A New Era for Nursing Education

Abstract

With the release of The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, nurse educators and practice leaders are transforming how nurses are prepared to meet current and future practice expectations. Working together using a competency-based approach to education, academic-practice partners are redefining entry-and advanced-level nursing education, including new approaches to clinical experiences and competency assessment. This monumental shift will help clarify what new nurses are prepared to do while enhancing their practice readiness.

Beyond the Bedside

“…Moreover, these professionals are integral in practice transition partnerships and can be instrumental in helping students and novices explore a variety of career path options (Harper & Maloney, 2022). Health care continues to evolve rapidly, and it is crucial to understand if current approaches to the field of nursing are truly driving the profession in the desired direction (Giddens & Mansfield, 2023). Novice nurses benefit from mentorship (Kennedy, 2023).…”

A Qualitative Inquiry Exploring Clinical Faculty Transition to a Concept-Based Curriculum

“…Dimension 3. The Clinical Nurse Educator Role Giddens et al (2008) suggest that it is the role of faculty to "link" the concepts students learned in didactic courses to experiences at the clinical practice site. Feller (2018) posits that nurse educators are "entrusted with the responsibility to expand, enrich, and make flexible the mental constructs students are learning" (p. 106), but offers no solutions to clinical teaching.…”

“…Many nurse leaders support the adoption of a concept-based curriculum (Giddens & Brady, 2007; Giddens et al, 2008; Goodman, 2014; Nielsen et al, 2013; Tanner, 2010). Hardin and Richardson (2012) suggest that the concept-based approach to nursing education enhances the “synthesis and transferability of knowledge” for student learners (p. 106).…”

Micro-credentialing

“…A wider range of nursing skills and competencies is needed to practice within this changing healthcare landscape. 4 Micro-credentials are one way to provide validation and attestation of specific competencies that are essential for quality care and highly valued by healthcare industry employers. 1 There is no single, universally accepted definition of M-C.…”

“…The evolving healthcare ecosystem has the greatest effect on nursing as its largest healthcare workforce. A wider range of nursing skills and competencies is needed to practice within this changing healthcare landscape 4 . Micro-credentials are one way to provide validation and attestation of specific competencies that are essential for quality care and highly valued by healthcare industry employers 1…”