American Association of Colleges of Nursing


American Association of Colleges of Nursing

 (AACN) an organization founded in 1969 to improve the practice of professional nursing and its delivery in the public interest through advancing the quality of academic nursing education and strategic leadership in nursing. It has institutional membership rather than individual membership.

A·mer·i·can As·so·ci·a·tion of Col·leges of Nurs·ing

(ă-mer'i-kăn ă-sō'sē-ā'shŭn kol'ĕj-ĕz nŭrs'ing) A national organization of U.S. educational programs offering baccalaureate and higher degrees in nursing.