Simulation in competency-based nurse practitioner education

Join Pamela R. Jeffries, Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, as she leads a panel in discussion on using simulations in nurse practitioner education to assess competency-based outcomes. With Dr. Jeffries will be Pamela Slaven-Lee, Cara Padovano, and April Kapu. Moderating the session will be Anne Dabrow-Woods, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice.

Objectives

After watching this webcast, attendees will be able to:

• Discuss the approach of using simulations in NP education to assess competency-based outcomes
• Describe how the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice™ Simulation Design may be systematically applied to the AACN Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
• Describe how simulation experiences can allow for the partial attainment of the sub-competencies required for advanced level nurse practitioner (NP) education
• Apply evidence-based frameworks or theory for the design of objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs) and clinical case scenarios in NP education, with emphasis on best practices in simulation.

Speakers:

Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH

Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, is Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and holds the Valere Potter Distinguished Chair in Nursing. Dr. Jeffries is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (FSSH), and the Academy of Nurse Educators (ANEF), and an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Executive Fellows program. She was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Hall of Fame and received the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award. Dr. Jeffries is active in a variety of professional organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Nursing and the Global Network of Simulations in Healthcare (GNSH). She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Ball State University, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in nursing from Indiana University.

Pamela Slaven-Lee, DNP, APRN, FAANP

Dean and Professor of Practice, Marymount University College of Health and Education

Pamela Slaven-Lee, DNP, APRN, FAANP, is Dean and a professor of practice at the Marymount University College of Health and Education. Her principal areas of practice include leadership, administration, internal medicine, pathology, gastroenterology, hepatology, and simulation-based learning. She is a fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a Sigma Theta Tau Experienced Nurse Leadership Academy scholar. She was awarded the Case Western University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Young Alumni Award for Excellence in 2020. Dr. Slaven-Lee holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing from the University of Maine, and she earned a doctorate in nursing practice from Case Western University.

Cara Padovano, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Associate Dean, The George Washington University School of Nursing

Cara Padovano, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, is Associate Dean of the MSN program at The George Washington University School of Nursing. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and specializes in anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine with a focus on nutritional, metabolic, and hormonal imbalances. Her other practice and scholarship interests include academic leadership and administration. Dr. Padovano is a fellow of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Leadership Mentor Program. She earned her BSN, MSN, and DNP degrees from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing.

April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN

Associate Dean, Clinical and Community Partnerships, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, an acute care nurse practitioner, is Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She is Fellow for the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Fellow for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and Fellow for the American Academy of Nursing. She is a recent past president of AANP and is an active member of the Tennessee Nurses Association. Dr. Kapu has received several awards including the VUMC "Transformational Nurse Leader of the Year" and Tennessee Hospital Association's "Nurse of Clinical Distinction.” Dr. Kapu holds both a master's and doctoral degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Moderator:

Anne Dabrow-Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN

Chief Nurse, Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice

Anne Dabrow-Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, is the Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice. She practices as an acute care/critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine and is an adjunct faculty in the graduate nursing programs at Drexel and Neumann Universities; she also precepts NP and DNP students. Dr. Dabrow-Woods was awarded the Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award from Sigma Theta Tau International Kappa Delta Chapter in 2018 and she was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in 2016. She received her BSN from West Chester University, her MSN from LaSalle University, a post-master’s certificate from Drexel University, and a DNP from Texas Christian University.