Report on Competencies Project

The final report of this joint project has been submitted to the Division of Nursing, which is the funding agency. Public reports are not allowed until final approval is obtained. More than 15 NP related organizations have indicated support of this document with formal endorsements. There may be more endorsements forthcoming.

The AFPNP Board members were given the opportunity to review this draft and make suggestions last fall. We formally endorsed the new Core Competencies for Primary Care Nurse Practitioners on November 15, 2002. This project was funded by the Division of Nursing and co-chaired by AACN and NONPF. Pediatric Nurse Practitioners were well represented by Pam Hellings for the AFPNP and Pat Clinton for the NCBPNP/N. The Terminal Competencies authored by the AFPNP (revised 1996) served as the basis for the Pediatric Competencies and will be acknowledged in the final document. Several AFPNP members participated in the Validation phase as well, including another board member, Karen Duderstadt. This document should have a major impact on nurse practitioner education. We will notify members when the final document is made public.