OCT 2022
VOL. 11, ISSUE 1, PAGE 6
THE ART OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY Intensive Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) Observational Tour - United States (US) NP Fellowship Programs ICU NPS - the Current State of Play Implementing the NP role in adult ICUs represents an innovative, cost-effective solution to meet the rapidly increasing service demands of ICUs throughout Australia. Currently there are less than 10 (adult) ICU NPs working in Australia, four of which work at RNSH ICU. The NP role is difficult to implement without scope of practice and educational frameworks such as fellowship programs and credentialing pathways. The RNSH ICU NPs are developing the first Australian ICU NP fellowship program. The aim is to support the implementation of the role throughout Australia by facilitating training, education, and credentialing of ICU NPs in metropolitan, regional and remote communities.
Benchmark the Australian ICU NP role against US NP roles U.S Observational Tour The U.S has the world's largest number of ICU NPs, more than 29 critical care NP fellowship programs and four accreditation agencies! In late August, RNSH ICU NPs Sarah Webb and Jess Butler completed a two- week observational study tour. They visited five Magnet hospitals with world leading ICU NP fellowship programs. The key aims of the tour were to:
Learn how established, successful fellowship programs are planned,
implemented, evaluated, and accredited Learn how successful fellowship programs structure the ICU NP curriculum including content selection, formative and summative assessments Establish professional relationships with nurse practitioners in the U.S enabling future collaboration to continue building and advancing the ICU NP role in Australia
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