Development of a tool to describe the role of the clinical nurse consultant in Australia

Fry, M; Duffield, CM; Baldwin, RJ; Roche, MA; Stasa, H; Solman, A

Development of a tool to describe the role of the clinical nurse consultant in Australia

Fry, M Duffield, CM Baldwin, RJ Roche, MA Stasa, H Solman, A

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Publisher:: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 2013, 22 (11), pp. 1531 - 1538
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fry, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Duffield, CM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Baldwin, RJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Roche, MA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Stasa, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Solman, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 2013, 22 (11), pp. 1531 - 1538	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0962-1067	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26117
dc.description.abstract	Aims and objectives. This article is a report of a study that used template analysis to develop a tool for defining and measuring the role characteristics and responsibilities of an advanced practice nursing role in Australia. Background. Internationally, there is considerable confusion about the precise role responsibilities of advanced practice nursing positions. In Australia, the Clinical Nurse Consultant is an advanced practice role with five nominated domains of practice. However, there are no tools for measuring the performance of Clinical Nurse Consultants against the listed domains. Design and methods. Participants were 56 clinical nurse consultants at a tertiary public hospital. The existing literature, an online survey, and position descriptions were used to generate the a priori themes for the initial template. Semi-structured interviews were conducted (in 2010) to test the template characteristics. The template underwent multiple iterations in its development. Results. A 50-item tool was devised, which consisted of five domains with a ten-point hierarchical scale within each domain. In preliminary testing, the revised template was found to provide greater clarity regarding roles and grades than the original position descriptions. Conclusions. Further testing and refinement of the modified rating scale is needed, but it offers the possibility of a new tool that can be used by health service managers to determine the grade of a clinical nurse consultant position and for evaluating role performance.	en_US
dc.publisher	Blackwell Publishing Ltd	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal Of Clinical Nursing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04264.x	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse's Role	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse Clinicians	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nursing Staff, Hospital	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals, Public	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.title	Development of a tool to describe the role of the clinical nurse consultant in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	11	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	22	en_US
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utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
dc.location.activity	England
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/School of Management
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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Abstract:

Aims and objectives. This article is a report of a study that used template analysis to develop a tool for defining and measuring the role characteristics and responsibilities of an advanced practice nursing role in Australia. Background. Internationally, there is considerable confusion about the precise role responsibilities of advanced practice nursing positions. In Australia, the Clinical Nurse Consultant is an advanced practice role with five nominated domains of practice. However, there are no tools for measuring the performance of Clinical Nurse Consultants against the listed domains. Design and methods. Participants were 56 clinical nurse consultants at a tertiary public hospital. The existing literature, an online survey, and position descriptions were used to generate the a priori themes for the initial template. Semi-structured interviews were conducted (in 2010) to test the template characteristics. The template underwent multiple iterations in its development. Results. A 50-item tool was devised, which consisted of five domains with a ten-point hierarchical scale within each domain. In preliminary testing, the revised template was found to provide greater clarity regarding roles and grades than the original position descriptions. Conclusions. Further testing and refinement of the modified rating scale is needed, but it offers the possibility of a new tool that can be used by health service managers to determine the grade of a clinical nurse consultant position and for evaluating role performance.

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