Loading...
The National Competency Framework for registered nurses in adult critical care: An overview
Deacon, Kate S Baldwin, Andrea Donnelly, Karen A Freeman, Pauline Himsworth, Angela P Kinoulty, Sheila M Kynaston, Melanie Platten, Julie Price, Ann M Rumsby, Neville
Deacon, Kate S
Baldwin, Andrea
Donnelly, Karen A
Freeman, Pauline
Himsworth, Angela P
Kinoulty, Sheila M
Kynaston, Melanie
Platten, Julie
Price, Ann M
Rumsby, Neville
Editors
Other contributors
Affiliation
Epub Date
Issue Date
2017-02-15
Submitted date
Alternative
Abstract
In the years following the abolition of the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (ENB) in 2002, concerns were raised within the Critical Care nursing community about a lack of consistency in post-registration education programmes. In response to this the Critical Care Network National Nurse Leads (CC3N) formed a sub-group, the Critical Care Nurse Education Review Forum (CCNERF) to address these concerns. A review of UK course provision confirmed marked inconsistency in the length, content and associated academic award. The CCNERF commenced a two phase project, first developing national standards for critical care nurse education such as length of course and academic credit level; followed by the development of a national competency framework1, 2. Following significant review and revision, version two of the National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care was published by CC3N in 20153. This paper introduces the National Competency Framework and provides an overview of its background, development and implementation. It then considers the future direction of UK post-registration Critical Care nurse education.
Citation
Deacon, KS., Baldwin, A., Donnelly, KA., Freeman, P., Himsworth, AP., Kinoulty, SM., Kynaston, M., Platten, J., Price, AM., Rumsby, N., & Witton, N. (2017) 'The National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care: An overview', Journal of the Intensive Care Society 18 (2), pp. 149–156.
Publisher
Research Unit
PubMed ID
PubMed Central ID
Embedded videos
Additional Links
Type
Journal article
Language
en
Description
Series/Report no.
ISSN
1751-1437