CCNE Continuous Improvement Progress Report (2018 Standards ), Standard III
Requires students who have not previously completed three separate comprehensive graduate level courses in advanced physiology/pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, and advanced pharmacology to do so.
If the response above indicated that the post-graduate APRN certificate program does not have such a requirement, describe the reason(s) for the variance, and the plan to address the concern if one exists.
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Optional : Key Element III-E
Is there any other information that the program would like to provide related to this key element?
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Key Element III-F The curriculum is logically structured to achieve expected student outcomes. • Baccalaureate curricula build on a foundation of the arts, sciences, and humanities. • Master’s curricula build on a foundation comparable to baccalaureate-level nursing knowledge. • DNP curricula build on a baccalaureate and/or master’s foundation, depending on the level of entry of the student. • Post-graduate APRN certificate programs build on graduate-level nursing competencies and knowledge base. Elaboration: Baccalaureate degree programs demonstrate that knowledge from courses in the arts, sciences, and humanities is incorporated into nursing practice. Graduate-entry programs in nursing incorporate the generalist knowledge common to baccalaureate nursing education as delineated in The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008) as well as advanced nursing knowledge. Graduate programs are clearly based on a foundation comparable to a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Graduate programs delineate how students who do not have a baccalaureate degree in nursing acquire the knowledge and competencies comparable to baccalaureate education in nursing as a foundation for advanced nursing education. Programs that move students from basic nursing preparation (e.g., associate degree or diploma education) to a graduate degree demonstrate how these students acquire the baccalaureate-level knowledge and competencies delineated in The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008), even if they do not award a baccalaureate degree in nursing in addition to the graduate degree. DNP programs, whether post-baccalaureate or post-master’s, demonstrate how students acquire the doctoral-level knowledge and competencies delineated in The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006). If the program awards the master’s degree as part of the DNP program, the program demonstrates how students acquire the master’s-level knowledge and competencies delineated in The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011) and, if applicable, Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (NTF, 2016).
The program provides a rationale for the sequence of the curriculum for each program.
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