Crosswalk Analysis of Existing Nurse Practitioner Populations and Emergency Nurse Practitioner Competencies

As the number of nurse practitioners working in emergency care (ENP) has grown over the past decade, the alignment of ENP knowledge, skills, and abilities with those of the NP populations has not been fully explored. To identify overlapping themes among the emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) specialty and the eight nurse practitioner population foci's knowledge, skills, and abilities, national leaders and expert faculty collaborated on a crosswalk analysis of NP competencies, certification examination content and procedures. This project revealed that the ENP specialty competencies, certification exam blueprint items, and procedures are not entirely subsumed within an existing nurse practitioner population focus.