American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

• Degree Completion Programs for Registered Nurses: RN to Master’s Degree and RN to Baccalaureate Programs
• The Impact of Education on Nursing Practice
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  Accredited Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing Programs in California

American Nurses Association (ANA)

• Position Statement on Education & Baccalaureate Degree

California Board of Registered Nursing (CA-BRN)

• List of approved schools offering an ADN to BSN program in California

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

• The Future of Nursing: Leading change, advancing health (report recommendations in pdf)

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLN-AC)

•  Search for NLNAC Accredited Nursing Programs

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

• Website: Initiative on the Future of Nursing

Publications

• Buyer Beware: Stopping Fraud in Nursing Education
• Buyer Beware! Needing a Consumer Reports for Nursing Education

Nursing Associations

• American Academy of Nursing
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• American Nurses Association/California (ANA\C)
• American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
• Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL)
• California Nurses Association
• California Nursing Outcomes Coalition (CALNOC)
• Center for Nursing Leadership
• National League for Nursing
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow
• Sigma Theta Tau International

Foundations

• The California Endowment
• California HealthCare Foundation
• The California Wellness Foundation
• Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation