Highlights
- •Behavioral and mental health conditions have increased in the pediatric populations.
- •Job task analysis verifies content for the pediatric PMHS certification examination.
- •Details for the PMHS exam content, (eg, Screenings, Dx, RX, etc.) are identified.
- •Knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide safe effective care are tested.
Abstract
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.
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Biography
Donna Hallas, PhD, PPCNP-BC, PMHS, is a clinical professor and director of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at New York University Meyers College of Nursing, New York, and can be contacted at [email protected]
Biography
Beth Heuer, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS, is an associate professor of clinical instruction at Temple University College of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Biography
Sheri A. Sesay-Tuffour, PhD, CAE, is chief executive officer, Pediatric Certification Board, Rockville, MD.
Biography
Adele Foerster, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC, ICE-CCP, is chief credentialing officer, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, Rockville, MD.
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Publication history
Published online: November 11, 2022
Footnotes
Disclosure: Dr. Heuer is a member of the PNCB PMHS Exam Committee and has received honoraria for travel expenses and recertification fees as well as Continuing Education credit for test item-writing as part of her ongoing committee work with PNCB.
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.
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