Determining criteria for excellence in nurse practitioner education: use of the Delphi Technique

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• Personal Author:
  Allan J ; Hanson C ; Pulcini J ; Uphold CR ; Wilbur J
• Description:
  Standards and guidelines are available to help nurse practitioner (NP) educators maintain quality in their programs. NP education is now at a juncture to develop criteria that extend beyond the basic standards to measurement of exemplary educational endeavors. In 2000, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Task Force for Programs of Excellence was formed and given the charge of developing criteria for recognizing exemplary nurse practitioner programs. This article reports on results and recommendations that evolved from a Delphi study to identify a set of criteria for excellence in NP programs. Thirteen expert panelists from across the United States participated in three rounds of iterations to evaluate the relevance, specificity, and comprehensiveness of 14 initial criteria and reached consensus on nine final criteria. Finally, the paper discusses ways that these criteria may be used to improve NP education through the development of a program to recognize excellence in NP education. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Education Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Humans Medical-care Medical-personnel Nurses Nursing Standards
• ISSN:
  0029-6554
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Georgia ; Illinois ; Maryland ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  102-110
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039654
• Citation:
  Nurs Outlook 2006 Mar-Apr; 54(2):102-110
• Contact Point Address:
  Joyce Pulcini, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Associate Professor, Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Cushing Hall Room 307, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Nursing Outlook
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c37815051d04f1c6f4d3b8fffc793a59eb66b947b0d526dc8648d537c4ac703c7248db8a33bb168d71c2b7548c9f876a223b6aaefef5ec8cd4e7ad7481b89baf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192821/cdc_192821_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 118.60 KB ]