Undergraduate Program Experience
February 23 at 12:00 pm (ET)
"How To's" for Building a Competency-Based Curriculum
March 8 at 12:00 pm (ET)
Evaluating Master's Level Curriculum: Mapping to Align with the New Essentials
March 15 at 12:00 pm (ET)
Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Conference
March 25-26, 2022
Deans Annual Meeting
March 26-28, 2022

Washington, DC
Opportunities for Cross Curricular Collaboration: Implementing Competency-Based Learning
April 13 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Graduate Nursing Admissions Professional (GNAP) Conference
April 4-5, 2022

Salt Lake City, UT
Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS) Annual Meeting
April 20-22, 2022

Denver, CO

News & Announcements

AACN News Watch Weekly Edition
News, Newsletter— January 19, 2022

On January 12, 2022, Lydia Saad with Gallup released the polling organization’s annual ranking of honesty and ethics across various professions in an...
AACN's Washington Weekly
Advocacy, Policy— January 19, 2022

Inside this edition of Washington Weekly : The Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act Introduced in the Senate; Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on New COVID...
AACN’s Nursing Voices, Nursing Votes Initiative Continues in 2022
Advocacy, Policy— January 19, 2022

AACN is pleased to announce the third biennial Nursing Voices, Nursing Votes , a nonpartisan initiative to encourage, educate, and engage nursing de...
AACN Announces 2022 Award Recipients for NIDA Substance Use Disorder Training Award
Student News— January 18, 2022

Congratulations to R. Shavon Clark, DNP Student, University of South Florida College of Nursing, and Nadia Oyama, DNP Student, Chaminade University o...
Data Spotlight: The Impact of Insufficient Clinical Sites on Baccalaureate Program Admissions
Research— January 11, 2022

For more than a decade, schools of nursing have struggled to increase enrollments due primarily to an insufficient supply of faculty and clinical pla...