Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education

Preface
List of Contributors

Part 1—An Overview of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Role

Chapter 1. The Four APRN Roles

Alexa Colgrove Curtis, Prabjot (Jodie) Sandhu, Elizabeth Gatewood and Aimee Paulson

• Historical Background of the APRN Role
• The Four APRN Roles
• References

Chapter 2. Governing and Regulatory Agencies for APRN Practice

Alexa Colgrove Curtis, Prabjot (Jodie) Sandhu, Elizabeth Gatewood and Aimee Paulson

• Introduction
• State Boards of Nursing
• APRN National Certifying Organizations
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
• Professional Organizations Supporting APRN Practice
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• References

Chapter 3. The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree and the APRN Role

Prabjot (Jodie) Sandhu, Elizabeth Gatewood and Aimee Paulson

• Introduction
• References

Part 2—Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies

Chapter 4. Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) Population-Specific Clinical Education

Family Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Alexa Colgrove Curtis and Trinette Radasa

• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Lynda Reed and Dixie Stiles

• Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Martha Grant Fuller

• Women’s Health/Gender Related Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Megan Arbour and Tonya Nicholson

• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Joan A. Fraino and Alexa Colgrove Curtis

• Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Carol Kulik and Theresa A. Brown

• Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Jennifer Sonney and Karen Corlett

• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Population Focus

Annette Carley

• References

Chapter 5. Community Partnerships in Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education

Carole Kulik, Charlotte Thrall and Alexa Colgrove Curtis

• Introduction
• The Benefits of Community Partnerships in NP Clinical Education
• Frameworks for NP Clinical Education in Community Partnerships
• Academic Practice Partnerships
• Home-based Primary Care: Community Partnership Exemplar

Carole Kulik

• Partnership Description
• Taking Practice to the Patient: Cornerstone Healthcare Exemplar

Carole Kulik

• Interprofessional Practice: UCSF Elev8 Healthy Students and Families Project Exemplar

Alexa Colgrove Curtis in collaboration with Naomi Shapiro

• Partnering Organizations: HopeFest Phoenix Exemplar

Charlotte Thrall

• References

Chapter 6. Embedded Faculty Practice: Enhancing APRN Clinical Education and Advancing Healthcare Transformation

Elizabeth Rice and Alexa Colgrove Curtis

• Introduction
• Nurse Practitioner Embedded Faculty Practice
• Embedded Nurse Practitioner Faculty Practice Steps for Success
• Identification of the Nature and Roles for the Embedded Practice
• Process Evaluation on the Priority Project Deliverables
• Outcome Evaluation
• Dissemination of Outcomes
• Embedded Faculty Practice: Exemplars
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 7. Clinical Immersion in NP Education

Jo Loomis

• Concept and Benefits of Clinical Immersion
• The Clinical Immersion Model
• Development of a Professional Job Pipeline
• Settings for Clinical Immersions: The Pop-Up Clinic
• Exemplar: Central Valley Immersion-One School’s Experience
• Communicating Lessons Learned
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 8. Global Clinical Education for NP Learners: The Nurse Practitioner as Clinician, Educator & Global Leader

Constance H. Glenn, Alexa Colgrove Curtis, Diana Beckmann-Mendez, Sara H. Mitchell and Alvin Walters

• Global Health
• Global Health Experiences
• One New England University’s Global Initiatives

Constance H. Glenn

• The University of the Incarnate Word’s Global Experience

Diana Beckmann-Mendez

• Nurse Practitioner Student Participation in a Global Health Outreach: Mercer on Mission

Sara H. Mitchell

• The Pointy End of a Stick: One Nurse Practitioner Student’s Experiences in Rural Africa

Alvin Walters

• References

Chapter 9. Advanced Practice Nurse Distance Education: From the Mountains of Kentucky to the World

Anne Cockerham and Tonya Nicholson

• Historical Foundations of Frontier Nursing University
• References

Chapter 10. Telehealth in Nurse Practitioner Education

Deborah Johnson, Donna Emanuele, Barbara Ritter, Lynda Creighton-Wong, Alexa Colgrove Curtis, Laura Cossette and Mackenzie Williams

• Introduction
• NP Telehealth Clinical Practice
• Case 1: Mental Health Services Via Telehealth Case Presentation

Alexa Colgrove Curtis

• Case 2: Virtual Cardiology Case Presentation

Laura Cossette

• Case 3: Urgent Care Case Presentation

Mackenzie Williams

• Integration of Telehealth Competencies into NP Clinical Education
• NP Clinical Education Utilizing Teleprecepting
• Considerations Before Implementing Teleprecepting
• Implication for Practice
• Future Recommendations
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 11. Simulation in Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education

Jo Loomis

• Introduction
• Virtual Simulation
• Evaluation of APRN Students Using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
• References

Chapter 12. Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Clinical Education: Residency & Fellowship Models

Connie H. Carr and Karla Schroeder

• Introduction
• Preparation for NP Practice
• NP Transition to Practice
• Residency and Fellowship Programs for APRNs
• Models for APRN Post-Graduate Transition-to-Practice Programs
• References

Part 3—Developing Preceptorships for Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education

Chapter 13. The Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Preceptor

Rebecca Rogers, Karen Van Leuven and Jordan Rose

• Introduction
• Preceptor Role
• Characteristics of a Positive APRN Preceptor-Student Relationship
• The University’s Role for the Preceptorship
• Preceptor Role vs Clinical Faculty Role
• References

Chapter 14. Models for Precepting the Advanced Practice Register Nurse in Clinical Education

Surani Hayre-Kwan, Prabjot (Jodie) Sandhu, Elizabeth Gatewood and Mojgan Haririfar

• Introduction
• One-to-One Preceptor Experience
• Dyad Precepting
• Shared Precepting Responsibility
• References

Chapter 15. Challenges and Strategies in Nurse Practitioner Preceptorships

Jordan Rose, Chris Balkissoon and Karen Van Leuven

• Introduction
• Challenges and Strategies for the Preceptor
• Challenges and Strategies for Students
• Challenges and Strategies for Precepting Sites
• Challenges and Strategies for Clinical Faculty
• References

Chapter 16. Successful Preceptorship Experiences through Clinical Preceptor Development

Elizabeth Gatewood, Mojgan Haririfar and Prabjot (Jodie) Sandhu

• Introduction
• Academic Institution and Clinical Organization Partnership in Preceptor Development
• Understanding the NP Student and Clinical Preceptor as Adult Learners
• Continuing Education to Support Clinical Preceptor Development
• Clinical Faculty Preceptor Support Model
• Clinical Handbooks for Preceptor Guidance
• Clinical Teaching Resources to Support Preceptor Practices
• Feedback Processes for Preceptors
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 17. Developing a Successful Preceptorship Program

Surani Hayre-Kwan

• Introduction
• The Sutter Preceptorship Model
• Preceptor Program Management
• Joy of Work

Chapter 18. Recruiting and Incentivizing APRN Preceptors

Mojgan Haririfar and Melanie Keiffer

• Introduction
• Regional Consortia
• Tax Incentives
• Paid Preceptorships
• Healthcare Organization Driven Incentives
• Alumni Networks
• Social Media
• Conclusion
• References

Part 4—The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education

Chapter 19. Doctor of Nursing Practice Competencies for the Clinical Practice of the Advanced Practice Nurse

Julian Gallegos and Ann Stoltz

• Introduction
• Summary
• References

Chapter 20. The Doctor of Nursing Practice Residency

Carrie D. Hintz

• Introduction
• The DNP Residency
• Residency & AACN Essentials
• Building a Residency
• DNP Residency Tools
• Residency Correlation to the DNP Project
• Summary
• References

Chapter 21. DNP Project Goals, Rigor, Relevance, and Exemplars

Sarah W. Mathews and Aimee Paulson

• Introduction
• DNP Project Criteria to Ensure Rigor and Relevance
• DNP Project Exemplars
• Role Transformation to the DNP Prepared Advanced Practice Nurse
• DNP Role Exemplars
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 22. Organizing Nurse Practitioner DNP Scholarship to Enhance Community Partner Impact

Karen Bradley, Karen Van Leuven and Alexa Curtis

• Nurse Practitioner DNP Scholarship
• DNP Student Inspired Initiatives
• Faculty Inspired NP DNP Initiatives
• Host Organization Invitation DNP Projects
• Conclusion
• References

Index