title: The Three Cs Model: the context, content, and conduct of nursing education.
abstract: The Three Cs Model integrates the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission's accreditation standards. The three major concepts of this model -- Context, Content, and Conduct -- relate to one or more of the accreditation standards. This model has been used to integrate three levels of programs in one nursing department and facilitate the self-study process for ongoing accreditation of each program. The model is used to implement the nursing department's strategic plan, provide a systematic framework for curriculum and program evaluation, design graduate courses, and develop a new doctor of nursing practice program. The Three Cs Model provides an innovative framework that integrates standards to verify, clarify, and amplify excellence in nursing education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. kakalb@skate.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kalb
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000592:standards; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States