title: Acute care nurse practitioner curriculum: content and development process.
abstract: Curriculum development for preparation of acute care nurse practitioners requires a comprehensive process. To develop a program for their preparation at a large university, the faculty examined needs of the target patient population and care delivery system; scope of acute care nurse practitioner practice; current guidelines for the education of primary care nurse practitioners; evolving guidelines for the didactic and clinical education of acute care nurse practitioners; educational requirements of governing or licensing and certifying bodies; and placement of this new role within the existing healthcare team structure. A curriculum was then developed using a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pa, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hravnak
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kobert
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Risco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baldisseri
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Clochesy
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Rudy
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D002568:Certification; D015897:Comorbidity; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D011231:Preceptorship