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Competency-Based Practicum Evaluation Tools For Family Nurse Practitioner Programs, Angelica Renteria
Competency-Based Practicum Evaluation Tools For Family Nurse Practitioner Programs, Angelica Renteria
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Problem: Training family nurse practitioners (FNPs) was identified as a concern within a university MSN FNP program. A major gap identified was that student practicum evaluation tools needed to be competency-based.
Context: The paradigm shift from content-focused curriculum to competency-based curriculum has led to a refinement in program accreditation and increased national certification requirements.
Interventions: Revision (aligned with NONPF core competencies and AACN Master’s essentials), adoption, implementation, and evaluation of competency-based FNP practicum evaluation tools and training of faculty and preceptors to use the revised tools and one-minute preceptor model were the interventions in this project.
Measures: …