Position Statements and White Papers

• Academic Progression in Nursing: Moving Together Toward a Highly Educated Nursing Workforce

  March 2019

• Defining Scholarship for Academic Nursing

  March 2018

• The Preferred Vision of the Professoriate in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs

  October 2017

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Nursing

  March 2017

• Joint Statement on Academic Progression for Nursing Students and Graduates

  September 2012

• The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing

  March 2011

• The Research-Focused Doctoral Program in Nursing: Pathways to Excellence
  November 2010

• The Tri-Council for Nursing on the Educational Advancement of RNs (Policy Statement)

  October 2008

• The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice

  October 2008

• The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice

  October 2006

• AACN Statement of Support of Clinical Nurse Specialists

  March 2006

• Position Statement on Nursing Research

  Revised March 2006

• Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing

  October 2004

• Alliance for Nursing Accreditation Statement on Distance Education

  January 2003

• Strategies to Reverse the New Nursing Shortage (Tri-Council for Nursing)

  January 2001

• The Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing as Minimal Preparation for Professional Practice

  Updated December 2000

• Response to the Institute of Medicine's Report to Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System (Tri-Council for Nursing)

  September 2000

• The Essential Clinical Resources for Nursing's Academic Mission

  March 1999

• Violence as a Public Health Problem

  March 1999

• Policy and Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Substance Abuse in the Nursing Education Community

  Updated November 1998

• Educational Mobility

  March 1998

• Diversity and Equality of Opportunity

  October 1997

• Statement on Assistive Personnel to the Registered Nurse (Tri-Council for Nursing)

  Revised December 1995

• Interdisciplinary Education and Practice

  March 1995

• Licensure of International Students

  March 1994

• Promising Practices in Holistic Admissions Review: Implementation in Academic Nursing

  December 2020

• AACN's Vision for Academic Nursing

  January 2019

• The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Current Issues and Clarifying Recommendations

  August 2015

• Re-envisioning the Clinical Education of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

  March 2015

• Competencies and Curricular Expectations for Clinical Nurse Leader Education and Practice

  October 2013

• Expectations for Practice Experiences in the RN to Baccalaureate Curriculum

  October 2012

• Toward an Environmentally Sustainable Academic Enterprise: An AACN Guide for Nursing Education
  July 2011

• Faculty Shortages in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs
  June 2005

• Building Capacity through University Hospital and University School of Nursing Partnerships
  April 2003

• Hallmarks of the Professional Nursing Practice Environment
  January 2002

Tri-Council Statement on the Status of the U.S. Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 3, 2020

From Frontlines to Voting Lines: Nurses Need to Vote in 2020
August 17, 2020

Tri-Council Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization
June 1, 2020