The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate programs in nursing. Representing more than 750 schools of nursing nationwide, AACN works to establish quality standards for professional nursing programs, provides expert assistance to deans and faculty looking to implement those standards, influences the nursing profession to improve health care, and promotes public support for professional nursing education, research, and practice. AACN is the authoritative source for the latest data and information related to the nursing shortage, nursing faculty shortage, innovations in nursing education, careers in nursing, federal advocacy on behalf of nursing education, diversity initiatives in nursing education, nursing-level quality improvement efforts, and new developments in the field.

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