Curriculum Standards

AACN's curriculum standards provide a framework for positioning baccalaureate and graduate-degree nursing programs to meet the health care challenges of a new century.

Nursing deans and faculty nationwide have implemented AACN's guidelines in designing curricula to produce sufficient numbers and types of baccalaureate, master's, and doctorally prepared nurses for a health system in continual change.

AACN "Essentials" Series

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies

Alliance for Nursing Accreditation Statement on Distance Education Policies

Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs

Educational Competencies for Registered Nurses Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents

Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines for Genetics and Genomics

Indicators of Quality in Doctoral Programs in Nursing

National Environmental Education & Training Foundation Position Statement on Health Professionals and Environmental Health Education

National Pesticide Competency Guidelines for Medical & Nursing Education

Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies for Older Adult Care

Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Competencies in Specialty Areas: Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, and Women's Health

Older Adults: Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for Geriatric Nursing Care

Peaceful Death: Recommended Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for End-of-Life Nursing Care

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies

 

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