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There are many comparisons between AACN’s and GCU’s Mission and Program competencies. The first notable comparison was the focus of making the masters’ prepared nurse critical thinking with problem solving skills based on research, evidence base care that affects the rapidly changing health care roles and needs of the community. The second comparison was education emphasis on a holistic approach to advanced health assessment and treatments. Thirdly, the mission statements of GCU reflects spiritual approach that correlates with AACN’s essentials of ethical issues (we are the same), financial understanding (to be a servant leadership), and professional role development (effective (http://www.gcu.edu/About-Us/mission-and-vision.php)communicators).

The essentials also emphasis the need for clinical education. The GCU program provides the appropriate hours with the practicum part of the course. The AACN’s has set up their guidelines based on the program’s individual community, region’s population, and needs. GCU has incorporated that into their mission statement including all area and all population with accommodating all scheduling needs of the students. GCU offers flexibility to vast array of students from various backgrounds and situations to create the best learning modality for their needs based on the essentials required by the accrediting committees.

The importance of the professional role of nursing addressed in both the CON program and the AACN. All practices of advanced nurse practitioner regardless of specialty have the same essentials of expertise: critical thinking, ethical resolution and comprehension, and professional behaviors to accommodate health care