MASTER ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE (ANP)

Gerrie Bours PhD RNGerrie Bours PhD RN

Coordinator M-ANPCoordinator M-ANP

Hogeschool ZuydHogeschool Zuyd

• Background

• Advanced Nurse Practitioner (profile)

• ANP training Zuyd University

• Curriculum

• Methods and methodology

• Admissions criteria

ContentContent

Content

BackgroundBackground

• Revision of tasks in the Health Sector

• Necessity of Care Innovation

• Career perspectives of nurses

Advanced Nurse Advanced Nurse PractitionerPractitioner

• A highly qualified nurse

• An autonomous role integrating Cure and Care

• A clinical expert

• NP integrates research, education, consultation, clinical leadership and management

• ANP can work in all areas of the health sector

MASTER ADVANCED MASTER ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE (ANP)NURSING PRACTICE (ANP)

Zuyd University

University Hospital Maastricht

University Maastricht

Various health care institutions in the region

ANP TrainingANP Training

• Accredited in 2004 by the NVAO

• Financed in 2005 by OC&W and VWS

• A 2 year training: 1 training day in 2 weeks

• September 2005 start with 18 students

Zuyd University : unique components:

• Focus on clinical reasoning and practice :

skills training University Laboratory University

Maastricht, faculty of medicine

• Focus on Evidence based and best practice

• Focus on Care innovation

• Online Learning community

Unique componentsUnique components

Viewpoint on EducationViewpoint on Education

• Competence Based(CanMeds)

• Action Learning

• Online Learning Community

Roles of ANP ( CanMedsRoles of ANP ( CanMeds)

Methods and MethodologyMethods and Methodology

• Clinical reasoning in a work group• Case-work in the tutor group• Online discussion groups (Bb)• An individual CDP • Internships in practice• Online portfolio• Self- and peer assessment

General and Specific characterGeneral and Specific character

Clinical Expert

Communicator

Collaborator

Manager

Health advocate

Scholar

Professional

SpecificGeneral

Content and timetable

Year 1 (60 EC) 

(4 EC)Clinical expert 1 

(3 EC)Clinical expert 2 

(4 EC)Clinical expert 3

Farmacology (1EC)Clinical practice stage (20 EC)Practice working stage (20 EC)

  (4 EC)Proposal masterthesis

(2 EC)Communicator     

(4 EC)Scholar 1    

 

(2 EC)Professional

Year 2 (60 EC) 

 

Therapeutische fase 

(4 EC)Clinical expert 4

  

 

 

Clinical practice stage (20 EC) incorporated is 7 EC masterthesisPractice working stage (20 EC)  

(3 EC)Masterthesis  

 (4 EC)

Scholar 2

(4 EC)Clinical expert 5

(5 EC)Manager Masterthesis

Masterthesis

Content and timetable

ANP Admissions criteriaANP Admissions criteria

• A top level Nursing Degree• Registration according to the Medical Act BIG as

a nurse• A minimum of 2 years relevant working

experience in Nursing• A work contract as a nurse for a minimum of 32

hours a week• Already having the offer of a training place as a

NP in training and a tutor in clinical practice• Sufficient command of Dutch and English to be

able to read the specialist literature

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