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April D Matthias1, Beth Hundt2, Sarah Craig3
1University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, United States of America.
This article offers a practical approach to integrating nursing history into education using competency-based frameworks. It provides educators with tools to assess student mastery of nursing history knowledge.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Competency-Based Education
Background:
- The American Association of Colleges of Nursing's 2021 Essentials framework integrates nursing history into Domain 1.
- Competency-based education (CBE) emphasizes accountability and mastery of critical knowledge areas.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore practical integration of nursing history into nursing curricula using a CBE approach.
- To provide a blueprint for assessing nursing history competency.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing the American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) framework for nursing history.
- Defining observable behaviors and performance indicators for assessing nursing history knowledge.
Main Results:
- Development of specific performance indicators for entry- and advanced-level nursing education.
- Strategies for assessing student demonstration of nursing history knowledge and its application.
Conclusions:
- The proposed indicators and strategies aid educators in prioritizing learning goals.
- Mastery of nursing history sub-competencies can be effectively measured through defined assessment strategies.
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