Education and Role Title as Predictors of Enacted (Actual) Scope of Practice in Generalist Nurses in a Pediatric Academic Health Sciences Center.
J Nurs Adm
; 46(5): 265-70, 2016 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27046740
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study is to document the enacted (actual) scope of practice (SOP) of nurses in pediatric settings in relation to education level and position.BACKGROUND:
Baccalaureate-prepared staff nurses routinely carry out only a fraction of the activities essential for quality of care and patient safety they have been educated for. A direct care nurse clinician role exists for nurses with bachelor's degrees in Quebec, Canada.METHOD:
Survey of 301 nurses in a pediatric university hospital in Quebec was conducted.RESULTS:
Enacted (actual) SOP for baccalaureate-educated nurses was significantly broader than that of nurses with junior college diplomas and nurse clinicians (baccalaureate-educated) carried out complex activities more frequently.CONCLUSION:
The creation of job titling and role descriptions that reflect the upper range of nursing competencies could be an important tool for promoting broadened SOP for baccalaureate nurses.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pediatric Nursing
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Clinical Competence
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
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Hospitals, Pediatric
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Nurse Clinicians
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Nurs Adm
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article