The AACN essentials: An intentional framework for successful implementation.
In: Journal of Professional Nursing, Jg. 52 (2024-05-01), S. 62-69
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Nursing education is shifting toward competency-based education (CBE) in line with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) 2021 Essentials. This pedagogical shift from knowledge-based leaner outcomes to competency-based learner and program outcomes affects how faculty teach, how students learn, and how programs allocate resources to support this change. The initial move toward CBE necessitates scrutiny of current curricula and alignment of curriculum, teaching strategies, and assessment tactics framed within the ten domains of the Essentials. Drawing on the Donabedian quality improvement framework, one school of nursing's curricular revisions project team discusses their strategies and challenges in implementing the AACN Essentials, illustrating the structural, procedural, and initial outcomes of adopting the Essentials across programs and specialties. Key to this approach is engaging all relevant stakeholders and mapping current curricula to the Essentials' many competencies and subcompetencies. This work informs curricular revisions and fosters faculty engagement and creativity. Lessons learned highlight a critical need for ongoing faculty development and use of learner-centric pedagogies to achieve students' competency development and practice readiness. This article offers insights and guidance for nursing programs embracing CBE and aligning with AACN Essentials. • Implementing the Essentials requires buy-in, teamwork, practice partners, project management, and continuous improvement. • Donabedian's framework guided the project's structure, process definition, resource allocation, and outcome measurement. • Mapping and gapping curricula to sub-competencies is critical for realignment and transition to competency-based education. • Faculty development in competency-based educational pedagogy and assessment strategies is an ongoing and iterative process. • Constant communication with the project team enhances consistency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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The AACN essentials: An intentional framework for successful implementation.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Mueller-Burke, Dawn ; Bindon, Susan ; Akintade, Bim ; Idzik, Shannon |
Zeitschrift: | Journal of Professional Nursing, Jg. 52 (2024-05-01), S. 62-69 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 8755-7223 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.03.009 |
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