Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Competencies in Specialty Areas: Adult, Family, Gerontological,

Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care

Competencies in

Specialty Areas:

Adult, Family, Gerontological,

Pediatric, and Women’s Health

April 2002

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

Bureau of Health Professions

Division of Nursing

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The views expressed in this document are solely those of the National Organization of Nurse

Practitioner Faculties in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. This doc￾ument is not a statement of the policy, position or views of either the United States Department of

Health and Human Services (HHS) or the United States Government. HHS neither endorses nor

requires compliance with the contents of this document.

Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Competencies

in Specialty Areas:

Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, and Women’s Health

April, 2002

Prepared for:

Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources and Services Adminstration

Bureau of Health Professions

Division of Nursing

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-35

Rockville, MD 20857

Prepared under Contract Number:

HRSA 00-0532(P)

Submitted by:

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)

www.nonpf.com

in partnership with

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

www.aacn.nche.edu

PROJECT TEAM

M. Katherine Crabtree, DNSc, ANP, APRN, BC Joan Stanley, PhD, RN, CRNP

Co-Project Director Co-Project Director

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Kathryn E. Werner, MPA Emily Schmid, MFS

Project Staff Project Staff

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties American Association of Colleges of Nursing

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................1

Section I: Introduction...............................................................................................................................................3

Section II: Methods...................................................................................................................................................7

Section III: Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Competencies in Specialty Areas.....................................................13

Adult Nurse Practitioner Competencies .....................................................................................................17

Family Nurse Practitioner Competencies...................................................................................................21

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Competencies ......................................................................................25

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Competencies................................................................................................29

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies ...................................................................................35

Section IV: Domains and Core Competencies of Nurse Practitioner Practice .......................................................39

References .............................................................................................................................................................49

Appendices

Appendix A: Endorsements ...................................................................................................................A-1

Appendix B: National Panel...................................................................................................................B-1

Appendix C: Organizations Represented on National Panel ................................................................C-1

Appendix D: Organizations Represented on Validation Panel ..............................................................D-1

Appendix E: Definition of Terms.............................................................................................................E-1

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