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The development of leadership outcome-indicators evaluating the contribution of clinical specialists and advanced practitioners to health care: a secondary analysis.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); May2014, Vol. 70 Issue 5, p1078-1093, 16p, 6 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Aims To report a secondary analysis of data collected from the case study phase of a national study of advanced practitioners and to develop leadership outcome-indicators appropriate for advanced practitioners. Background In many countries, advanced practitioners in nursing and midwifery have responsibility as leaders for health care development, but without having leadership outcome measures available they are unable to demonstrate the results of their activities. In Ireland, a sequential mixed method research study was used to develop a validated tool for the evaluation of clinical specialists and advanced practitioners. Despite strong evidence of leadership activities, few leadership-specific outcomes were generated from the primary analysis. Design Secondary analysis of a multiple case study data set. Methods Data set comprised 23 case studies of advanced practitioner/clinical specialists from 13 sites across each region in Ireland from all divisions of the Nursing Board Register. Data were collected 2008-2010. Data sources included non-participant observation ( n = 92 hours) of advanced practitioners in practice, interviews with clinicians ( n = 21), patients ( n = 20) and directors of nursing/midwifery ( n = 13) and documents. Analysis focused on leadership outcome-indicator development in line with the National Health Service's Good Indicators Guide. Results The four categories of leadership outcomes for advanced practitioner developed were as follows: (i) capacity and capability building of multidisciplinary team; (ii) measure of esteem; (iii) new initiatives for clinical practice and healthcare delivery; and (iv) clinical practice based on evidence. Conclusions The proposed set of leadership outcome-indicators derived from a secondary analysis captures the complexity of leadership in practice. They add to existing clinical outcomes measuring advanced practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH care teams
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
LEADERSHIP
RESEARCH methodology
CASE studies
MEDICAL care
EVALUATION of medical care
NURSE practitioners
NURSES
NURSING
NURSING research
NURSING specialties
SCIENTIFIC observation
RESEARCH funding
WORK environment
OCCUPATIONAL roles
SECONDARY analysis
UNOBTRUSIVE measures
EVIDENCE-based nursing
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95344944
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12262