Urology Nursing Practice Educational Preparation
Urology Nursing Practice Educational Preparation
Most of the urology nurses in the study were educated at a baccalaureate (BSN) level or higher, but no standard exists for educational preparation. Educational preparation for APNs at the graduate level has become standardized in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom; it is not standardized worldwide. Minimum standards in terms of education and accreditation provide important guidelines for how APNs must be educationally prepared for practice, but guidelines are needed to determine urology core curriculum necessary to gain appropriate knowledge for practice in urology. In addition, training programs need to be implemented worldwide to specifically educate urology nurses at the basic and advanced levels in urology because lack of training was identified by APNs as a barrier to practice. Although urology certification was the most common type of certification, less than half of these respondents were certified in urology. Urology certification is one way to determine expert knowledge in urology.
Education and Preparation of Urology Nurses
Most of the urology nurses in the study were educated at a baccalaureate (BSN) level or higher, but no standard exists for educational preparation. Educational preparation for APNs at the graduate level has become standardized in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom; it is not standardized worldwide. Minimum standards in terms of education and accreditation provide important guidelines for how APNs must be educationally prepared for practice, but guidelines are needed to determine urology core curriculum necessary to gain appropriate knowledge for practice in urology. In addition, training programs need to be implemented worldwide to specifically educate urology nurses at the basic and advanced levels in urology because lack of training was identified by APNs as a barrier to practice. Although urology certification was the most common type of certification, less than half of these respondents were certified in urology. Urology certification is one way to determine expert knowledge in urology.