Leading Initiatives

October 31, 2012

Employment of New Nurse Graduates and Employer Preferences for Baccalaureate-Prepared Nurses

In August 2012, AACN conducted its third online survey of nursing schools offering baccalaureate and graduate programs in the U.S. to better assess the experience of new graduates in finding employment during these tough economic times.

October 30, 2012

AACN to Host National Summit on the Doctor of Nursing Practice

AACN is pleased to announce the convening of stakeholders from education, practice, and research for a national summit on the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in Spring 2013.

September 12, 2012

Meet the Graduates of the AACN-Wharton Leadership Program

AACN is pleased to announce the inaugural class of nursing deans and senior faculty leaders who were selected to participate in the new AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program held on August 14-17, 2012 at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

September 11, 2012

AACN & CDC Partner to Advance the Public Health Nursing Workforce

AACN is pleased to announce the establishment of a new five-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help build capacity in the public health nursing workforce.

August 28, 2012

AACN Applauds New Gordon and Betty Moore Initiative

AACN applauds the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for taking a decisive step toward optimizing patient outcomes and enhancing healthcare quality through the Patient Care Program launched earlier today. In support of this ground-breaking initiative, the Foundation is working to engage patients and their families as full partners in their own health care while also supporting systems-level innovations that maximize the use of interprofessional teams and advance new approaches to healthcare delivery.