Preparing for a National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission site visit

With the many changes that have occurred at the National League for Nursing (NLN) during the past several years, including the formation of the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC), preparation for an accreditation site visit can be a stress producing event for nursing students, faculty and the nursing administrator. This article is designed for the nursing administrator and faculty who are relatively inexperienced in the accreditation process and provides practice guidelines on how to prepare for the culmination of the preparation process and the actual site visit to the school by a peer review team.