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Strategies in Student Clinical Learning for Educators and Regulators
Maureen Cahill
Regulation Influences Education and Vice Versa
The main goal of a nursing regulator, related to nursing education, is to ensure that RNs [APRNs] entering the workforce have the necessary skills and knowledge to practice nursing [advanced nursing].
97% of Boards of Nursing [BONs] approve pre-licensure nursing education programs in their states. [MS,UT]
19 states require that nursing programs have national accreditation
51% of BONs approve APRN nursing programs in their states. APRN programs are accredited.
Clinical Innovation Types
Dedicated Education Units
Received positively by students and preceptors
Requires planning and dedicated resources
More frequent in urban academic centers
Few issues for regulators
Clinical Innovation Types
Clinical Simulation NCSBN pre-licensure study: 5 ADN/5 BSN control group[none or
<10%] or 25% replaced hours or 50% replaced hours
In measures of knowledge and clinical competence, including NCLEX scores and preceptor ratings, no differences at program end or during first 6 months of practice.
Clinical Innovation Types Partnerships
Between program types ADN and BSN BSN and Graduate Graduate and Post Graduate Academic and practice regional consortia
Between professional types Shared courses
Pharmacology Physiology
Shared skills labs [physical and sim] Faculty/practice partnerships
Clinical Innovation Types
End of program Immersion: Transition to practice programs - NCSBN study for
pre-licensure: Transition to practice in hospital settings found no
differences in the TTP study group and the established transition programs
New nurses in established transition programs that were standardized, evidence based, and in existence at least 2 years had best outcomes over time.
APRN residency programsFirst introduced by concept in 2005, there are now 24 listed
programs on: http://www.graduatenursingedu.org/nurse-practitioner-residency-programs/
Regulation Influences Education and Vice Versa
The main goal of a nursing regulator, related to nursing education, is to ensure that RNs [APRNs] entering the workforce have the necessary skills and knowledge to practice nursing [advanced nursing] at entry level.