Nursing leadership and management in home care: A qualitative scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The purpose is to identify and synthesize the challenges of first-line nurse managers in home care concerning their managerial and leadership role, as described in current qualitative research literature.

Background

Increased responsibilities and shifting tasks in home care lead to challenges for first-line nurse managers. These challenges must be identified and evaluated to ensure quality care provision.

Evaluation

A scoping review mapped current qualitative research on first-line nurse managers in home care, focusing on their managerial and leadership role. A systematic search was conducted in CINAHL, Medline, EMBASE, and SweMed+. A thematic analysis was conducted on the four included studies.

Key issue(s)

First-line nurse managers' role in home care invo

SUBMITTER: Jordal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091940 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature