As the collective voice for academic nursing, aacn serves as the catalyst for excellence and innovation in nursing education, research, and practice.

Education

Accreditation: the commission on collegiate nursing education is an autonomous arm of aacn having the sole purpose of accrediting baccalaureate and graduate nursing education programs as well as nurse residency programs. conferences: national conferences focused on a variety of constituent groups within the school of nursing to address learning needs in the complex nursing education environment. nurse leaders scholars: these programs, supported by the jonas center for nursing and veterans healthcare, are designed to increase the number of doctorally prepared faculty in nursing schools and advanced practice nurses in direct patient care.