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Adapting the CanMEDS framework to develop an advanced practice nursing competency framework in Belgium
  1. Louise Racine,
  2. Janet Luimes
  1. College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Dr Louise Racine; louise.racine{at}usask.ca

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2024-104102

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    Commentary on: Van Hecke A, et al. Development of a competency framework for advanced practice nurses: a co-design process. J Adv Nurs 2024; 1-13. doi.org/10.1111/jan.16174

    Implications for practice and research

    • A CanMEDS-derived APN (Advanced Practice Nurse) competency framework informs APNs’ personal and professional development and guides APNs’ practices within educational and healthcare settings in Belgium.

    • Further research is required to validate this competency framework and determine its usability in education and practice.

    Context

    Advanced practice nursing (APN) refers to an expanded scope of practice beyond the generalist level to provide direct healthcare services, including prevention, diagnosis, therapeutics and illness management.1 2 APNs require roles and levels of practice based on measurable competencies.1 Competency frameworks can be used to develop APN graduate programmes and serve for quality improvement. A change in the legal framework for APNs’ roles and responsibilities represented an …

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    Footnotes

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.