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Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Keough, VA; Tell, D; Andreoni, C; Tanabe, P
Published in: Advanced emergency nursing journal
October 2016

The purpose of this study is to identify the unique educational needs of emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs). A survey from 167 nurse practitioners (NPs) practicing in the emergency department (ED) settings was analyzed. A variety of certified NPs practice in EDs: family NPs (30%), adult NPs (18%), acute care NPs (40%), and some with 2 or more certifications (12%). NPs come with a variety of basic educational preparations. The top educational needs specific to ENP preparation identified were managing critically ill patients, pharmacology, interpretation of laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, radiographs, and computed tomographic scans, suturing superficial lacerations, and mentoring by MDs and NPs. The unique and complex ED environment requires that NPs practicing in the ED receive a unique set of standardized education and skills to meet the demands of current practice. A standardized educational curriculum that includes the findings from this and other studies, along with additional clinical and a national certification examination, is discussed.

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Published In

Advanced emergency nursing journal

DOI

EISSN

1931-4493

ISSN

1931-4485

Publication Date

October 2016

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

300 / 307

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Needs Assessment
  • Humans
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Emergency Nursing
  • Education, Nursing, Graduate
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Keough, V. A., Tell, D., Andreoni, C., & Tanabe, P. (2016). Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 38(4), 300–307. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000120
Keough, Vicki A., Dina Tell, Colleen Andreoni, and Paula Tanabe. “Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners.Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 38, no. 4 (October 2016): 300–307. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000120.
Keough VA, Tell D, Andreoni C, Tanabe P. Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners. Advanced emergency nursing journal. 2016 Oct;38(4):300–7.
Keough, Vicki A., et al. “Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners.Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, Oct. 2016, pp. 300–07. Epmc, doi:10.1097/tme.0000000000000120.
Keough VA, Tell D, Andreoni C, Tanabe P. Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners. Advanced emergency nursing journal. 2016 Oct;38(4):300–307.

Published In

Advanced emergency nursing journal

DOI

EISSN

1931-4493

ISSN

1931-4485

Publication Date

October 2016

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

300 / 307

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Needs Assessment
  • Humans
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Emergency Nursing
  • Education, Nursing, Graduate
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3202 Clinical sciences