TY - JOUR
T1 - Viewing nurse practitioners' perceptions of patient care through the lens of enablement
AU - Frost, Jane S.
AU - Currie, Marian J.
AU - Cruickshank, Mary
AU - Northam, Holly L.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Research conducted in primary health care (PHC) shows the value of patient enablement. Although nurse practitioners (NPs) are increasingly playing a role in PHC, limited research exploring their contribution to enabling patients exists. This article describes a qualitative descriptive study in which enablement was used to explore PHC NPs’ perceptions of the care they provide to patients. Analysis of the focus group data identified 3 primary themes: patient centeredness and bespoke care; reciprocity, trust, and acceptance; and knowledge transference. Relating these themes to the constructs of the Patient Enablement Instrument demonstrated a clear link between NP care and patient enablement.
AB - Research conducted in primary health care (PHC) shows the value of patient enablement. Although nurse practitioners (NPs) are increasingly playing a role in PHC, limited research exploring their contribution to enabling patients exists. This article describes a qualitative descriptive study in which enablement was used to explore PHC NPs’ perceptions of the care they provide to patients. Analysis of the focus group data identified 3 primary themes: patient centeredness and bespoke care; reciprocity, trust, and acceptance; and knowledge transference. Relating these themes to the constructs of the Patient Enablement Instrument demonstrated a clear link between NP care and patient enablement.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:69706
U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.06.020
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.06.020
M3 - Article
SN - 1555-4155
VL - 13
SP - 570
EP - 576
JO - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
IS - 8
ER -