Policies & Guidelines – Office of Educational Quality & Innovation

Academic Policies

The most up-to-date Policies and Guidelines for Johns Hopkins School of Nursing can be found on the Academic Affairs Policies Procedures & Guidelines site. A few of the most often requested resources are linked below for quick access. 

Academic Integrity Policy
Academic Standards for Progressions
Attendance Policy
Clinical Warning Policy | Clinical Warning Memo
Course Waring Policy | Course Warning Memo
Disability Services
DNP IRB Policy
Educational Ownership Policy
Exams Policy
Grading Policy
Incomplete Coursework Policy | Incomplete Coursework Form
Leave of Absence and Withdrawal Form
Letters of Recommendation
Notification of Missed Clinical Time Policy | Notification of Missed Clinical Time Memo
Religious Observance Policy | Religious Observance Form

Curriculum Guidelines, Standards, and Resources

The links below lead to resources that outline standards and guidelines specifically for nursing programs. They should be reviewed and considered when developing course content.

AACN Essentials

• Baccalaureate Essentials for Professional Nursing Practice (2008)

• Baccalaureate Essentials Tool Kit (2009)

• Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (2011)

• Master’s Essentials Tool Kit

• The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (2006)

• DNP Essentials Tool Kit

APRN Curriculum Standards and Guidelines

Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs

• Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies (2010)

• Core Practice Doctorate Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Competencies (2009) 

• Clinical Nurse Specialist Core Competencies Executive Summary (2006-2008) 

• Criteria for the Evaluation of Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s, Practice Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate Educational Programs (2011) 

Nurse Practitioner Programs

• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies (2016)

• View 2010 Version 

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies (2012)

• Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (2016)

  • View 2002, 2008, 2012 Versions

• Curriculum Survey on Master’s Level Nurse Practitioner Programs (2001)

• Interprofessional Oral Health Faculty Tool Kit for Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Midwifery Programs

• Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies Content (2014)

• Population-focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies (2013)

• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies (2013)

• Defining and Using Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Skills in Undergraduate Nursing Education (2013)

APRN Education and Consensus Model

• Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: LACE (2008)

• APRN LACE Website and Network

AACN Tool Kits

• AACN Tool Kits

• Enhancing Veteran’s Care

• Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2)

Doctor of Nursing Practice

• The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Current Issues and Clarifying Recommendations (2015)

• The DNP by 2015: A Study of the Institutional, Political, and Professional Issues that Facilitate or Impede Establishing a Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (2014)

Population Health Nursing

• Population Health Nursing – AACN

• Population Health Nursing – American Public Health Association

End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)

• AACN ELNEC

• ELNEC Academy – Relias Learning