ALSN
(formerly known as CGEAN) was established in 1970 as the Council on
Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing as a formal
organization dedicated to collegial relationships and intellectual
exchange among nurse educators whose focus was nursing administration at
the graduate level. ALSN has now evolved to an organization with over
200 members and an expanded focus on nursing administration and
leadership education and research at both the graduate and undergraduate
level. To reflect this expanded scope, ALSN is no longer referred to as
the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing, but
the "Association for Leadership Science in Nursing."
Today,
ALSN claims a wide span of influence on nursing leadership and
administration research and educational standards through its many
ongoing activities:
Membership from both academic and practice settings
Affiliate with the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)
Sponsorship of the biennial International Nursing Administration Research Conference (INARC)
Regular columns in the Journal of Nursing Administration
Annual research awards that support work to enrich and inform nursing leadership practice and education
Position statements on educational standards for nursing administration and leadership
