Curriculum Improvement

Improving the curriculum in public health nursing is a multi-faceted endeavor. AACN is currently conducting a survey of 61 member schools of nursing that have a graduate focus in community/public health nursing. The survey requests information on innovative practices in public health nursing education as well as information on academic/practice partnerships.  The results of this survey will be shared here in the upcoming weeks.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Forum on the Future of Public Health Nursing
identified three educational models focused on the public health nurse workforce.  Information about these models provides insights into areas that can strengthen the public health nursing curriculum. 

Here are some linkages for further information:

LEAP is a project coordinated through the University of Wisconsin-Madison. LEAP is a model interprofessional education project focused on strengthening the skills of public health nurses. Information on LEAP is provided on the AACN academic/practice partnership website:  http://www.aacn.nche.edu/downloads/academic-practice-partnerships-task-force/Wisconsin-Madison.pdf.

KRISP is a collaborative effort  coordinated by the University of Washington and the University of Illinois in Chicago. KRISP focused on providing resources and information to strengthen public health nursing practice.  More information can be found at http://krispproject.wordpress.com/reports-and-publications/reports/.

PHN-Ready is coordinated by the University of Albany School of Public Health and provides training leading to a certification for RNs and LPNs interested in or working in public health. The training is based on the Quad Council’s public health nursing competencies. More information can be found at http://www.albany.edu/sph/cphce/phnready.shtml.