title: Conceptual frameworks. Putting the nursing focus into core curricula.
abstract: The growing movement toward specialty certification in nursing has resulted in an increased demand for continuing education that supports specific areas of specialty practice and certification status. In examining a number of the specialty practice core curricula documents, it is evident that there is a tendency to organize nursing content using the medical model as a framework. A method by which core curricula for specialty practice are organized and developed from a distinctly nursing perspective is needed. The authors suggest that conceptual frameworks, developed by nurses who are expert in a specific clinical practice area, are a practical method for the development of such curricula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community, Mental Health & Administrative Nursing Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois, USA. cgold@wpo.it.luc.edu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016730:Program Development; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*