Aacn Accreditation

According to Standards For Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs, “Accreditation is a nongovernmental process conducted by members of postsecondary institutions and professional groups. As conducted in the United States, accreditation focuses on the quality of institutions of higher and professional education and on the quality of educational programs within institutions”. Colleges and Universities are regulated by multiple governing bodies that have policies into place to keep each school on the same plainfield; those governing bodies are the NCBON (NC Board of Nursing), AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing),CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education).
Notably,nursing curriculums vary by university
AACN works to establish quality standards for nursing education as well as assisting schools and hospitals in implementing those standards. “Dean and faculty development is a high priority for AACN as evidenced by the many national meetings, conferences, and Webinars sponsored every year” (“Development”); this organization understands that the professors and faculty have to be equipped with the latest evidence based practice. “The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce three initiatives that promote greater engagement of nurses in the health policy arena and develop new thought leaders for the profession. AACN's Health Policy Advisory Council (HPAC) which is geared to advancing nursing's voice in national health policy discussions, Faculty Policy Think Tank which is geared to improve state of policy education in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs , and Invitational Policy Faculty Symposium is a dialogue that will engage faculty from across the nation to discuss the current state and future implications of health policy education in schools of nursing. These new innovations will help facilitate a larger footprint for the profession locally and globally on issues impacting health and healthcare” (“Launches New