Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3236
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Open peer review
Title: A master of nursing science curriculum revision for the 21st century : a progress report
Authors: Schwendimann, René
Fierz, Katharina
Spichiger, Elisabeth
Marcus, Brenda
De Geest, Sabina
DOI: 10.21256/zhaw-3236
10.1186/s12909-019-1588-9
Published in: BMC Medical Education
Volume(Issue): 19
Page(s): 135
Pages to: 145
Issue Date: 2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution: BioMed Central
ISSN: 1472-6920
Language: English
Subjects: Curriculum; Master of science in nursing, ANP; Nursing education
Subject (DDC): 378: Higher education
610.73: Nursing
Abstract: Background: Preparing a 21st century nursing workforce demands future-oriented curricula that address the population’s evolving health care needs. With their advanced clinical skill sets and broad scope of practice, Advanced Practice Nurses strengthen healthcare systems by providing expert care, especially to people who are older and/or have chronic diseases. Bearing this in mind, we revised our established Master of Nursing Science curriculum at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Methods: Guided by the Advanced Nursing Practice framework, interprofessional guidelines, fundamental reports on the future of health care and the Bologna declaration, the reform process included three interrelated phases: preparation (work packages (WPs): curriculum analysis, alumni survey), revision (WPs: program accreditation, learning outcomes), and regulations (WPs: legal requirements, program launch). Results: The redesigned MScN curriculum offers two specializations: ANP and research. It was implemented in the 2014 fall semester. Conclusions: This curriculum reform’s strategic approach and step-by-step processes demonstrate how, beginning with a solid conceptual basis, congruent logical steps allowed development of a program that prepares nurses for new professional roles within innovative models of care.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/17220
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement: School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit: Institute of Nursing (IPF)
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Schwendimann, R., Fierz, K., Spichiger, E., Marcus, B., & De Geest, S. (2019). A master of nursing science curriculum revision for the 21st century : a progress report. BMC Medical Education, 19, 135–145. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3236
Schwendimann, R. et al. (2019) ‘A master of nursing science curriculum revision for the 21st century : a progress report’, BMC Medical Education, 19, pp. 135–145. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3236.
R. Schwendimann, K. Fierz, E. Spichiger, B. Marcus, and S. De Geest, “A master of nursing science curriculum revision for the 21st century : a progress report,” BMC Medical Education, vol. 19, pp. 135–145, 2019, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3236.
SCHWENDIMANN, René, Katharina FIERZ, Elisabeth SPICHIGER, Brenda MARCUS und Sabina DE GEEST, 2019. A master of nursing science curriculum revision for the 21st century : a progress report. BMC Medical Education. 2019. Bd. 19, S. 135–145. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3236
Schwendimann, René, Katharina Fierz, Elisabeth Spichiger, Brenda Marcus, and Sabina De Geest. 2019. “A Master of Nursing Science Curriculum Revision for the 21st Century : A Progress Report.” BMC Medical Education 19: 135–45. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3236.
Schwendimann, René, et al. “A Master of Nursing Science Curriculum Revision for the 21st Century : A Progress Report.” BMC Medical Education, vol. 19, 2019, pp. 135–45, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3236.


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