Development of a Joint Professional Practice Model for the Total Nursing Force of the United States Military: Describing an Evidence-Based Process Across Multiple Entities.

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Pauline A Swiger, Caitlin Marley Campbell, Mariyam Javed, Judy Orina, Patricia Hodson, Mary McCarthy, Katherine Robins, Lozay Foots, Kathy M Williams, Patrician A Patrician

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Pauline A Swiger: Author Affiliations: Colonel (Dr Swiger) and Nurse Scientist (Dr McCarthy), US Army Nurse Corps, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington; Lieutenant Colonel (Dr Hodson), US Army Nurse Corps, Fort Sam Houston; and Contractor and Retired Army Colonel (Dr Foots), Defense Health Agency, San Antonio, Texas; Research Assistant (Drs Campbell and Javed), and Professor and Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair (Dr Patrician), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Program Manager (Orina), Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, Washington; Lieutenant Commander (Robins), US Navy Nurse Corps, San Diego, California; and Master Clinician (Ms Williams), 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

PMID: 37098866 DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001281

Professional practice models are a hallmark of professional organizations. Creating a model that can apply across contexts, however, can be a challenge. This article describes the process that a team of nurse leaders and researchers used to create a professional practice model that would serve active-duty and civilian nurses working in military treatment facilities.

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