REPORT WRITING AND SITE VISIT PREPARATION RESOURCES
Here you will find guidance for writing different types of accreditation reports, as well as sample agencies and additional support for the different types of site visits. As always, if you have any questions regarding the writing of the reports or hosting a site visit, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of the professional staff.
Request a Site Visit
The information provided in the Information Form for Accreditation Site Visit is used for assigning the site visit dates and team.
Initial and Continuing Accreditation Visits
- ACEN Guidelines for Written Reports (PDF) UPDATED DECEMBER 2019
- Written Report Instructions: Self-Study Reports (PDF) UPDATED DECEMBER 2019
- Sample Agenda for Initial and Reaccreditation Site Visits
- Guidelines for the Solicitation of Written and Oral Third-Party Comments
- Guidelines: List of Interviews, Classes Attended, and Clinical Agencies and Facilities Visited
- Guidelines: List of Documents Reviewed
Focused Visit Reports/Visits
- ACEN Guidelines for Written Reports (PDF) UPDATED DECEMBER 2019
- Written Report Instructions: Focused Visit Reports/Visits (PDF) UPDATED DECEMBER 2019
- Agenda Items for Focused Visits (PDF)
- Documents for Focused Visits (PDF)
- Guidelines: List of Interviews, Classes Attended, and Clinical Agencies and Facilities Visited
- Guidelines: List of Documents Reviewed
- Nurse Administrator Checklist for an ACEN Focused Visit (WEB PRESENTATION)
Follow-Up Reports/Visits
- ACEN Guidelines for Written Reports (PDF) UPDATED DECEMBER 2019
- Written Report Instructions: Follow-Up Reports/Visits (PDF) UPDATED DECEMBER 2019
- Sample Agenda for Accreditation Visit – Warning
- Sample Agenda for Accreditation Visit – Good Cause
- Guidelines for the Solicitation of Written and Oral Third-Party Comments
- Guidelines: List of Interviews, Classes Attended, and Clinical Agencies and Facilities Visited
- Guidelines: List of Documents Reviewed
- Preparing an ACEN Follow-Up Report (WEB PRESENTATION)
Additional Report/Visit Resources
- Responsibilities Related to the Visit Arrangements (PDF) (Accreditation Manual: General Information)
- Guidelines for Clock Hours, Credit Hours, and Out-of-Class Work (PDF)
- Faculty Profile Table Instructions (PDF)
- Faculty Profile Table (.docx)
- Laboratory Personnel Profile Table Instructions (PDF)
- Laboratory Personnel Profile Table (.docx)
- Systematic Evaluation Plan (.docx) [SAMPLE TEMPLATE]
- 2016 Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (Published by the National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education)
- CROSSWALK: ACEN Standards and Criteria and the 2016 Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs
- 2017 ACEN Standards and Criteria and NTF 2016 Criteria (PDF)(UPDATED NOVEMBER 2016)
- CROSSWALK: ACEN Standards and Criteria and the 2016 Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs
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