The Impact of Competency-Based Education in Nursing

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of competency-based education in nursing through an interview with Dr. Ruth Wittmann-Price.

On episode 523 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews author, nursing educator, and researcher Dr. Ruth Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CNEcl, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN. In the course of their conversation, Keith and Dr. Wittmann-Price discuss the importance and impact of competency-based education in nursing. Dr. Wittmann-Price also reflects on her storied career, and her perceptions and experiences as a highly accomplished nurse academician and writer. Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CNEcl, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN, is Dean of the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professionals at Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, NJ. Ruth has been an obstetrical/women’s health nurse for 47 years. Dr. Wittmann-Price received her AAS and BSN degrees from Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey, and her MS as a perinatal clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from Columbia University, New York, New York. She completed her PhD in nursing at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, and received the Dean’s Award for Excellence. Ruth developed a mid-range nursing theory, “Emancipated Decision-Making in Women’s Health Care,” and has tested her theory in…

People in this episode

Host: Keith Carlson

Guest: Dr. Ruth Wittmann-Price

Topics covered

• competency-based education
• nursing
• healthcare
• nursing education
• career development

Keywords

• competency-based education
• nursing
• healthcare career
• nursing educator
• Ruth Wittmann-Price

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professionals, Thomas Edison State University

Books & works: Emancipated Decision-Making in Women’s Health Care

Places: Trenton, NJ, South Africa

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