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Kenna Campbell1, Erin Kitt-Lewis, Elizabeth Schlenk
1Author Affiliations: Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Ms Campbell and Ms Degenholtz); Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (Ms Kitt-Lewis); Department of Health & Community Systems, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Ms Schlenk).
Background:
The Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility) is an evidence-based approach to improving care for older adults in long-term care settings; however, its integration into nursing curricula is limited. This project establishes a relationship between the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials and the 4Ms framework and introduces a set of tailored competencies.
Problem The:
AACN Essentials lack alignment with age-friendly health systems practices for long-term care.
Approach:
Eight 4Ms-based competencies were developed and crosswalked with Level 1 and 2 competencies from the AACN Essentials. Faculty adapted these into tailored sets for 4 learner groups.
Outcomes:
The crosswalk showed strong overlap, especially in collaboration and person-centered care, and produced 4 flexible competency sets for undergraduate and graduate education.
Conclusions:
Aligning nursing competencies with the 4Ms addresses a key workforce gap and provides practical competency mapping to strengthen age-friendly curricula and training.
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