[The Challenge of Care Continuity in Complex Chronic Patients from Nurses' Perspective]. / La enfermera ante el reto de la gestión del paciente crónico complejo.

Introduction: The complex chronic disease requires a model of care based found on multidisciplinary teams. The aim of this study was to analyse the development of nursing leadership in managing the complex chronic patient (CCP) and to identify how the resources for the attention and follow up of these patients are managed. Method: A qualitative descriptive approach was followed through participant observation, in-depth interview to 7 health professionals (5 nurses, a doctor, and a social worker) and a discussion group with 9 Primary Health Care nurses from a intentional sample. Discourse analysis was undertaken following Conde approach: fixing discurse positions, creating and analyzing symbolic configuratons, analyzing and interpreting semantic configurations and drawing up the discourse. Results: From discourse analysis two main dimensions emerged on the nursing leadership and management: a) nursing as the leader of care: the need of nursing leadership and of improvement in the coordination structures were recognized, and b) nursing as resources manager in the CCP care related to social and health risks and resources coordination. Conclusions: Our findings enhance the case management and the home delivery care as foundations to be effective handle of CCP, where nursing has a privileged role.

Interpersonal relations and nurses' job satisfaction through knowledge and usage of relational skills.

BACKGROUND/RATIONALE: Many interpersonal labor disputes stem from the lack of communication skills and the relational problems in the interactions between health professionals. AIMS/METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted in a Spanish hospital in order to get to know how the communicative interaction between hospital nurses is like in relation to the nurses' interpersonal interaction and communication skills developed in their working relationships. Twenty-one hospital nurses between 29 and 55 years old, working in different wards, were interviewed. Open-ended interview discourses were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: The following four key themes were analyzed: communication and sender; communication and awareness of who has the problem; non-verbal communication; communication and recipient. CONCLUSION: The results of this study highlight the need to broaden nurses' relational-communication skills in order to increase job satisfaction.

Supplemental nursing staff´s experiences at a Spanish hospital: Qualitative phenomenology research.

The objective of this study was to describe the Supplemental Nursing Staff´s experiences at different hospital units. A qualitative phenomenological approach was conducted; a purposeful and theoretical sampling was implemented with supplemental nursing staff at Santa Barbara Hospital of Soria (Spain), to gain a more in-depth understanding of the Supplemental Nursing Staff ´s experience. Data were collected by in-depth interviews and through a field notebook. Data were analyzed using the Giorgi proposal. Twenty-one nurses with a mean age of 46 years were included. Three main topics emerged from the data analysis: building the first contact, carving out a niche and establishing interprofessional/interpersonal relationships. We conclude that the experience of hosting the supplemental nursing staff in changing clinical environments is conditioned by various factors. It is necessary for nurses and hospital managers to establish clear objectives with regard to the supplemental nursing staff´s role in the units.

Nurses' experiences working with nursing students in a hospital: a phenomenological enquiry.

OBJECTIVE: this paper explores the experiences of registered nurses working with Spanish nursing students within the hospital. METHODS: a qualitative phenomenological approach was followed. Purposeful sampling was employed. Twenty-one registered nurses, from a public hospital located in Spain, were included in the study. Data were collected by means of unstructured and semi-structured interviews and were analysed using Giorgi's proposal. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research were followed. RESULTS: three main themes described the experience of registered nurses: "The nurse's relationship with nursing students"; most nurses emphasized the importance of the first contact with students and they considered students' attitude to be key. "Defining the role of the student in clinical practice"; it is necessary to unify the nurse's role and interventions to avoid misleading students and establish priorities in clinical practice. "Building bridges between clinical settings and the University"; the need to establish a common ground and connection between the university and hospital clinical settings was emphasized. Nurses felt that the training program should also be designed by the clinical settings themselves. CONCLUSIONS: understanding the meaning of nursing students with registered nurses might gain a deeper insight into their expectations.

La enfermera ante el reto de la gestión del paciente crónico complejo / The challenge of care continuity in complex chronic patients from nurses´perspective

Introducción. La enfermedad crónica compleja requiere de un modelo asistencial basado en equipos multidisciplinares. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar el desarrollo del liderazgo enfermero en el manejo del paciente crónico complejo (PCC) e identificar cómo gestiona los recursos en la atención y seguimiento de estos pacientes. Método. Estudio cualitativo descriptivo, mediante observación participante, entrevistas en profundidad a 7 profesionales sanitarios y un grupo de discusión con 9 profesionales de enfermería de centros de Atención Primaria madrileños, seleccionados mediante muestreo intencional. Para el análisis del discurso se siguió el procedimiento propuesto por Conde: determinación de las posiciones discursivas, creación y análisis de las configuraciones simbólicas, análisis e interpretación de las configuraciones semánticas y elaboración del discurso. Resultados. Del discurso emergieron dos dimensiones de significado del liderazgo y la gestión enfermera en el manejo del PCC: a) el profesional de enfermería, líder de los cuidados: se reconoce la necesidad de liderazgo de los enfermeros y de mejorar las estructuras de coordinación, y b) el profesional de enfermería, gestor de recursos en la atención al PCC, en relación con los riesgos sociosanitarios y la coordinación de los recursos. Conclusiones. Los hallazgos resaltan la gestión de casos y la atención domiciliaria como los pilares centrales para el manejo eficaz del PCC, donde enfermería ocupa una posición privilegiada (AU)

Introduction. The complex chronic disease requires a model of care based found on multidisciplinary teams. The aim of this study was to analyse the development of nursing leadership in managing the complex chronic patient (CCP) and to identify how the resources for the attention and follow up of these patients are managed. Method. A qualitative descriptive approach was followed through participant observation, in-depth interviews to 7 health professionals (5 nurses, a doctor, and a social worker) and a discussion group with 9 Primary Health Care nurses from a intentional sample. Discourse analysis was undertaken following Conde approach: fixing discursive positions, creating and analysing symbolic configurations, analysing and interpreting semantic configurations and drawing up the discourse. Results. From discourse analysis two main dimensions emerged on the nursing leadership and management: a) nursing as the leader of care: the need of nursing leadership and of improvement in the coordination structures were recognized, and b) nursing as resources manager in the CCP care related to social and health risks and resources coordination. Conclusions. Our findings enhance the case management and the home delivery care as foundations to effective handle of CCP, where nursing has a privileged role (AU)

Intrépidos. Segundo ciclo de enfermería. Primer paso, primer anhelo en la España europea / Intrepid: second nursing cycle. First step, first desire in European Spain

En el momento de escribir este documento para ROL, la primera pregunta que nos asaltó fue ¿primer paso? ¿por qué? El inicio de los estudios de segundo ciclo en 1998 no respondía a ningún anhelo europeo, sino a consolidar un deseo real de la Enfermería española: lograr el máximo grado académico creciendo desde la propia disciplina, con el fin de estar en condiciones de igualdad con la mayoría de titulaciones de la Universidad Española. Esto es, investigar dentro del propio campo científico, formar a los futuros profesionales, gestionar en condiciones de igualdad y en definitiva consolidar un camino que se merece quien tiene responsabilidad sobre el cuidado de la salud (AU)