ELNEC Celebrates 25 Years Monday, June 30, 2025 As summer kicks into gear, the ELNEC team wishes you moments of rest and restoration before the Fall semester begins.
New Scholarships Support Pathways to Critical Care Nursing Monday, June 30, 2025 The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN Critical Care) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN Colleges) are...
Schools of Nursing Enrollment Increases Across Most Program Levels, Signaling Strong Interest in Nursing Careers Tuesday, June 17, 2025 New data released today by AACN show increases in the student population across most undergraduate and graduate programs at U.S. nursing schools,...
New Master’s and Doctoral Level CNL Competencies Released Friday, May 23, 2025 AACN is pleased to announce the release of a new set of competencies to prepare Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNLs) at the master’s and...
Inside Syllabus: AACN Celebrates National Nurses' Month Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Take a look inside this special Nurses Month edition of the Syllabus newsletter, featuring AACN member schools and vendor partners in the Nurses...
President’s FY 2026 Budget Request Proposes Steep Reductions and Eliminations to Nursing Education and Research Funding Monday, May 5, 2025 AACN opposes deep funding cuts to nursing education, research, and the workforce proposed in President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget....
Rounds with Leadership: Alleviating the Nursing Shortage: Connecting Qualified Applicants to Open Seats Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Efforts to address the U.S. nursing shortage are accelerating with a flurry of recent news reports focused on state-led initiatives to meet...
National Nursing Organizations Call for Investments in Health, Research, and the Workforce Thursday, April 17, 2025 On behalf of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing...
Progression Indicators Feedback Period Open Now Through April 16 for Deans and Essentials Champions Monday, March 31, 2025 As AACN continues to drive academic nursing’s transition to competency-based education, the association is working to develop a national...
Policy Watch: AACN Statement on Education Department Changes and Key Federal Updates Tuesday, March 25, 2025 On March 20, the President signed an Executive Order directing steps to close the Department of Education and return authority to states and local...
AACN Statement on the Executive Order to Close the Department of Education Friday, March 21, 2025 On March 20, the President signed an Executive Order titled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities. This...
ELNEC Updates: Celebrating 25 Years & Upcoming Opportunities Tuesday, January 21, 2025 We pause to reflect on ELNEC’s unwavering dedication to palliative and end-of-life nursing care and the pioneering vision to address the...
Streamline Your Nursing Admissions: Join the NursingCAS Overview Webinar Tuesday, January 7, 2025 AACN’s Nursing Centralized Application Service (NursingCAS) is hosting a NursingCAS Overview: A Demonstration of the Student Application and...
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Celebrates 25th Anniversary Friday, December 13, 2024 The ELNEC project celebrates 25 years of advancing palliative care. ELNEC began in the early development of the field of palliative care as an...
ELNEC Updates: November 2024 Monday, November 4, 2024 The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) is a collaborative effort between AACN and the City of Hope to improve palliative education.