Curriculum Standards
AACN's curriculum guidelines 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.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies
Adult-Gerontology APRN Competencies
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies
Alliance for Nursing Accreditation Statement on Distance Education Policies
Core Practice Doctorate Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Competencies
Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs
Criteria for the Evaluation of Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s, Practice Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate Educational Programs
Cultural Competency in Nursing Education
Educational Competencies for Registered Nurses Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents
Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for Genetics and Genomics
Indicators of Quality in Doctoral Programs in Nursing
Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
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Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
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Team-Based Competencies, Building a Shared Foundation for Education and Clinical Practice
National Pesticide Competency Guidelines for Medical & Nursing Education
Peaceful Death: Recommended Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for End-of-Life Nursing Care
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies
