Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Development and Design of a Competency-Based Curriculum for an Integrated Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program

Tudhope, James K
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1571830752278486

Abstract Details

2019, DNP, Kent State University, College of Nursing.
The transition from a baccalaureate prepared registered nurse (RN) to a graduate advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), described as a shift from provider of care to prescriber of care, can be a difficult transition. Recently graduated APRNs report high levels of stress, anxiety, fear, frustration, feelings of inadequacy, low confidence, unclear expectations for the orientation period, and role isolation during their transition from graduate school into advanced nursing practice. APRNs commonly express feelings of being an “imposter” or “fake”. APRNs’ perceived competence and confidence increase over time in a supportive practice environment. There is a need for intentional and consistent mentorship and consultation during this critical first year of clinical practice that helps the recently graduated APRN absorb his/her new advanced practice professional role. In collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Institute of Medicine recommended the development of postgraduate education for APRNs. Fellowship programs can reduce nurse turnover, increase nurse job satisfaction, and improve clinical competence. The purpose of this DNP project was the development and implementation of a curriculum for an Integrated Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program (ICPNPFP) designed for recently graduated PMHNPs to help improve competencies, self-confidence, and role socialization over the course of their first year of practice in an outpatient community mental health integrated care center. The fellowship program’s curriculum was designed according to program evaluation criteria that have been developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP). This DNP project developed the core competencies, evaluation methods, and competency-based curriculum for the ICPNPFP.
Wendy Umberger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC (Committee Chair)
Lynn Gaddis, DNP, APRN, CNP-BC (Committee Member)
Andrea Warner, Ph.D., MSN, RN (Committee Member)
79 p.
Nursing
Nurse Practitioner; Fellowship Program; Competency-Based Curriculum

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Tudhope, J. K. (2019). Development and Design of a Competency-Based Curriculum for an Integrated Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1571830752278486

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tudhope, James. Development and Design of a Competency-Based Curriculum for an Integrated Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program . 2019. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1571830752278486.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tudhope, James. "Development and Design of a Competency-Based Curriculum for an Integrated Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1571830752278486

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

kent1571830752278486
744
© 2019, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Kent State University and OhioLINK.