Transcript NYNJ PHTC Public Health Nursing Summit

Integration of Quad Council PHN
Competencies in Baccalaureate Programs:
Survey Results and
Recommendations for Practice
Association of Community Health Nursing Educators
June 2008
Margaret Mullarkey, MS, RN, Anne Bongiorno, PhD, APRN, BC,
Donna Clemmens, PhD, RN, Betteanne Riegle, MS, RN
Noreen Nelson, MS, RN, Maria Fletcher, PhD, RN
Thank you to the NYNJ Public Health Training Center for support of this study.
New York Public Health Nursing
Summit
Goal:
To create a strong partnership between
public health leadership and academia to
support the provision of a skilled public
health nursing workforce.
Background of the Study
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Critical need for public health nurse
generalists (PHN's) who are educated in
competency-based, population based
practice.
Purpose of the Study
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To identify and compare the awareness
and practices of baccalaureate granting
programs (BS) in integrating the Quad
Council recommendations regarding Public
Health Nursing competencies in
curriculum.
Quad Council PHN Competencies
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Analytic Assessment Skills
Policy Development /Program Planning Skills
Communication Skills
Cultural Competency Skills
Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
Basic Public Health Sciences Skills
Financial Planning and Management Skills
Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills
Method
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Descriptive study
Survey
Examined the curriculum of BS programs
in delivering population focused concepts
and skills
Findings
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Variety of methods of Community/Public
Health Course delivery
Curricular placement
Theory vs. clinical courses
Credit allotment of courses
Inclusion of Quad Council PHN
Competencies in Curriculum
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72% of respondents were familiar with
competencies, but only 14% use them as
a specific framework in course design
Less than 50% of the respondents include
public policy
Limited inclusion of financial/economic
competencies
Importance of Quad Council PHN
Competencies in
Respondent’s Curriculum
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25
20
15
10
5
0
Very
Important
Somewhat
Important
Analytic Assessment Skills
Communication
Community
Financial
Not
Important
Policy Development
Cultural
PH Skills
Leadership
Strengths
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Sample from broad area of New York
State
Good response rate
Survey was comprehensive
Types of schools included both public and
private
Limitations
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Self-report with its implicit weaknesses
Small sample
Limited to New York State
Discussion
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What do we need to do to raise
awareness of Quad Council PHN
competencies?
Are public policy and financial
competencies covered in other courses?
What are the barriers to conscious use of
Quad Council PHN competencies?
Lessons Learned
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Additional research needs to determine
use of competencies and correlation of
competencies to outcomes
There is a similarity between these
findings and work force experiences in
light of Quad Council expectations
Next Steps
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A national survey will be sent to
baccalaureate programs within the next
month
PH Summit Workgroup #3
**Margaret Mullarkey, MS, RN, Molloy College, Rockville
Centre, NY- [email protected]
 Anne Bongiorno, PhD, APRN, BC, SUNY Plattsburgh,
Plattsburgh, NY
 Donna Clemmens, PhD, RN, New York University, New
York, NY
**Noreen Nelson, MSN, RN, New York Institute of
Technology, New York, NY [email protected]
**Betteanne Riegle, MS, RN, University of Buffalo, Buffalo,
NY - [email protected]
 Maria Fletcher, PhD, RN, St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn,
NY