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Designed to Support Nursing Education Excellence
Platform intent
CARE-INF™ recognizes the critical role accreditation and competency-based education play in preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals. The CARE-INF™ Snapshot™ platform, clinical evaluation framework, and preceptor assessment model have been intentionally designed to support educational programs seeking to strengthen clinical readiness, competency visibility, workforce preparedness, and continuous quality improvement.
Our competency intelligence framework incorporates nationally recognized educational and professional practice principles and is designed to align with the spirit and expectations of leading nursing education and advanced practice competency frameworks.
Framework alignment
The CARE-INF™ Snapshot™ model is designed to support programs operating within frameworks established by:
Including concepts reflected within the AACN Essentials, emphasizing:
Supporting competency-based evaluation, student progression, clinical learning outcomes, continuous quality improvement, and workforce readiness initiatives.
Supporting educational quality, clinical readiness assessment, preceptor engagement, professional role development, transition-to-practice readiness, and program outcome evaluation.
Supporting advanced practice nursing education through competency domains including:
Supporting best practices in nurse practitioner education, clinical training, competency assessment, and preceptor engagement.
Clinical evaluation
CARE-INF™ utilizes a structured competency-based evaluation methodology designed to support faculty oversight, clinical performance assessment, preceptor feedback, competency progression, professionalism evaluation, leadership development, workforce readiness assessment, and transition-to-practice planning.
The CARE-INF™ evaluation framework is designed to create greater consistency, visibility, and accountability throughout the clinical education experience while providing meaningful data to support student success and program improvement efforts.
Quality improvement
CARE-INF™ provides academic leaders, faculty, and clinical partners with actionable insights that may support:
Student progression monitoring
Cohort performance analysis
Clinical readiness assessment
Preceptor effectiveness evaluation
Professional development tracking
Workforce readiness measurement
Program quality improvement initiatives
Deep-dive resources
Detailed alignment resources are in development and will be published here.
Domain-by-domain alignment guidance for programs reflecting AACN Essentials principles.
View placeholder → Coming SoonHow CARE-INF™ may support program outcome visibility, readiness assessment, and educational quality initiatives.
View placeholder → Coming SoonAdvanced practice competency mapping resources for graduate and APRN education programs.
View placeholder → Coming SoonFellowship transition readiness documentation and competency visibility for advanced practice pathways.
View placeholder → Coming SoonStructured preceptor engagement, feedback, and clinical evaluation standards for nursing programs.
View placeholder →Important Notice
CARE-INF™ is an educational technology and workforce intelligence platform. CARE-INF™ is not an accrediting body and does not grant accreditation, certification, licensure, or regulatory approval. References to AACN, ACEN, CCNE, NONPF, NTF, or other professional organizations are intended solely to describe alignment with recognized educational principles, competency frameworks, and best practices.
Educational institutions remain responsible for meeting all applicable accreditation, regulatory, and programmatic requirements.
CARE-INF™
Building the Infrastructure of Nursing™
Advancing Clinical Readiness • Strengthening Workforce Development • Supporting Educational Excellence
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