A potential nursing student is visiting the website of some nursing programs and notes that the school states:
"The curriculum is built on the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education to ensure that this nursing program meets the standards set for educating nurses at the baccalaureate level." Which organization oversees professional nursing programs and establishes these essentials?
a. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
b. American Nurses Association (ANA)
c. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
d. National League for Nursing (NLN)
ANS: A
Correct: The AACN publishes the Journal of Professional Nursing, The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education, and other related documents pertaining to the BSN and higher degree education.
Incorrect:
b. The ANA is a major national organization that is concerned with a broad scope of practice issues.
c. The NCSBN is the organization of all state boards of nursing that coordinates licensure activities at the national level.
d. The NLN is the national organization of nurse educators that has a long-standing commitment to four types of basic programs: LPN, diploma, ADN, and BSN.
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