Curriculum framework for advanced practice nursing in sub-Saharan Africa: a multimethod study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The implementation of advanced practice nursing (APN) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been difficult due to lack of SSA-specific curriculum frameworks or benchmarks to guide institutions in developing and implementing APN programmes. A few APN programmes in SSA were benchmarked on western philosophy and materials, making local ownership and sustainability challenging. This paper presents an SSA-specific concept-based APN (Child Health Nurse Practitioner, CHNP) curriculum framework developed to guide institutions in developing relevant and responsive APN curricula in order to qualify CHNP and contribute to a decreased incidence of preventable deaths of children in the SSA region.

Design

A sequential multimethod study design consisting of a scoping review

SUBMITTER: Christmals CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature