Daily practices of advanced practice nurses within a multi-professional primary care practice in Switzerland: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rising global population of older persons with chronic conditions demands new primary care models. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) can help meet that need. In Switzerland, APNs have only recently been introduced in primary care and little is known about their daily practice. This study aims to describe APNs' activities and general roles at four sites with multi-professional primary care practices in the Swiss cantons of Bern and Solothurn.

Methods

To study the practices of APNs at the study sites, we adopted a social constructivist perspective, lending methods from ethnographic field research. We interviewed, observed and accompanied participants over five months, generating rich data on their daily practices. The analysis followed Braun and Clarke's six-step

SUBMITTER: Altermatt-von Arb R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9862513 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature