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Heather DeGrande1, Katelijne Acker, Laura Monahan
1Assistant Professor (Dr DeGrande), Assistant Professor (Dr Acker), Assistant Professor (Dr Monahan), Senior Research Development Officer (Ms McMillan), Professor (Dr Baldwin), and Associate Professor of Art (Ms Aubrey), College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi; and Associate Professor (Dr Fomenko) and Dean and President's Associates Presidential Professorship (Dr Hoff), Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
Innovative nursing education prepares registered nurses for primary care roles, enhancing population health and disease management. This approach focuses on essential competencies for modern healthcare delivery.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Primary Care
- Population Health
Background:
- Reconceptualized nursing education is vital for registered nurses (RNs) practicing to their full scope.
- RNs are crucial for interprofessional teams across care continua and enhancing healthcare quality.
Purpose of the Study:
- Traditional nursing programs lack sufficient primary care competencies.
- Evolving managed care models necessitate nurses skilled in population health, primary care, care coordination, and disease prevention/management.
Main Methods:
- An innovative, concept- and competency-based accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) curriculum was developed.
- The curriculum integrates behavioral health, aesthetic knowing, and technology for primary care focus.
Main Results:
- The primary care-focused curriculum has been implemented twice, with a third cohort currently enrolled.
- Ongoing program evaluation is assessing the curriculum's effectiveness.
Conclusions:
- A paradigm shift in nursing education can improve population-based wellness and chronic disease management.
- Future research should investigate how this innovative curriculum develops key nursing competencies, including digital fluency, observation, communication, empathy, and critical thinking.
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