Doctorate of Nursing Practice: Blueprint for Excellence

Schematic overview of NP education. AACN, American Association of Colleges of Nursing; APN, advanced practice nursing; NONPF, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Reprinted with permission from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. From Sperhac, A., & Martin, J. (2007). Integration of competencies into a curriculum. In National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, NP Competency based education evaluation: Using a portfolio approach (M. Beauchesne, Ed., 2007). Washington, DC: Author. This figure is available in color online at www.jpedhc.org.