Journal on Objectives of AACN DNP Essentials and Specialty Competencies for the Practicum Experience

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Journal on Objectives of AACN DNP Essentials and Specialty Competencies for the Practicum Experience

The position statement of AACN on the Doctorate in nursing practice has changed nursing education practice by recommending that the practice education of advanced nursing be moved to the doctoral level. One of the achievements is that it develops and evaluates new nursing theories and theories from other disciplines (Carlson, 2015). It has also integrated nursing science with ethics’ knowledge, analytical, organizational and psychosocial sciences for the highest nursing practice level basis. Organizational and systems leadership has improved the healthcare and patient outcome and helped to improve health disparities.

Another achievement is that it develops and evaluates care delivery approaches which meet future and current needs of scientific findings of patient population in nursing and other clinical sciences. It has also ensured quality healthcare and patient safety accountability for the population they serve. It has designed and implemented processes that evaluate practice patterns and outcomes, and care systems within a health care organization against national benchmarks in determining population trends and practice outcome adjustments. It has also helped in using information technology appropriately in predicting and analysing outcomes identified practice outcomes gaps and has examined behaviour and outcome patterns.

According to Carter (2011), it has created a framework that impedes health care delivery or health provider ability in engaging in practices that address health care needs. It has influenced multiple care delivery issues like cultural sensitivity, ethics, access to care, quality of care, health disparities, the internationalization of health care, issues of equity, health care financing, and social justice in the delivery of health care. It has helped DNP students in utilizing information technology in improving and supporting patient care and healthcare systems and in providing leadership within their academic setting and healthcare system.

It has prepared the DNP graduates to design, implement, and influence health care policies that exercise regulation, access, frame health care financing, safety, quality, and efficacy. It has also provided, evaluated, and developed leadership for health care policy hence shaping healthcare delivery, financing, and regulation. It has also employed collaborative skills and effective communication in the implementation and development practice models, health policy, peer review, practice guidelines, and standards of care. The essential of population health activities and clinical prevention has helped in achieving the US national goal of achieving population status. The sophistication of healthcare and increased knowledge has increased the number of specialized nursing which has increased competence in all highly complex areas.

Reference

Carlson, E. (2015). The DNP and the 2015 AACN Mandate. Orthopaedic Nursing, 34(3), 172-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nor.0000000000000147

Carter, M. (2011). The Impact of the Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. Clin Schol Rev, 4(2), 68-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1939-2095.4.2.68