Mission & Values

Mission

The AACN Certification Corporation contributes to consumer health and safety through comprehensive credentialing of nurses to ensure their practice is consistent with established standards of excellence in caring for acutely and critically ill patients and their families.

Vision

As a leader in credentialing, the AACN Certification Corporation is dedicated to fostering optimal health outcomes for acutely and critically ill patients through the creation of trustworthy healthcare environments where the knowledge and competencies of nurses are driven by the needs of patients and their families.

Values

As the Corporation works to advance its mission and vision and fulfill its purpose and inherent obligation to ensure the health and well being of patients experiencing acute and critical illness, the Corporation is guided by a set of deeply rooted values.

  • Providing leadership to bring all stakeholders together to create and foster cultures of excellence and innovation.
  • Acting with integrity and upholding ethical values and principles in all relationships and in the provision of sound, fair and defensible credentialing programs.
  • Commiting to excellence in credentialing programs by striving to exceed industry standards and expectations.
  • Promoting leading edge, research-based credentialing programs that reach diverse certificants.
  • Demonstrating stewardship through fair and responsible management of resources and cost-effective business processes.