Competency-based Professional Advancement Model for Advanced Practice RNs

Fiona Paul1, Leah Abecassis, Dawn Freiberger

  • 1Author Affiliations: Nurse Practitioner (Dr Paul), Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; Clinical Nurse Specialist (Ms Abecassis), Medical Intensive Care; Clinical Nurse Specialist (Ms Freiberger), Pulmonary/Pediatric Transplant Center; Clinical Nurse Specialist (Ms Hamilton), Medical Surgical Intensive Care; Nurse Practitioner (Ms Kelly), Urology and Urodynamics; Clinical Nurse Specialist (Ms Klements), Asthma and Medicine Patient Services; Nurse Practitioner (Dr LaGrasta), Cardiovascular Surgical Services; Nurse Practitioner (Mss Lemire, O'Donnell, and Phinney), General Surgery; Nurse Practitioner (Ms Patisteas), Orthopedic Surgery; Professional Development Specialist (Ms Conwell), Clinical Education and Informatics; Nurse Practitioner (Dr Saia), Cardiology; Nurse Practitioner (Ms Whelan), Cardiac Intensive Care; Senior VP, Patient Care Operations and Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Wood); and Nurse Practitioner (Ms O'Brien), Cardiology: Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts.

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