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Essentials Curriculum Mapping Tools

The following tools were developed by faculty and stakeholder organizations to help schools align their programs with the 2021 AACN Essentials .

Sample Curricular Mapping Templates

Curriculum Map for All Domains and Level 1 Sub-competencies
Curriculum Map for All Domains and Level 2 Sub-competencies

Collaborative Organization's Essentials Crosswalks

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists - NACNS Core Practice Competencies
Council on Accreditation (COA) - Standards for Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs-Practice Doctorate
End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) - Palliative Care Competencies (CARES/G-CARES)
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) - Nurse Practitioner Role Core Competencies
National RN-Baccalaureate Faculty Forum (NRFF) - Position Statement

Graduate-Competency-Crosswalk

Prelicensure-Competency-Crosswalk

Comparative Table: Essentials , the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report, and Healthy People 2030 Initiative

Additional Resources

Competency-Based Education and Assessment
Sample Crosswalk of Advanced-Level Nursing Education Courses to Domains and Competencies

AACN White Paper

Practice experiences in entry-level post-licensure nursing programs.

On April 15, 2024, the AACN Board of Directors endorsed a new white paper titled Practice Experiences in Entry-Level Post-Licensure Nursing Programs . This document replaces a previous version titled Expectations for Practice Experiences in RN to Baccalaureate Curriculum that was released in 2012. The white paper was revised to reflect changes in health care and align with the expectations for entry-level post-licensure programs outlined in the 2021 AACN Essentials .

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Teaching Resource Database

This database includes extracted resources from the 18 Domain and Concept Tool Kit Working Groups. This database is continuously evolving and new teaching resources will be posted. All resources will be reviewed regularly for currency and relevance with new resources added as appropriate. Each resource includes the following: