Measuring Scope of Practice Enactment Among Primary Care Registered Nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scope of practice enactment is poorly understood in the primary care setting.

Purpose

The following research objectives were addressed: (1) to revise and adapt the Actual Scope of Practice (ASCOP) questionnaire for use in the primary care setting, and (2) to determine internal consistency, construct validity, and sensitivity of the modified instrument.

Methods

To address the first objective, a narrative literature review and synthesis and an expert panel review was conducted. To address the second objective, a cross-sectional survey of 178 registered nurses who worked in primary care was conducted.

Results

The ASCOP, with few modifications, addressed key attributes of nursing scope of practice in the primary care setting. The modified instrument yiel

SUBMITTER: Braithwaite S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9597129 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature