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Published on: February 13, 2020
Comprehensive community assessments: "Growing" a familiar strategy to build advanced-level competencies
Julie A Kruse1, Olga Ehrlich1, Gerry Altmiller2
1School of Nursing, Oakland University, United States of America.
Background:
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are a featured concept in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2021 Essentials. Knowledge of SDOH and the ability of advanced practice nurses to differentiate SDOH specific to practice areas and settings are crucial to fulfilling the mandate to address SDOH as a component of health equity in nursing.
Method:
A long-standing learning and assessment activity for a Clinical Prevention and Population Health course was expanded to support competency development.
Results:
This multifaceted assignment incorporated knowledge development (of SDOH factors within a community), skill development (navigate web-based databases, create and present findings to peers, self- and peer-evaluation), and attitude development (design developmentally and culturally appropriate educational interventions).
Conclusion:
Expanding current assignments is a useful strategy to move to a competency-based education platform. This assignment now allows students to demonstrate 22 AACN sub-competencies of student learning that include conducting a comprehensive investigation of a population and developing interventions based on cultural, developmental, and SDOH needs.
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