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National League for Nursing - Excellence Roles
Responsibilities of Consultants and Schools
Background
In September 2003, the NLN Board of Governors approved the NLN Centers of Excellence
in Nursing Education Program as a way to recognize schools of nursing that have
achieved a level of excellence in one of three areas:
- Creating Environments that Enhance Student Learning
and Professional Development;
- Creating Environments that Promote the Pedagogical
Expertise of Faculty; and
- Creating Environments that Advance the Science of
Nursing Education.
Critical to the success of this program are the consultants who make the onsite
visit to each school seeking designation as an NLN Center of Excellence, the school
itself, and the COE Committee.
These guidelines were adapted from the original guidelines developed in 2004
to clearly define the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of the consultant
and school. It is particularly critical to distinguish the Centers of Excellence
program (and the role of the consultant and school) from accreditation (and
the role of program evaluators and schools) since these programs are very different
from each other. Thus, these guidelines clearly articulate what the Centers
of Excellence consultant and applicants are and are not expected to do prior
to, during, and after the onsite visit.
Any questions about the roles and responsibilities of anyone involved in the
Centers of Excellence process should be directed to Tish Hess, NLN’s Director,
Membership and Recognition Programs , at thess@nln.org.
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to view and or download the Roles and Responsibilities Document
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