Research Article: Cognitive Competence and Curriculum Development in Nurse Anesthesia Education: A Pilot Study
Abstract:
In recent years, although there has been significant development of master’s level education of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in many countries, practice-focused doctoral education of these practitioners, including nurse anesthetists, has become increasingly commonplace in the United States., These changes occurred largely because of the position of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the subsequent recommendations of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) that a doctoral degree should become the entry level to practice by ., The benefits for doctoral education identified by the AACN included the need for “advanced competencies for increasingly complex clinical” roles and for “enhanced knowledge to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes”. One aspect of the DNP mandate in APRN training focuses on the development of skills needed to translate evidence-based care to practice and to transform health care systems quality and safety., These primary justifications for practice-focused doctoral education are based on reports from the Institute of Medicine identifying a need to improve health professionals’ performances.
Introduction:
In recent years, although there has been significant development of master’s level education of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in many countries, practice-focused doctoral education of these practitioners, including nurse anesthetists, has become increasingly commonplace in the United States. , These changes occurred largely because of the position of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the subsequent recommendations of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and…
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