American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN): The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice

These Essentials define the curricular elements that must be present in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. Required by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for schools seeking accreditation for DNP programs, these Essentials outline the foundational competencies that are core to all advanced nursing practice roles, including the four nationally-recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nursing roles: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives.

• I.Knowledge of Practice
• II.Person Centered Care
• III.Population Health
• IV.Practice Scholarship and Translational Science
• V.Quality and Safety
• VI.Interprofessional Collaboration in Practice
• VII.Health Systems
• VIII.Technology and Information Literacy
• IX.Professional Acumen
• X.Personal and Professional Leadership

The full DNP Essentials can be found at:

https://www.aacnnursing.org/essentials/tool-kit/domains-concepts

National Advisory Task Force (NTF):

The full NTF Guidelines can be found at: https://www.nonpf.org/page/NTFStandards

Graduate Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN):

The full QSEN Competencies can be found at: http://qsen.org/competencies/graduate-ksas/

Interprofessional Education Competencies (IPEC):

The full IPEC can be found at:

https://ipec.memberclicks.net/assets/2016-Update.pdf

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS):

SACS accreditation information can be found at: http://sacscoc.org/

Kentucky State Board of Nursing (KBN):

The KBN regulations can be found at: https://kbn.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx