Developing a core competency framework for advanced practice nursing in mainland China: a sequential exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) have been highly valued and an integral part of the health care system. Development and establishment of new APN roles is a complex process that has resulted from a wide variety of reasons, key component is a lack of a competency map delineation and role evaluation. Currently, however, competence framework has not been compared at an international level. In mainland China, APN have been introduced in some organizations but their competency domains have not yet been clearly defined, this study aimed to identify the core competencies for advanced practice nursing.

Methods

This study was performed in two phases: first, in-depth and semi-structured individual interviews with 46 participants from key stakeholders were carried out followe

SUBMITTER: Guo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10207664 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature