http://login.icohere.com/LACE LACE Network: Resources for Transition to Adult-Gero Population Focus -- Recent Posts http://login.icohere.com/connect/connect_fromRSS.cfm?vsDTTitle=Resources for Transition to Adult-Gero Population Focus&dseq=11071&dtseq=51020&mkey=public935&cseq=935&blog=0&PAN=1&dtxtseq=293394 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;" name="divDefaultStyle"> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For Regulation:&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/curriculum/adultgeroprimcareNPcomp.pdf" style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies</strong></a></p> <p>This 2010 publication delineates the entry-level competencies for graduates of master&rsquo;s, doctorate of nursing practice (DNP), and post-graduate programs preparing primary care NPs who serve the adult-gerontology population. The competencies are intended to be used in conjunction with &mdash; and build upon &mdash; the graduate and APRN core competencies outlined in the AACN (2006) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice or the AACN (1996) Essentials of Master&rsquo;s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing. In addition, these competencies build upon the NONPF (2006 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:47:28 GMT 293394