Essentials Tool Kit Working Groups

Working Groups Charge:

The Essentials Faculty Tool Kit has been created to provide recommendations and exemplars for faculty in the development and transition to competency-based education and competency-based assessment. The recommended first step when implementing the Essentials is for faculty to read the new Essentials, and crosswalk the Essentials to their curricula. Faculty will be able to use the exemplars provided for each of the ten Domains and concepts across Domains as they begin to transition alignment of their curricula to the new Essentials. The tool kit template includes recommendations and examples of learning strategies, resources, recommended content, and assessment strategies for each of the ten Essentials domains. Recommendations are provided for both entry-level as well as advanced-level nursing education.

Domain Working Groups

Domain 1: Knowledge for Nursing Practice

	Marlaine Smith, PhD Florida Atlantic University Professor

	Peggy Chinn, PhD University of Connecticut Professor Emerita of Nursing

	Leslie Nicoll, PhD Maine Desk, LLC President

Domain 2: Person-Centered Care

	Sandy Rajamohan, PhD Roberts Wesleyan College Associate Professor of Nursing

	Rick Zoucha, PhD Duquesne University Professor/Chair of Advanced Role and PhD Program

	Adrian Hordon, PhD Landmark Health Executive Director, Clinical Education & Operations

	Susan Brasher, PhD Emory University Assistant Professsor

	Catherine Johnson, PhD Duquesne University Clinical Associate Professor

Domain 3: Population Health

	Susan Swider, PhD Rush University Director, Advanced Public Health Nursing Program & Transformative Leadership: Population Health Program

	Lisa Campbell, DNP (she, her, hers) The University of Texas at Tyler Professor, Director Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Student Advisor Graduate Program

	Judy Didion, PhD Oakland University Dean and Professor

	Marva Price, DrPH Duke University Associate Professor Emerita

	Gina Johnson, MS The University of Kansas Clinical Assistant Professor

	Susan Harrington, PhD Grand Valley State University Associate Professor

Domain 4: Scholarship

	Robin Newhouse, PhD Indiana University Dean and Distinguished Professor

	Rosanne Burson, DNP University of Detroit Mercy Associate Professor

	Katherine Moran, DNP Grand Valley State University Associate Dean

Domain 5: Quality and Safety

	Gerry Altmiller, EdD The College of New Jersey Professor

	Gail Armstrong, PhD, DNP Oregon Health and Science University Professor

	Marjorie Godfrey, PhD University of New Hampshire Research Professor

Domain 6: Interprofessional Partnerships

	Jane Kirschling, PhD University of Maryland Dean and Professor, School of Nursing

	Brenda Zierler, PhD University of Washington Professor

	Mayumi Willgerodt, PhD University of Washington Associate Professor / Vice Chair of Education

	Lisa Singleterry, PhD Western Michigan University Interim Director and Associate Professor

Domain 7: Systems-Based Practice

	Rachel Start, MSN Rush University Medical Center Associate Vice President

	Jerry Mansfield, PhD Mount Carmel Health System/Trinity Health Chief Nursing Officer, Ohio Region

	Kimberly S. Glassman, PhD New York University Clinical Professor, Senior Associate Dean

	Lydia Rotondo, DNP University of Rochester Associate Dean and Professor

	Shannon Sapp Layton, DNP The University of Alabama at Birmingham Assistant Professor

	Ana Stoehr, PhD, RN George Mason University Term Assistant Professor

Domain 8: Information and Healthcare Technologies

	Marisa Wilson, DNSc The University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Professor / Chairperson

	Alvin Jeffery, PhD Vanderbilt University Assistant Professor

	Susan Newbold, PhD Nursing Informatics Boot Camp Healthcare Informatics Educator and Consultant

	Dan Weberg, PhD The Ohio State University Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice

	Dorcas Kunkel, DNP Jacksonville University Adjunct Professor

	Debra Wolf, PhD Chatham University Director and Professor

Domain 9: Professionalism

	Nelda Godfrey, PhD The University of Kansas Associate Dean

	Darlene Del Prato, PhD SUNY Polytecnhic Institute Chair, Department of Nursing

	Susan Strouse, PhD Grand Valley State University Associate Professor

	Amy Hite, DNP Pittsburg State University Professor

Domain 10: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development

	Debra Albert, DNP New York University - Langone Health Chief Nursing Officer

	Curry Bordelon, DNP University of Alabama Birmingham Associate Professor

	Jose Rodriguez, DNP Uniformed Services University Assistant Professor

Concept Working Groups

Concept: Clinical Judgement

	Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD Villanova University Professor

	Laura Klenke-Borgmann, MSN University of Kansas Medical Center Clinical Assistant Professor

Concept: Communication

	Joy Goldsmith, PhD University of Memphis Professor, Communication Studies

	Smita Banerjee, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Behavioral Scientist

	Laureen Donovan, PhD Shepherd University Assistant Professor

	Elaine Wittenberg, PhD California State University - Los Angeles Assistant Professor, Communication

Concept: Compassionate Care

	Lisa Beasley, DNP University of Tennessee Health Science Center Assistant Professor

	Weihua Zhang, PhD Emory University Professor

	Ab Brody, PhD New York University Associate Professor

	Tina Antill Keener, PhD West Virginia University Assistant Professor

Concept: Diversity Equity and Inclusion

	Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor

	Brigit Maria Carter, PhD Duke University Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

	Billie Vance, PhD West Virginia University Clinical Associate Professor

	Lisa Muirhead, DNP Emory University Associate Professor

Concept: Ethics

	Carol Taylor, PhD Georgetown University Professor

	Pamela Grace, PhD Boston College Associate Professor

	Sarah Vittone, DBe Georgetown University Assistant Professor

Concept: Evidence-Based Practice

	Kim Olszewski, DNP Bloomsburg University Associate Professor

	Lynn Gallagher-Ford, PhD Ohio State University Director of Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice and Clinical Innovation

	Julie Slade, DNP Chatham University Associate Professor

	Sheila Quinn, PhD Stockton University Associate Dean and Chief Nurse Administrator

	Cindy Zellefrow, DNP Ohio State University Director, Academic Core, Fuld Institute for Evidence-Based Practice

Concept: Health Policy

	Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD New York University Clinical Professor

	Garrett Chan, PhD HealthImpact President & CEO

	Nancy Rudner, DrPH University of Alabama Birmingham Associate Professor

	Alex Hoyt, PhD MGH Institute of Health Professions Assistant Professor

Concept: Social Determinants of Health

	Sabita Persaud, PhD Notre Dame of Maryland University Associate Dean, Associate Professor

	Marisa Wilson, DNSc University of Alabama Birmingham Associate Professor

	Kumhee Ro, DNP Seattle University Assistant Professor

	Dula Pacquiao, EdD Rutgers University Professor

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