Consensus Model In Nursing
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I agree that consistency among the states within the United States would bring forth positivity. I did not know about the APRN Consensus Model so thank you for sharing this information. According to the American Nurses Credentialing Center or ANCC (2012) the APRN Consensus Model will enable APRNs to practice to the full extent of the education they receive and their licensure. It will also provide a more easy way for APRNs to move from state to state and easily be able to obtain new opportunities in this field. Based on the consensus model implementation status map, Idaho and Connecticut achieved 28 points or 100% toward their progress towards uniformity. With only 7 other states achieving a perfect score, it shows that there still
needs to be work done to get all the states in the US on board with uniform regulations of the APRN role to meet the 2015 goal (NCSBN, 2011). One thing to note for those who are pursuing master degrees in nursing and are on the administration, education, or clinical nurse leader track, these nursing tracks is not defined under the APRN Consensus Model. The APRN Consensus model defines only four APRN roles and they are: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) (ANCC, 2012).
I agree that consistency among the states within the United States would bring forth positivity. I did not know about the APRN Consensus Model so thank you for sharing this information. According to the American Nurses Credentialing Center or ANCC (2012) the APRN Consensus Model will enable APRNs to practice to the full extent of the education they receive and their licensure. It will also provide a more easy way for APRNs to move from state to state and easily be able to obtain new opportunities in this field. Based on the consensus model implementation status map, Idaho and Connecticut achieved 28 points or 100% toward their progress towards uniformity. With only 7 other states achieving a perfect score, it shows that there still
needs to be work done to get all the states in the US on board with uniform regulations of the APRN role to meet the 2015 goal (NCSBN, 2011). One thing to note for those who are pursuing master degrees in nursing and are on the administration, education, or clinical nurse leader track, these nursing tracks is not defined under the APRN Consensus Model. The APRN Consensus model defines only four APRN roles and they are: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) (ANCC, 2012).