Column discusses aligning nursing leadership competencies with education pathways for improved outcomes.
In this column, leaders from ALSN discuss the issues presented by a lack of differentiation in functional nursing leadership competencies between Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) prepared graduates. An ad hoc committee of members of ALSN) was convened to conduct a comprehensive review of the existing literature and develop an initial set of nursing leadership competency and sub-competency statements that align with the AACN’s Essentials 10 Domains of competency for nursing education.
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