Faculty Resources

The Faculty Resource Center provides academic nurse educators with materials to:

Integrate content about the Magnet Model and its framework for excellence into nursing school curricula
Promote certification to nursing students
Support continuing education for nursing faculty

Magnet Education

Submit Research/Posters to National Magnet Conference^®
Each year, ANCC receives submissions such as posters, research and art to display at the National Magnet Conference. Learn more about this exciting opportunity.
Note: Deadline for submissions occurs in February of the conference year.

Accredit Your Continuing Nursing Education Program
If you offer continuing education for nurses, ANCC offers a range of accrediting options for any size CE program and skills competency courses.

ANCC Certification Applications
See all ANCC certified nursing specialties. Apply online!
Recommended Articles
This is a list of recommended articles to use by staff development personnel and individual nurses who want to promote certification and continuing education to staff.
1. "2006 Salary Survey" by Cheryl L. Mee, RN,BC, CMSRN, MSN, Nursing 2006, October 2006, Pages 46-51, Volume 36, Number 10.
2. "Eight Good Reasons to Certify" by Mary C. Smolenski, RN, EdD, APRN, BC, FAANP, CAE, Nursing Spectrum Magazine, September 11, 2006.
3. "Playing the Credentials Game" by Mary C. Smolenski, FNP, NP-C, EdD, Nursing Spectrum, December 1, 2002. "Credentialing, Certification, and Competence: Issues for New and Seasoned Nurse Practitioners" by Mary C. Smolenski, EdD, APRNBC, FNP, FAANP, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, pages 201-204, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2005.
Certification FAQs
Answers to the most commonly asked questions about the ANCC application process.
Become an Item Writer for ANCC Certification Exams
Item writers are content experts who are ANCC certified and write test questions for the ANCC exams.