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Nurse practitioners' focus on health care in terms of cure and care: analysis of graduate theses using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Jul2016, Vol. 72 Issue 7, p1654-1665, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Aim To explore the focus of nurse practitioners on health care in terms of cure and care. Background Nurse practitioners are expected to act on the intersection of cure and care. However, in clinical practice and education, a clear model covering this area is lacking; therefore, it is unknown to what extent nurse practitioners are focused on this specific area. Graduate theses may reflect the focus of nurse practitioners. Design Sequential exploratory mixed method. Methods In total, 413 published abstracts of graduate theses of a Dutch Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (2000-2015) were analysed using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Data source included aim, question and outcome of each thesis and graduates' characteristics. A qualitative deductive approach was used for the analyses. Theses were classified as focused on cure, care, or on the intersection of cure and care. Results A small majority of 53% ( N = 219) of the graduate theses addressed patient's health status and could be classified in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Of the classified theses, 48% were focused on cure, 39% on the intersection of cure and care and 13% on care. While the percentage of theses addressing health status increased significantly over the 15-year period, the percentage of theses focused on cure, care and on the intersection of cure and care remained the same. Conclusion The graduate theses reflected that nurse practitioners are increasingly oriented towards patients' health status. However, their focus is predominantly on cure rather than on the intersection of cure and care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
CONTENT analysis
ACADEMIC dissertations
HEALTH behavior
HEALTH status indicators
MATHEMATICAL models
NOSOLOGY
NURSE practitioners
NURSING
NURSING specialties
PROBABILITY theory
RESEARCH
HEALTH self-care
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
GRADUATE nursing education
QUALITATIVE research
THEORY
QUANTITATIVE research
MASTERS programs (Higher education)
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115831073
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12947