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Proposed standardized educational preparation for the emergency nurse practitioner
Jennifer Wilbeck1, Dian Dowling Evans2, Karen Sue Hoyt3
1Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee.
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
|October 16, 2018
Summary
Standardized Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) curricula are needed to align with updated competencies and practice standards. This ensures consistent preparation and evaluation for ENP practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Health Policy
- Advanced Practice Nursing
Background:
- Healthcare policy and academic environments are dynamic.
- Updated Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) competencies and role delineation studies necessitate curriculum revision.
- Existing ENP curricula require alignment with current practice standards.
Purpose of the Study:
- Provide rationale for standardized ENP educational curricula.
- Delineate core specialty curricular content for ENP programs.
- Discuss the applicability of ENP competencies in graduate and postgraduate education.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of ENP competencies and practice standards.
- Analysis of current graduate and postgraduate ENP educational frameworks.
- Synthesis of recommendations for curriculum development.
Main Results:
- Standardized curricula should incorporate updated ENP Practice Standards and NP faculty competencies.
- Core and Family NP competencies are relevant for ENP education.
- Applicability of ENP competencies spans graduate academic and postgraduate fellowship programs.
Conclusions:
- Standardizing national ENP curricula will enhance role clarity.
- Uniform evaluation of educational outcomes is achievable with standardized curricula.
- Alignment with updated competencies ensures appropriate ENP preparation for practice.
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