The development of practice standards for patient education in nurse-led clinics: a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Educating patients and families about self-care is one of the important roles of nurses in Nurse-led clinics (NLCs). NLCs need standards for guiding the practice of nurses. A standard is an authoritative statement that sets out the legal and professional basis of nursing practice. This paper seeks to report the development of practice standards for patient and family education in NLCs.

Methods

This project used a Sequential-Exploratory mixed methods design. Before the study, we conducted a literature review to identify gaps. Directed content analysis was used in phase 1. The second phase involved two focus groups. The third phase involves two rounds of modified Delphi.

Results

Twenty-nine participants were interviewed, and 1816 preliminary codes were form

SUBMITTER: Pouresmail Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10464384 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature