National League for Nursing

02/13/2026

The NLN's own Dr. Kellie Bryant is presenting at the upcoming SUN Conference! Her 60-minute interactive workshop gives simulationists practical, hands-on experience using generative AI across the simulation day — from planning and preparation through prebrief, facilitation, evaluation, and debriefing.

Learn more about SUN: https://bit.ly/3Z92L6a

02/12/2026

Behold the future of nursing leadership!

It's been an inspiring week for the 2026 Leadership Institute cohort. Nurse educators and leaders across all career trajectories came together for orientation to this year-long transformative program designed to maximize leadership skills. We can't wait to see what you all do this year!

02/11/2026

💻 New webinar: Get the latest updates to the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice and how they strengthen simulation education!

Dr. Heiddy DiGregorio and Dr. Lori Persico will lead participants through the updated standards and where they emphasize practices that consistently enhance learner safety, engagement, and performance across education and clinical settings.

Register now: https://bit.ly/4rskuBJ

02/10/2026

Interested in learning more about NLN’s professional development pathways for nursing simulationists?

Join Dr. Kellie Bryant and Dr. Raquel Bertiz for a free HealthySimulation.com webinar to learn how our offerings build practical competence in nurse educators and opportunities for improvement after engaging with these learning opportunities.

Register now: https://bit.ly/4ai2Olb

02/09/2026

Black nurses have long been architects of care, community, and innovation, yet many of their contributions remain underrecognized in mainstream nursing history.

Dr. Ashley Graham-Perel traces the development and brilliance of Black nursing in a new webinar on Feb. 26, with a focus on the Lincoln School for Nurses as a powerful case study of resilience, leadership, and academic excellence. Register today: https://bit.ly/49hfzNJ

Image: Group portrait of Lincoln School for Nurses graduating class of 1940, New York Public Library Digital Collections.

02/06/2026

African Americans are part of a rich history in nursing and nursing education — but that history hasn't always been told.

In 1984, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Carnegie (1916-2008) set out to change this. Carnegie, a nurse educator and civil rights activist, wrote "The Path We Tread: Blacks in Nursing Worldwide," exploring the history of African American nurses from 1854 to 1984. Two subsequent editions extended the scope by a decade to include contributions from nurses in modern day wars and study nursing in Africa and the Caribbean region. In all three editions, Carnegie's research and scholarship brought to light people and stories that had previously been overlooked or unrecorded in history.

Carnegie made history, too: She established the first baccalaureate nursing program in Virginia at Hampton University, a historically Black college and university; she was named dean of the nursing school at Florida A&M, another HBCU; and she was the first Black nurse to serve on the board of a state nursing association. Throughout her career, Dr. Carnegie was a voice for diversity and inclusivity, speaking out against the status quo and fighting for integration in racially segregated nursing spaces.

In the preface to the book's second edition, published in 1990, Carnegie wrote: "The popularity of the first edition has convinced me that Black nurses take pride in their heritage and accomplishments and non-Black nurses have learned about the contributions of Black nurses to health care in this country." May we all continue to learn and take pride in the significance of Black nurses and nurse educators in the health and well-being of our society.

02/05/2026

As the nation’s most trusted profession, the National League for Nursing stands with nursing’s leaders in opposition to the Department of Education’s recommendation to not classify graduate nursing as a professional degree. This action would deny nurses the opportunity to obtain higher graduate student loan amounts they may need to complete their education.

In Health Affairs Scholar, researchers from the University of Michigan reported last month that student debt is widespread among nurses. Nearly 30% of advanced practice nurses have debt exceeding $100,000, the new loan limit being proposed by the Department of Education.

✅ Be informed — Sign up for an information/public policy session Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. ET (registration link in comments).

✅ Take action now — Write a letter to the Department of Education to share your thoughts on this proposed action. Our Advocacy Action Center has a template you can use to get started: https://bit.ly/4c8EZNq

02/04/2026

The Tri-Council for Nursing calls on all nurses to submit public comments requesting the inclusion of post-baccalaureate nursing degrees (MSN, DNP, Ph.D.) explicitly in the list of professional degrees before the March 2 deadline. Read the council’s full statement here: https://bit.ly/4rr8IYc

02/04/2026

What are the growing challenges of defining and teaching essential psychomotor skills for pre-licensure nursing students?

Join us for an upcoming NLN webinar led by three certified healthcare simulation educators to gain evidence-based insights into effective teaching methods that strengthen competency development and inform the future of nursing curricula and transition to practice.

Register now: https://bit.ly/4bqgXzc

02/03/2026

🆕 New publication from the NLN Bookstore!

The fourth edition of "The Scope of Practice for Academic Nurse Educators" defines various academic nurse educator roles in an exclusively formal delineation by the NLN. This revised edition outlines competencies and task statements to provide a framework for nursing education programs and courses, and guides position expectations for nurse educators.

Purchase now: https://bit.ly/4a3mkSz

02/02/2026

Book an NCLEX review with NLN Assessment Services by March 31 and save 10%!

NCLEX reviews are available for PN/VN and RN programs and can be hosted virtually or in person. These live reviews, conducted by a highly skilled nurse educator, include a student workbook with 4-6 case scenarios and post-test, Next Gen question types, and test-taking strategies, plus personalized remediation and study plan development included with three-day reviews.

Contact Suzy, Jenn, or Jesse with Assessment Services to learn more and book a review: https://bit.ly/40OWCMV

01/30/2026

Last chance! Take the Climate and Planetary Health in Nursing Education: Faculty Survey. Find it online at https://form.jotform.com/252682680539164. Deadline February 1.

Please click the link to complete this form.