Model for structuring competency-based education assessments for nurse practitioner students in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program
ABSTRACT: The 2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials: Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, has required Colleges of Nursing to transition to implementation of competency-based education while redefining development and validation of competencies. It was essential for programs to structure assignments and activities with a focus on competency-based education assessments targeting end outcomes for practice-focused graduate nurse practitioner (NP) students. The purpose of this article is to provide a model for structuring competency-based assessments using an innovative, tiered approach for NP students in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
Authors
- Holly Chitwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-4409)
- Sheila Melander
- Candice Falls
- Angela B. Grubbs
- Julianne Z. Ewen
- Holly Stith
- Debra Hampton
- Elizabeth Tovar
- Leslie Scott
- Jill M. Clemmons
- Andrew Makowski
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000001342
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00