Competency Gradients in Advanced Practice Nurses, Specialist Nurses, and Registered Nurses

A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study

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ID15514245
AutoresLaura Gutiérrez‐Rodríguez (0000-0002-5738-205X, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga), Silvia García‐Mayor (0000-0002-3913-3850, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga), Álvaro León‐Campos (0000-0002-1468-3012, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, autor de correspondencia), Álvaro León-Campos (Universidad de Málaga), Alberto José Gómez‐González (0000-0002-9560-7213, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga), Alberto José Gómez-González (Universidad de Málaga), Bibiana Pérez‐Ardanaz (0000-0001-6231-1144, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga), Susana Rodríguez‐Gómez (Ministry of Health), Susana Rodríguez-Gómez (Regional Ministry of Health of Andalusia (CSJA), 41020 Sevilla, Spain), Marta Fajardo-Samper (0000-0002-3762-0962, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona), Juan Carlos Morilla Herrera (0000-0003-3814-4440, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga), Juan Carlos Morilla-Herrera (Universidad de Málaga), José Miguel Morales‐Asencio (0000-0001-7911-7487, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número14
Páginas8415-8415
Fecha de publicación2022-07-09
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19148415
PMID35886267
OpenAlexW4285007657
IdiomaEN
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(1) Background: Identifying differences in the competencies of different areas of nursing is a crucial aspect for determining the scope of practice. This would facilitate the creation of a formal structure for clinical practice in advanced and specialised services. The aims of this study are to analyse the distribution of advanced competencies in registered, specialist and advanced practice nurses in Spain, and to determine the level of complexity of the patients attended by these nurses. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was developed on registered, specialist and advanced practice nurses, all of whom completed an online survey on their perceived level of advanced competencies and their professional characteristics. (3) Results: In total, 1270 nurses completed the survey. Advanced practice nurses recorded the highest self-perceived level of competency, especially for the dimensions of evidence-based practice, autonomy, leadership and care management. (4) Conclusions: Among registered, specialist and advanced practice nurses, there are significant differences in the level of self-perceived competencies. Patients attended by advanced practice nurses presented the highest levels of complexity. Understanding these differences could facilitate the creation of a regulatory framework for clinical practice in advanced and specialized services

Advanced Practice Nurses · Advanced practice nursing · Autonomy · Clinical Practice · Computer-assisted web interviewing · Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Health care · Nurse practitioners · Nursing practice · Scope of practice · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation · Nursing Roles and Practices

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