CCNE Continuous Improvement Progress Report (2018 Standards ), Standard III
Optional : Key Element III-B
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Faculty give input into these guidelines by sharing current guidelines they have learned about at webinars or during research. These are scheduled for review annually.
Key Element III-C Master’s curricula are developed, implemented, and revised to reflect relevant professional nursing standards and guidelines, which are clearly evident within the curriculum and within the expected student outcomes (individual and aggregate). • Master’s program curricula incorporate professional standards and guidelines as appropriate. a. All master’s degree programs incorporate The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011) and additional relevant professional standards and guidelines as identified by the program. b. All master’s degree programs that prepare nurse practitioners incorporate Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (NTF, 2016). • Graduate-entry program curricula incorporate The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008) and appropriate graduate program standards and guidelines.
This key element is not applicable if the master’s degree program is not under review for accreditation.
Elaboration: The master’s degree program incorporates professional nursing standards and guidelines relevant to that program and each track offered. The program clearly demonstrates where and how content, knowledge, and skills required by identified sets of standards are incorporated into the curricula. Master’s degree APRN education programs (i.e., clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthesia, nurse midwife, and nurse practitioner) incorporate separate comprehensive graduate level courses to address the APRN core, defined as follows: • Advanced physiology/pathophysiology, including general principles that apply across the lifespan; • Advanced health assessment, which includes assessment of all human systems, advanced assessment techniques, concepts and approaches; and • Advanced pharmacology, which includes pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics of all broad categories of agents.
Additional APRN core content specific to the role and population is integrated throughout the other role and population-focused didactic and clinical courses.
Master’s programs that have a direct care focus but are not APRN education programs (e.g., nurse educator and clinical nurse leader) incorporate graduate-level content addressing the APRN core. These programs are not required to offer this content as three separate courses.
For the following section, refer to the nursing standards and guidelines previously identified in Key Element I-B.
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