Competency-based Professional Advancement Model for Advanced Practice RNs. (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paul, Fiona; Abecassis, Leah; Freiberger, Dawn; Hamilton, Susan; Kelly, Pamela; Klements, Elizabeth; LaGrasta, Christine; Lemire, Lindsay; O'Donnell, Ellen; Patisteas, Erin; Phinney, Caitlin; Conwell, Karen; Saia, Theresa; Whelan, Katherine; Wood, Laura J.; O'Brien, Patricia
• Is Part Of: Journal of nursing administration. Volume 49:issue 2(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: Nursing services -- Administration -- Periodicals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000719
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-0443

Abstract

Abstract : The process of developing a 3-tiered advanced practice RN (APRN) competency-based professional advancement model at Boston Children's Hospital is described. The model recognizes the contributions of entry-level and expert APRNs to advanced clinical practice and outcomes, impact, and leadership, while incorporating the tenets of Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert Model and the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses Synergy Model of Care.