Developing and Implementing Entrustable Professional Activities to Prepare Global Nurses.

Abstract

Nurses work in global settings and must be prepared to enter practice and provide culturally appropriate care to diverse populations. As faculty we want to ensure the achievement of programmatic, national, and global competencies for our student's successful future practice. Aligning current programs with American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) New Essentials provides an opportunity to consider new approaches and address challenges. By merging the New Essentials with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) competencies, we facilitate the achievement of programmatic outcomes, mission, and values in nursing education. Using an entrustable professional activities framework provides a clear measure of achieving priority competencies. We created an approach other faculty might find helpful. Entrustable professional activities, well established in medical education, are emerging as a valuable tool to measure the achievement of competencies in the preparation of nurses.