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Using professional specialty competencies to guide course development.

Gwendolyn F Foss¹, Janice K Janken, David R Langford

¹Department of Family and Community Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. gffoss@email.uncc.edu

The Journal of Nursing Education

|September 4, 2004

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The RN-to-BSN community health nursing course shifted to a competency-based model, improving student satisfaction and learning outcomes. This new approach focuses on mastering professional competencies rather than traditional clinical hours.

Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Community Health Nursing

Background:

Traditional RN-to-BSN community health nursing (CHN) courses faced challenges with diminishing clinical preceptor placements.
Student and faculty dissatisfaction grew with the traditional course structure and clinical hour requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

To reconceptualize an RN-to-BSN CHN course from a traditional model to a competency-based model.
To enhance learning outcomes and address challenges in clinical placements.

Main Methods:

Adopted a competency-based model using competencies identified by the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators.
Clustered competencies into units with learning activities and grading criteria focused on critical knowledge, values, and skills.
Assessed student learning outcomes and competency mastery by course faculty, not agency preceptors.

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Main Results:

Students demonstrated mastery of professional competencies.
Students reported satisfaction with the self-directed learning approach, valuing their professional status as RNs.
The competency-based model successfully addressed the limitations of traditional clinical placements.

Conclusions:

The competency-based model is an effective alternative for RN-to-BSN community health nursing education.
This model enhances student engagement and allows for self-directed learning tailored to RNs.
Reconceptualizing nursing education around competencies can overcome logistical challenges in clinical placements.