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Conceptual frameworks. Putting the nursing focus into core curricula.

C Gold¹, S Haas, I King

¹Department of Community, Mental Health & Administrative Nursing Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois, USA. cgold@wpo.it.luc.edu

|October 29, 2000

Summary

Specialty nursing certification requires tailored continuing education. Developing curricula from a nursing perspective, using expert-developed conceptual frameworks, is essential for effective specialty practice education.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Professional Development in Nursing
Specialty Nursing Practice

Background:

Increasing demand for continuing education to support nursing specialty certification.
Current specialty practice curricula often adopt a medical model framework.
Need for a nursing-centric approach to curriculum development.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a method for developing specialty nursing curricula from a nursing perspective.
To address the limitations of the medical model in organizing nursing content.
To advocate for the use of conceptual frameworks in curriculum design.

Main Methods:

Analysis of existing specialty practice core curricula documents.
Identification of the tendency to use the medical model.

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Proposal of conceptual frameworks developed by nursing experts as a solution.

Main Results:

Specialty nursing curricula are predominantly structured around the medical model.
A gap exists in curricula developed from a distinct nursing perspective.
Conceptual frameworks offer a practical alternative for curriculum development.

Conclusions:

Conceptual frameworks developed by nursing experts provide a viable method for creating specialty nursing curricula.
This approach ensures content is grounded in nursing theory and practice.
Facilitates education that truly supports specialty nursing certification and practice.