IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Family Nursing Education: A Report of Status and Development
Friday, August 24, 2018 9:00am – 10:00am EDT
Free Webinar for IFNA Members!
Donna Miles Curry, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC
Professor Emeritus
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Dr. Curry is a founding and active member of IFNA, having served two terms on the board as treasurer and currently serves on the IFNA Education Committee. Dr. Curry, in conjunction with the IFNA Education Committee, drafted the new IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Nursing Education and conducted the critical review of literature as well as interviews/consultations related to its development. She is a recognized expert in both pre-licensure and graduate family nursing education. Dr. Curry has significant graduate level nursing experience having created the first graduate level nursing course at her university in 1997 which she then taught for the past 20 years. She has also served as associate dean for the graduate program at her university.
Description
This webinar will present the development and content of the recently approved IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Family Nursing Education. To complement the 2013 IFNA Position Statement on Pre-Licensure Family Nursing Education, the Education Committee tackled the of development a position statement on family nursing education in graduate programs from 2015-2016 approved by the IFNA board in 2017. The current status of this position statement will be presented as well as the challenges of development. Steps in the development of the position statement started with a critical review of the literature and consultation with experts in graduate nursing from around the globe. The review focused on international nursing position statements, family nursing, graduate nursing education, graduate competencies and more specifically on graduate family nursing education. The position statement is based on the components of a professional educational curriculum – philosophy, student outcomes, content, strategies, and evaluation. Suggested student or program outcomes, didactic content, and learning activities are presented. The statement concludes with a pedagogical model for graduate family nursing education. Challenges or issues include the role of position statements for a professional organization such as IFNA; conceptual definitions; and the importance of family nursing for non-advanced practice nurses as well as advanced practice nurses.
Learning Outcomes/Objectives:
Participants will identify at least one key component for graduate family nursing education.
Target Audience
This program is particularly relevant for all nursing educators and administrators of nursing education program.
Registration is FREE for IFNA Members!
Registration is $25.00 for non-members.
Upon completion of the webinar and subsequent evaluation, the attendee will receive 1 (one) contact hour of credit.
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91) Assigned ONA #21764
[CE valid / approved through 8/24/2020]
