In the process towards harmonization and development of a common training framework for Specialists Nurses, ESNO developed a series of activities.
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The objectives, systems, schemes, concepts, and education methods of Specialist Nurses vary considerably among Member States of the European Union. This diversity, rooted in historical contexts, often leads to an inefficient and ineffective use of human and financial resources and a lack of integration in national education and training systems. Consequently, this has led to inefficiencies in professional understanding and engagement in health workforce systems. The absence of regulation has not only limited the availability of qualified specialist nurses in EU countries but also negatively impacted the provision of advanced nursing personnel with specialties in key positions within the health environment. Additionally, the considerable diversity hampers the mobility of specialist nurses within the EU.
ESNO aims to contribute to the harmonization of Specialist Nurses at a European level under the directive of professional qualification, by integrating outcomes from a variety of activities involving a broad range of international experts. The goal is to enhance the competitiveness of the European Specialist Nurse by improving the level of qualification of nurses in advanced positions and other nursing professionals, and through a better provision of qualified personnel in health, aiming to achieve higher standards of safety, environmental protection, and efficiency.
Additionally, focusing on the development of strategy for educational and scientific programs such as the Springer Book on Infection Control and Curricula Development for Vaccination enhances these objectives.
• Developing a Competences of the Nurse Specialist (NS): Common plinth of competences for a Common Training Framework of each specialty. This includes a scoping review focusing on the specialist nurse's competence and a Delphi study aimed at defining these competencies during 2024-2025. New educational programs including a curriculum on Influenza leadership and a potential master’s program in nursing vaccination in collaboration with a European Nursing university are under exploration.
• Working on a definition of a common Nurse Specialist training framework through a feasibility study for each specialty. This consortium is developing a common training framework for each specialty nurse as an exemplar for specialist nurses working in other health contexts. The framework aims to standardize the skills and training of nurse specialists across Europe to enhance care quality, improve healthcare outcomes, and reduce care costs.
• We contribute to the development of harmonized training framework, their implementation and taking into account the use of modern education technologies and requirements such as accreditation.
• We provide a better understanding of the revised directives of professional qualification, and suggest a harmonized approach to better meet its requirements.
• We enhance the employability and facilitate the professional mobility within European countries.
Chair: Vedrana Vejzovic
MEMBERS
Nico Decock - France
Jan N. Kristensen - Sweden
Jos Latour - United Kingdom
Adriano Friganovic - Croatia
Luigi Apuzzo - Italy
Elena Brioni - Italy
Magnaghi Cristiano - Italy
Anastasia Liossatou - Greece
Franziska Geese - Switzerland
Thordis Torsteinsdóttir - Iceland
Alexandra Pereira - Portugal
Sabine Krupa - Poland
Wioletta Medrzycka - Poland
Julie Benbenishty - Israel
Alessandro Stievano - Italy
Zaneta Bogoevska-Miteva - North Macedonia
Agnes Offenberg - Netherlands
Jesmond Sharples - Malta
Tihana Gašpert - Croatia
Biljana Kurtović – Croatia
