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A Competency-Based Curriculum for Critical Care Nurse Practitioners' Transition to Practice.

R Scott Kopf1, Penni I Watts2, Eileen S Meyer2

  • 1All authors are affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama. R. Scott Kopf is a nurse practitioner for pulmonary and critical care, UAB Hospital. Penni I. Watts is an assistant professor and director of clinical simulation, UAB School of Nursing. Eileen S. Meyer is a nurse practitioner and assistant director of advanced practice providers, UAB Hospital. Jacqueline A. Moss is a professor and associate dean for technology and innovation, UAB School of Nursing. rskopf@uab.edu.

American Journal of Critical Care : an Official Publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
|September 3, 2018
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A new competency-based curriculum was developed to support new nurse practitioners transitioning into intensive care units. This validated training provides a structured foundation for enhancing practice readiness and patient care.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Advanced Practice Nursing
  • Critical Care

Background:

  • Many new nurse practitioners lack formal orientation, leading to varied post-certification training.
  • A validated curriculum is crucial for structured practice transition and skill enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a competency-based practice transition curriculum for intensive care unit nurse practitioners.
  • To establish essential competencies for novice nurse practitioners in critical care settings.

Main Methods:

  • A literature review and expert panels informed curriculum creation.
  • Competencies were adapted from existing graduate medical education training.
  • Participants ranked curriculum items via a 4-point Likert scale survey for validation.

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Main Results:

  • 31 participants from academic medical centers and nursing schools validated the competencies.
  • All 9 competency topics received a mean rating above 3.5, confirming validity.
  • A final set of competencies was developed using combined quantitative and qualitative data.

Conclusions:

  • The validated curriculum offers a foundation for novice nurse practitioner practice transition.
  • The curriculum is adaptable for both surgical and medical intensive care units.
  • This provides a structured approach to training new-graduate nurse practitioners in critical care.