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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Competency Frameworks
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Background:

  • Nurse practitioner (NP) education increasingly emphasizes competency-based models.
  • Postgraduate NP residency and fellowship programs are growing to support practice transition.
  • A standardized competency framework for NP residency/fellowship programs is currently lacking in the U.S.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a comprehensive analysis of existing competency frameworks for NP education.
  • To summarize and compare frameworks used in NP education and postgraduate programs.
  • To provide recommendations for standardizing NP competencies for consistent evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Review and comparative analysis of seven competency frameworks utilized in NP education and residency/fellowship programs.
  • Identification of commonalities, differences, and overarching themes across the frameworks.
  • Evaluation of the comprehensiveness and applicability of existing frameworks for postgraduate NP competency.

Main Results:

  • Frameworks share more similarities than differences, with common themes including patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, systems improvement, and teamwork.
  • The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) competencies (2017) are comprehensive for graduation but lack postgraduate progression indicators.
  • Identified need for consistent, consensus-based standards and measurable competencies in NP programs.

Conclusions:

  • There is a critical need for standardized, consensus-based competency frameworks in NP education and postgraduate programs.
  • Existing frameworks provide a foundation, but require refinement for observable and measurable competency assessment.
  • Development of consistent evaluation instruments is recommended to ensure effective NP competency assessment and outcome measurement.