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Texas Roadmap for APRN Education

Texas Roadmap for APRN Education. Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN, FAAN Dean. Purpose. Consensus plan responding to national trends and accreditation requirements Provide guidance to providing well-qualified practitioners to meet the complex healthcare needs of Texas. Goals.

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Texas Roadmap for APRN Education

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  1. Texas Roadmap for APRN Education Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN, FAAN Dean

  2. Purpose • Consensus plan responding to national trends and accreditation requirements • Provide guidance to providing well-qualified practitioners to meet the complex healthcare needs of Texas

  3. Goals • Patient care needs of Texas citizens will be met with an adequate number and quality of primary and specialty caregivers • Texas will take the lead in preparing primary and specialty caregivers for APRNs • Texas will prepare a cadre of doctorally prepared APRNs to serve as faculty as well as practitioners

  4. Background • Addressing only APRNs; not nursing administration, nursing education, health policy, informatics • A masters degree or above is need for teaching • Healthcare reform could result in more people seeking primary care

  5. Background • LACE model • AACN – all APRN ed at doctoral level by 2015 • CCEN’s Master Essentials no longer includes advanced practice • DNP Essentials • Tri-Council promoting increased education • Future of Nursing calls for change

  6. Background • Budget challenges; funding formulas • Texas falling behind other states with DNP education • Texas has a shortage of providers • Texas does not need to lose APRNs • Texas currently has 18 schools preparing APRNs

  7. Assumptions for Action Plan • Schools in other states will continue to move rapidly to meet 2015 of doctoral APRN education • A statewide plan for collaboration and phased transition in Texas would best meet the challenge • Partnering among institutions can provide strength to meet national agenda

  8. Assumptions • Texas had the largest uninsured population and the most rural counties of any state and thus will have a unique challenge • The consequences of Texas not moving to DNP education for entry level APRNs could mean: • Loss of students to other states • Ineligible for federal funds • Failure to recruit nurses here for career progression

  9. Vision of Roadmap Texas will have an adequate number of APRNs to care for its ethically diverse growing population. As a leader, Texas will serve as a model for transitioning from a masters level to a doctoral level basic preparation of APRNs

  10. Two Options for Transition • Model 1: BSN to DNP • Model 2: BSN to MSN to DNP Each model has advantages and disadvantagesTOBGNE voted 2-10-11 “Model 1 is the preferred model and the ultimate goal. Model 2 is a transitional model only”

  11. Recommendations of the Task Force • Only DNP-APRN programs should be approved after 2015; no new masters APRNs programs • Encourage schools to transition from masters to doctorate for APRN and evaluate • Explore partnerships for schools that don’t have doctoral degree granting authority or develop other means to allow students a path for further education.

  12. Input/Feedback • TOBGNE members • Dialog with community college colleagues • Meetings with THECB staff: • Further questions as to the supply of faculty of masters programs • Streamline curriculum • Standardize DNP core curriculum • Allow for advanced placement of MSNs in DNP programs

  13. Task Force Members • Patricia L. Starck, UTHSC-H, Chair • Elizabeth Poster, UT Arlington • Betty Adams, PVAMU (President of TOBGNE) • Paulette Burns, TCU (past Pres of TOBGNE) • Mary Brucker, Baylor

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