Educator Edge: AACN DNP Essentials: A Re-Envisioning of the Professional Nurse-DEI AACN Essentials

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Dr. Courtney Brown discusses the 2021 AACN Essentials, emphasizing a shift in nursing education towards diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This update marks a transition from the 2006 Essentials, with added competencies related to DEI being woven into curriculums. Dr. Brown highlights the need for competency-based education, which focuses on real-world skills and integrates multiple opportunities for demonstration across diverse contexts.<br /><br />She underscores moving from race-based medicine—which falsely categorizes diseases as biologically linked to race—to race-conscious medicine, emphasizing the social constructs of race and the importance of precision medicine based on genetic factors. Dr. Brown encourages nurse anesthesiology educators to adopt longitudinal threads that integrate DEI across nursing curriculums. Suggested is the use of multidisciplinary tools, student self-reflection, and integrating DEI into clinical evaluations.<br /><br />Dr. Brown discusses historical and contemporary issues in healthcare inequities, advocating for educational reform to address structural racism. She provides resources and strategies for educators to engage with DEI content, develop curricula, and foster an inclusive environment. The session aims to prepare nurse educators to effectively implement these principles and create change in healthcare settings.

Keywords

AACN Essentials

nursing education

diversity

equity

inclusion

competency-based education

race-conscious medicine

healthcare inequities

educational reform