Registered nurses in expanded roles improve care in nursing homes: Swiss perspective based on the modified Delphi method.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To define both competencies and envisaged outcomes for registered nurses in expanded roles in Swiss nursing homes to be implemented and evaluated within a new model of care.

Background

In regions where Advanced Practice Nurses are rare or absent, registered nurses take up clinical leadership and expanded roles. To allow effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation of these nurses, stakeholders need a shared understanding of the competencies they require and what outcomes they should achieve.

Design

RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method - a modified Delphi method.

Methods

A critical literature review and case studies were conducted to identify possible competencies and outcomes for registered nurses in expanded roles. In 2017, a two-round rating process an

SUBMITTER: Basinska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894469 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature