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Continuing the Creativity and Connections: The Massachusetts Initiative to Update the Nurse of the Future Nursing
Maureen Sroczynski1, Genevieve Conlin, Eileen Costello
1About the Authors The authors are members of the Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Competency Committee, a working group of the Massachusetts Action Coalition. Maureen Sroczynski, DNP, MS, RN, is president/CEO, Farley Associates, Inc., Norton, Massachusetts. Genevieve Conlin, DNP, MS/MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is senior director/associate chief nursing officer, Ambulatory Services, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Eileen Costello, DNP, RN, CNE, is dean, Heath Professions, Public Service Programs and Social Studies, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts. Patricia Crombie, MSN, RN, is director, Healthcare Workforce Development, and nursing project director, Massachusetts Action Coalition, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Boston. Diane Hanley, MS, RN-BC, EJD, is senior director/associate chief nursing officer, Nursing Education, Quality and Professional Practice, Boston Medical Center. Marie Tobin, DNP, MPH, RN, NEA-BC, is director, Centralized Clinical Placement Program, Nursing & Allied Health Initiative, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Diane Welsh, DNP, RN, CNE, is dean of nursing, Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts. For more information, contact Dr. Sroczynski at msrocz@aol.com.
Aim:
This article describes the collaborative effort of nursing education and practice to update the Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies.
Background:
The Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies were published in 2010. With the establishment of the Massachusetts Action Coalition, a primary goal was to continue to promote the integration of these competencies into all education and practice settings throughout Massachusetts and share this process with other states.
Method:
Through an updated literature review and consultation with subject matter experts, the Nurse of the Future Competency Committee developed a process to ensure that significant practice advances were reflected in each of the competencies.
Results:
The updated Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies were published in March 2016.
Conclusion:
The updated competencies capture the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed for all nurses to create a culture of health across the continuum of health care.
