National League for Nursing

National League for Nursing The National League for Nursing represents nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education.
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Founded in 1893 as the nation’s first nursing association, the NLN promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of our nation and the global community. The NLN offers faculty development programs, networking opportunities, testing and assessment, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,300 institutional members. Through Facebook, the National League for Nursing seeks to support and honor our core values of caring, integrity, diversity and inclusion, and excellence. The NLN welcomes and encourages your comments and perspectives on the content we post and generally do not moderate posts and comments from others, except where content is offensive, hateful, threatening, or libelous; is racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise discriminates against a class of people; contains spam or fraudulent links; or endorses illegal activity. We ask that you keep comments relevant to the original post, and refrain from repeating the same message across multiple unrelated posts. Any post deemed to be in violation of this policy is subject to reporting and/or removal, and the user is subject to being blocked from our page. The views expressed in Facebook comments are created by our community, and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of the NLN.

Co-creating healthy workplace environments requires emotional intelligence from nurse leaders. Dr. Joan Vitello-Cicciu l...
09/29/2025

Co-creating healthy workplace environments requires emotional intelligence from nurse leaders. Dr. Joan Vitello-Cicciu leads a webinar that explores how to develop and enhance your emotional intelligence abilities and thrive as a leader.

Register now: https://bit.ly/41hJ11L

If your school, college, or institution of nursing seeks to pursue a new or continuing designation as an NLN Center of E...
09/26/2025

If your school, college, or institution of nursing seeks to pursue a new or continuing designation as an NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, now is the time to take that first step! Submit your Intent to Apply no later than October 31.

More information: https://bit.ly/3ESkfJN

Just announced: A new NLN Program of Excellence — Advancing the Educational Excellence in Research-Focused Doctorate in ...
09/23/2025

Just announced: A new NLN Program of Excellence — Advancing the Educational Excellence in Research-Focused Doctorate in Nursing Education — will recognize schools of nursing that prioritize doctoral programs generating original research in nursing education. Applications for the inaugural 2025-26 academic year will open this fall for nursing school administrators and faculty.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4mvy44j

🚨 Last call for applications! Nursing leaders across all career trajectories — from aspiring and emerging to rapid trans...
09/22/2025

🚨 Last call for applications!

Nursing leaders across all career trajectories — from aspiring and emerging to rapid transition into leadership and those already experienced — are invited to apply to the NLN Leadership Institute and gain transformational leadership skills to move your career forward. A distinct cohort is focused especially on simulation educators and advancing simulation initiatives in nursing education and practice.

Apply by October 6 at NLN.org/Leadership.

“What if we could create an AI educational tutor that’s essentially an extension of us as faculty? Could we shape them t...
09/19/2025

“What if we could create an AI educational tutor that’s essentially an extension of us as faculty? Could we shape them to be smart, patient, and available teaching assistants – a key part of true student learning personalization?”

At the National Faculty Meeting, Mayo Clinic AI expert Dr. Matthew Byrne discussed using AI for content transformation to personalize learning to students and keep them engaged, on pace, and better prepared. Did he spark any ideas that you want to try in your classroom?

“With AI, we can now see and quantify things we previously could only infer and assume about student learning and knowle...
09/19/2025

“With AI, we can now see and quantify things we previously could only infer and assume about student learning and knowledge. We use AI not to replace what we do as nurse educators, but to enhance it, and to better prepare our nurses to navigate the harsh complexities of care today.”

Dr. Cynthia Bradley, director of simulation at University of Minnesota School of Nursing, presented an informative and inspiring look at simulation and AI in nursing education at the Debra L. Spunt Lecture. What takeaways will you carry with you from today's keynote?

"Integrating AI into nursing education presents significant challenges that must be addressed to ensure successful imple...
09/18/2025

"Integrating AI into nursing education presents significant challenges that must be addressed to ensure successful implementation and positive educational outcomes. Remember — it’s a cinch by the inch and hard by the yard. Let’s get started, steadily inching, moving forward."

Dr. Beverly Malone's President & CEO Address emphasized the twin challenges and opportunities of introducing AI in the classroom and clinical settings for nursing education — and the need to do so responsibly.

Whether or not you're at , how are you looking to use AI in educating future nurses?

Ahead of the opening keynote at  , we were proud to present honors to some extraordinary and visionary leaders in nursin...
09/17/2025

Ahead of the opening keynote at , we were proud to present honors to some extraordinary and visionary leaders in nursing education:

🌟 The Champions of Good Trouble Award is dedicated to the past presidents and NLN chairs of the NLN Board of Governors whose “good trouble” has shaped the future of nursing education and was accepted by past presidents Elaine Tagliareni, Anne Bavier, and Kathleen Poindexter.

🌟 The NLN President's Award, a distinctive and high honor that recognizes outstanding leaders whose lifetime career achievements deserve widespread public and professional acclaim. This year's honorees are Dr. Andrea Lindell and Dr. Bernadette Melnyk.

Join us in celebrating all our deserving honorees!

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms healthcare delivery, nursing education must evolve in parallel to prepare ...
09/17/2025

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms healthcare delivery, nursing education must evolve in parallel to prepare future nurses for the opportunities and challenges of a technology-driven environment.

A new NLN vision statement released today, "AI in Nursing Education," is a call to action for nursing programs and their collaborative partners to align with national priorities, promote innovation, and uphold the NLN’s core values while integrating AI into curricula, research, and practice.

Download the vision statement: https://bit.ly/3VeSK5w

09/17/2025

The streets of Orlando were filled with super heroes this morning! More than 70 nurse educators ran and walked a 5K to kick off — and had a blast doing it, too. Welcome to the Summit!

Do you know your pedagogical "why"?Grounded in the science of learning, a new NLN webinar presented by Dr. Amber Young-B...
09/16/2025

Do you know your pedagogical "why"?

Grounded in the science of learning, a new NLN webinar presented by Dr. Amber Young-Brice will guide nurse educators through the foundational learning theories—behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism—and demonstrate how each can influence teaching strategies.

Enroll now: https://bit.ly/4onbrRB

Honor of a lifetime: NLN President and CEO Dr. Beverly Malone will receive the 2025 Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement i...
09/15/2025

Honor of a lifetime: NLN President and CEO Dr. Beverly Malone will receive the 2025 Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement in Nursing Award from Sigma Nursing. Join us in congratulating Dr. Malone on this achievement!

Read more: https://bit.ly/3VCO8Gh

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