Assessment and evaluation: Nursing education and ACEN accreditation.

Assessment and evaluation in nursing education is directly aligned with accreditation commission for education in nursing (ACEN) accreditation expectations. Although new nursing faculty may be experienced clinicians, they may not have a clear understanding of the concepts of assessment and evaluation within a nursing curriculum or how this is linked to the program's accreditation. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of curricular concepts, development of objectives and/or outcomes, evaluation of students, assessment of the overall program, as well as how these are incorporated into the ACEN accreditation Standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]