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The role of the nurse practitioner has expanded into specialty domains. This document proposes 24 competencies specific to the urology nurse practitioner (NP), which are also consistent with the recommendations of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) and compliment the American Urological Association 2014 white paper on the incorporation of advanced practice providers in urology practices. It describes three levels of practice and experience progression for the urology NP working with adult patients, independent of specific clinical setting. These urology-specific competencies supplement and complement the core competencies and population-focused competencies of generalist nurse practitioners.
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The authors wish to thank MiChelle McGarry, MSN, CPNP, CUNP, for her support and input.
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Quallich, S.A., Bumpus, S.M., Lajiness, S. (2016). Competencies for the Nurse Practitioner Working with Adult Urology Patients. In: Lajiness, M., Quallich, S. (eds) The Nurse Practitioner in Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28743-0_21
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