Module 1: Introduction & Overview of NP Role in LTC
1.2.2 NP Practice Conceptual Model
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) developed a NP Practice Conceptual Model through literature review & consultations[1]. The core of this framework is health, the outcome of practice. Components arising from the core include:
Discipline
- Foundation of practice including body of knowledge & nursing self-regulation processes
- Include focus from narrow to broad
Context
- Practice setting
- Includes macro to multi-system
Nurse Practitioner
- Includes novice to expert range
Patient/client
- Collaborator & recipient of care
- Includes individual to communities
Inquiry and evidence based practice support the core components.
Society, evidence-based practice & Canadian health care system encompass the entire model.
Recommended Reading: Canadian Nurses Association. (2006). Practice framework for nurse practitioners in Canada. Practice Framework
- Canadian Nurses Association, 2006 ↵