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- Title
Changes noticed following a pressure injury link nurse programme.
- Authors
Moir, Chris; Taylor, Peta; Seaton, Philippa; Snell, Helen; Wood, Susan
- Abstract
Health quality and safety improvement is every health worker's responsibility. Nurses have the knowledge and skills to take leadership roles in this field. Link nurses are an example of nurses filling practice-specific quality management roles. In this research, where a pressure injury prevention link nurse programme was instituted, nurses embraced the quality improvement project. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify changes link nurses noticed in their practice areas as a result of participation in a pressure injury prevention link nurse programme. Design: Qualitative results from a mixed methods study are reported here. Methods: Data were collected in three nurse focus groups. The technique used to collect data was Aspinal's (2005) Nominal Group Technique. Twenty-two participants answered a question on the changes they had noticed in pressure injury prevention in their area following a link nurse programme. Findings: All nurses noted an increase in their colleagues' knowledge and awareness of pressure injury prevention; patients were reported as now being part of the care team; assessment tool use and documentation/reporting was noted to have improved in all areas; a policy created in the aged residential care and rural groups led to the acquisition of new pressure injury prevention equipment; blame culture was reported to be reduced in aged residential care. Conclusion: Following the link nurse programme, nurses were encouraged and empowered by the changes they were able to institute in their workplaces. Such nurse-led programmes fulfill need in quality improvement action and further inception of such programmes should be encouraged for nurses and practice colleagues. Relevance to clinical practice: This research has highlighted that many positive changes in care can come about when nurses are supported to lead quality improvement processes.
- Subjects
OCCUPATIONAL roles; MEDICAL quality control; WORK environment; NURSES' attitudes; EVALUATION of human services programs; FOCUS groups; NURSING; PRESSURE ulcers; CHANGE management; RESEARCH methodology; NURSING practice; NURSES; QUALITY assurance; QUESTIONNAIRES; THEMATIC analysis; PATIENT safety; GOAL (Psychology)
- Publication
Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
1179-772X
- Publication type
Article