Experiences of the advanced nurse practitioner role in acute care

The aim of the service evaluation presented in this article was to explore the multidisciplinary team's (MDT) experiences and perception of the advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) role on an acute health care of the older person ward. A qualitative case study was carried out comprising semi-structured interviews with members of the MDT, exploring their experiences of the ANP role. An overarching theme of 'Is it a nurse? Is it a doctor? No, it's an ANP' emerged from the data, with three subthemes: the missing link; facilitating and leading holistic care; and safe, high quality care. The ANP role is valued by the MDT working with them and provides a unique skill set that has the potential to enhance care of older patients living with frailty. While there are challenges to its introduction, it is a role worth introducing to older people's wards..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Nursing older people - 28(2016), 4, Seite 31

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cowley, Alison [VerfasserIn]
Cooper, Joanne [Sonstige Person]
Goldberg, Sarah [Sonstige Person]

Links:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Themen:

Aged
Analysis
Geriatric assessment
Health aspects
Management
Medical care
Nurse practitioners
Practice
United Kingdom

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1975479858