TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist Examination
T2 - Job Task Analysis
AU - Hallas, Donna
AU - Heuer, Beth
AU - Sesay-Tuffour, Sheri A.
AU - Foerster, Lillian Adele
N1 - Funding Information:
PCNB provided financial support for this work. In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Developmental, behavioral, and mental health (DBMH) conditions among pediatric populations have increased in prevalence in primary care. Approximately 1 in 5 children have mental health conditions, but only 20% receive care. In October 2021, a national emergency in children's mental health was declared. The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board offers a pediatric primary care mental health specialist (PMHS) examination that validates the knowledge, skills, and abilities of certified nurse practitioners caring for children, adolescents, and young adults with DBMH conditions. This review describes the methodology, data analysis, and results of the job task analysis that ensures examination quality measuring preparedness to practice as a certified PMHS.
AB - Developmental, behavioral, and mental health (DBMH) conditions among pediatric populations have increased in prevalence in primary care. Approximately 1 in 5 children have mental health conditions, but only 20% receive care. In October 2021, a national emergency in children's mental health was declared. The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board offers a pediatric primary care mental health specialist (PMHS) examination that validates the knowledge, skills, and abilities of certified nurse practitioners caring for children, adolescents, and young adults with DBMH conditions. This review describes the methodology, data analysis, and results of the job task analysis that ensures examination quality measuring preparedness to practice as a certified PMHS.
KW - behavioral
KW - certification
KW - child behavior
KW - developmental
KW - mental health
KW - nurse practitioner
KW - pediatric nursing
KW - pediatric primary care mental health specialist
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.08.024
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.08.024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141810703
SN - 1555-4155
VL - 19
JO - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
IS - 2
M1 - 104441
ER -