For an overview of AACN's Public Statements, click here.
Position Statements
The Research-Focused Doctoral Program in Nursing: Pathways to Excellence April 2022
The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education April 2021
Academic Progression in Nursing: Moving Together Toward a Highly Educated Nursing Workforce March 2019
Defining Scholarship for Academic Nursing March 2018
The Preferred Vision of the Professoriate in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs October 2017
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Nursing March 2017
AACN Statement of Support of Clinical Nurse Specialists March 2006
Position Statement on Nursing Research Revised March 2006
Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing October 2004
The Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing as Minimal Preparation for Professional Practice Updated December 2000
White Papers
Practice Experiences in Entry-Level Post-Licensure Nursing Programs April 2024
Promising Practices in Holistic Admissions Review: Implementation in Academic Nursing December 2020
AACN's Vision for Academic Nursing January 2019
Re-envisioning the Clinical Education of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses March 2015
Competencies and Curricular Expectations for Clinical Nurse Leader Education and Practice October 2013
Toward an Environmentally Sustainable Academic Enterprise: An AACN Guide for Nursing Education July 2011
Hallmarks of the Professional Nursing Practice Environment January 2002
AACN Statements
AACN Essentials Implementation Timeline May 24, 2023
AACN Statement on Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Nursing March 23, 2023
Vision for Sharing Data and Information Across Nursing Education, Practice, and Regulation January 10, 2023
AACN Statement Supporting the Master’s Degree in Nursing August 8, 2022
AACN Statement on Faculty Preparation and the 2021 Essentials August 8, 2022
Joint Statements
National Nursing Organizations Call for Investments in Health, Research, and the Workforce April 17, 2025
American Academy of Nursing and AACN Call for Investing in Nurse Scientists and Researchers Amid Reorganization of the Federal Research Infrastructure April 3, 2025
Tri-Council Releases Statement on Supporting Communities and Nurses Impacted by Hurricane Helene October 2, 2024
Tri-Council Releases Statement on When Nurses Vote, Health Care Policy Changes for the Better August 12, 2024
Statement from the Tri-Council for Nursing The Imperative Need for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Nursing July 19, 2024
Tri-Council Statement on the Status of the U.S. Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic December 3, 2020
From Frontlines to Voting Lines: Nurses Need to Vote in 2020 August 17, 2020
Tri-Council Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization June 1, 2020
Joint Statement on Academic Progression for Nursing Students and Graduates September 2012
The Tri-Council for Nursing on the Educational Advancement of RNs (Policy Statement) October 2008
Alliance for Nursing Accreditation Statement on Distance Education January 2003
Strategies to Reverse the New Nursing Shortage (Tri-Council for Nursing) January 2001
Response to the Institute of Medicine's Report to Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System (Tri-Council for Nursing) September 2000
Statement on Assistive Personnel to the Registered Nurse (Tri-Council for Nursing) Revised December 1995
Archived
These position statements and white papers are now archived for historical purposes and no longer represent the current views of AACN.
The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing March 2011
The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice October 2008
The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice October 2006
The Essential Clinical Resources for Nursing's Academic Mission March 1999
Violence as a Public Health Problem March 1999
Policy and Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Substance Abuse in the Nursing Education Community November 1998
Educational Mobility March 1998
Diversity and Equality of Opportunity October 1997
Interdisciplinary Education and Practice March 1995
Licensure of International Students March 1994
Faculty Shortages in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs June 2005
Building Capacity through University Hospital and University School of Nursing Partnerships April 2003