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Advanced practice in pediatric nursing: blending roles.

A M Sperhac1, F Strodtbeck

  • 1Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
|April 28, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Pediatric advanced practice nurses now integrate Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner roles into a blended Advanced Practice Nurse role. This curriculum evolution meets evolving healthcare system demands for versatile nursing expertise.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Systems
  • Advanced Practice Nursing

Background:

  • Historically, pediatric advanced practice nursing featured distinct Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) roles in inpatient settings and Nurse Practitioner (NP) roles in outpatient settings.
  • Evolving healthcare systems exhibit shifting and blurring boundaries between inpatient and outpatient care.
  • These changes necessitated modifications in graduate curricula to merge CNS and NP roles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the model for a blended Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner role at Rush University.
  • To outline the advantages of this integrated CNS/NP advanced practice nurse role.
  • To present the revised advanced practice nurse curriculum and provide examples of blended-role practitioners.

Main Methods:

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  • The article describes a specific curriculum model implemented at Rush University.
  • It details the rationale and components of the revised advanced practice nurse graduate curriculum.
  • Case examples illustrate the practical application of blended-role advanced practice nurses.

Main Results:

  • The blended CNS/NP role offers advantages in adapting to contemporary healthcare environments.
  • A revised curriculum successfully integrates the competencies of both CNS and NP roles.
  • Blended-role advanced practice nurses are effectively functioning within changing healthcare systems.

Conclusions:

  • The integration of CNS and NP roles into a blended advanced practice nurse role is a necessary adaptation.
  • The revised curriculum at Rush University effectively prepares advanced practice nurses for this integrated role.
  • This educational model addresses the demand for versatile advanced practice nurses in dynamic healthcare settings.