Primary care nursing competencies in Canadian undergraduate nursing programs: A national cross-sectional survey |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University, 300 Prince Phillip Drive, St. John''s, NL A1B 3V6, Canada;2. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, 1465 Richmond St, London, ON N6G 2M1, Canada;3. Département de médecine de famille, Et médecine d’urgence, FMSS-Université de Sherbrooke, Campus Saguenay, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada;4. School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada;5. School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Box 15000, 5869 University Ave, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada;6. McMaster University, School of Nursing, Health Sciences Centre, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada;7. Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Phillip Drive, St. John''s, NL A1B 3V6, Canada;8. Palliser Primary Care Network, #104, 140 Maple Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8C1, Canada;9. Centre for Nursing Studies, 100 Forest Rd, St. John''s, NL A1A 1E5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | AimTo assess the extent to which Canadian undergraduate baccalaureate nursing programs have incorporated Canadian competencies for Registered Nurses in primary care into their curricula.BackgroundCanadian competencies for Registered Nurses in primary care have several benefits, including their ability to inform primary care education in undergraduate nursing programs and to assist in building a robust primary care nursing workforce.DesignWe conducted a national cross-sectional survey of undergraduate baccalaureate nursing programs (n = 74).MethodsThe survey was conducted between April-May 2022. We used a modified version of the “Community Health Nurses’ Continuing Education Needs Questionnaire”. Respondents indicated their level of agreement on a 6-point Likert scale with 47 statements about the integration of the competencies in their program (1 = strongly disagree; 6 = strongly agree).ResultsThe response rate was 51.4%. The overall mean across the six competency domains was 4.73 (SD 0.30). The mean scores of each domain ranged from 4.23 (SD 1.27) for Quality Assurance, Evaluation and Research to 5.17 (SD 0.95) for Communication.ConclusionsThere are gaps in how these competencies are included in undergraduate education programs and opportunities to strengthen education for this growing workforce in Canada. |
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| Keywords: | Competencies Education Health Workforce Primary Care Registered Nurse |
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