@article{10272/24295,
year = {2024},
month = {6},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24295},
abstract = {Background Advanced practice nursing has emerged as a result of the evolution of healthcare systems, the
changing needs of the population and the academic development of nursing, as well as sociodemographic and
epidemiological changes. The aim of this study is to describe the professional experiences of Spanish advanced
practice nurses in specific positions within the healthcare system in order to better understand the development and
characteristics of this specialised nursing role.
Methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted. Fourteen advanced practice nurses from healthcare centres
participated. Semi-structured interviews were carried out. Braun and Clarke’s method for reflexive thematic analysis
was followed. The Atlas. Ti version 22 program was used for technological support. The COREQ checklist was used to
optimise the reporting of this qualitative study.
Results From the analysis of the data collected, three themes and six subthemes were extracted: 1) Advanced
practice nursing on the rise: (a) The driving forces in the development of advanced practice nursing, (b) Barriers to
the development of advanced practice nursing; 2) Advanced practice nurses as a response to the population’s needs:
(a) The development of a new professional nursing role, (b) The patient at the centre of care in advanced practice
nursing; 3) Training as the foundation for advanced practice nursing: (a) Expert nurses in a specific context, (b)
Differences in the level of training depending on the context.
Conclusion Advanced practice nurses have faced countless barriers and difficulties that have impeded them from
demonstrating their importance and effectiveness within the healthcare system. A stable regulatory framework for
the functions of advanced practice nurses is required to promote care, training and research in the field of advanced
practice nursing. Health institutions need to promote the role of advanced practice nurses, facilitate the employment
of new professionals, and establish new areas of practice},
organization = {The authors would like to thank all the advanced practice nurses who
participated in the study. Their time and expertise made this study viable.
We thank the Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Medicine at the
University of Almeria, the Research Group Health Sciences CTS-451 and Centro
de Investigación en Salud (CEINSA) and the Research Group Health Sciences
HIGIA CTS-500 at the University of Huelva},
publisher = {BMC},
title = {Professional experiences of spanish advanced practice nurses: qualitative research},
doi = {10.1186/s12912-024-02105-6},
author = {Cantón Rodríguez, Yolanda and Ibáñez Masero, Olivia and García Navarro, Esperanza Begoña and Ortega Galán, Ángela María and Ventura Miranda, María Isabel and Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores},
}