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J Prof Nurs. 2014 Nov-Dec;30(6):456-62. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2014.05.003. Epub 2014 May 09.

Transforming graduate nursing education in the context of complex adaptive systems: implications for master's and DNP curricula.

Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Gail A Lis, Patricia Hanson, Diane Burgermeister, Barbara Banfield

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  1. Associate Professor, Madonna University, College of Nursing and Health 36600 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150.. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Professor, Madonna University, College of Nursing and Health, 36600 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150.. Electronic address: [email protected].
  3. Professor, Madonna University, College of Nursing and Health, 36600 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150.. Electronic address: [email protected].
  4. Assistant Professor, Madonna University, College of Nursing and Health, 36600 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150.. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25455326 DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2014.05.003

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the evolution and implementation of a graduate nursing program's curricular framework. A number of factors contributed to the realization that the curricular framework needed revision. These factors included the rapid changes occurring in the U.S. health care system, the publication of the 2011 edition of the Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing, and the publication of the Institute of Medicine's report entitled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2010). A careful analysis of key guiding documents resulted in the development of three central, interrelated concepts to guide this revision, namely, relationship-based care, creative inquiry, and leadership.

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Keywords: Complex adaptive systems; Creative inquiry; Graduate nursing education; Leadership; Relationship-based care

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