TY - JOUR
T1 - From Objectives to Competencies
T2 - Operationalizing the NONPF PMHNP Competencies for Use in a Graduate Curriculum
AU - LeCuyer, Elizabeth
AU - DeSocio, Janiece
AU - Brody, Michael
AU - Schlick, Robert
AU - Menkens, Renee'
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - In the summer of 2004, the faculty in the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) Program at Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing began the redesign of an objective-based curriculum to a competency-based curriculum. The competencies were based on the 2003 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) PMHNP competencies. This article describes the background and rationale for the curriculum redesign, the transition process, our resulting set of curriculum competencies, associated learning strategies, and some of the barriers and benefits we encountered. It is hoped that this and other articles describing the implementation of the NONPF PMHNP advance practice competencies will promote further dialogue and the development of best practices regarding competency-based education in advanced practice nursing.
AB - In the summer of 2004, the faculty in the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) Program at Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing began the redesign of an objective-based curriculum to a competency-based curriculum. The competencies were based on the 2003 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) PMHNP competencies. This article describes the background and rationale for the curriculum redesign, the transition process, our resulting set of curriculum competencies, associated learning strategies, and some of the barriers and benefits we encountered. It is hoped that this and other articles describing the implementation of the NONPF PMHNP advance practice competencies will promote further dialogue and the development of best practices regarding competency-based education in advanced practice nursing.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.06.004
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.06.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19446774
AN - SCOPUS:65549127689
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 23
SP - 185
EP - 199
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
IS - 3
ER -