Examining the value and roles of palliative care nurse practitioners: A scoping review

IF 0.9 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRESS IN PALLIATIVE CARE Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI:10.1080/09699260.2022.2120725

Siu-Wai Chan, D. Wilson, A. Santos Salas

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Abstract

Palliative care (PC) focuses on optimizing the quality of life for people of all ages with life-limiting illnesses. To date, Nurse Practitioner (NP)-led PC services are not common in Canada and other countries. This scoping review examined published research literature to determine the potential value and roles of NPs in relation to planning and providing PC. Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, and SCOPUS databases were searched (all years, to an end date of January 2022) to reveal peer-reviewed, English-language research and review articles. A total of 18 published research and review articles were identified. These described the PC NP role as unique with high-level, advanced assessment and diagnostic skills, and with PC NPs having the potential to optimize PC provision in numerous settings. These articles also revealed NPs can enhance the quality of PC and improve access to PC services at a reduced cost. Moreover, NPs were more likely and able to address PC psychosocial needs and improve care coordination. The review findings indicate PC education for all NPs and education about NP roles for other health disciplines should be explored to expand PC NP positions as NP-led PC services could potentially improve access to PC services and also raise the quality of PC services.

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检查姑息治疗执业护士的价值和作用：范围界定综述

姑息治疗（PC）专注于优化所有年龄段患有限制生命疾病的人的生活质量。到目前为止，执业护士（NP）主导的个人电脑服务在加拿大和其他国家并不常见。本范围审查审查了已发表的研究文献，以确定NP在规划和提供PC方面的潜在价值和作用。检索了Medline、Embase、PsychINFO、CINAHL和SCOPUS数据库（所有年份，截至2022年1月），以揭示同行评审的英语研究和审查文章。共确定了18篇已发表的研究和评论文章。这些描述了PC NP的独特作用，具有高水平、高级的评估和诊断技能，并且PC NP有潜力在许多环境中优化PC供应。这些文章还揭示了NP可以提高PC的质量，并以更低的成本改善对PC服务的访问。此外，NPs更有可能也更有能力满足PC的心理社会需求，并改善护理协调。审查结果表明，应探索所有NP的PC教育和其他健康学科的NP角色教育，以扩大PC NP的地位，因为NP领导的PC服务可能会改善获得PC服务的机会，并提高PC服务的质量。

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PROGRESS IN PALLIATIVE CARE PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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11.80%

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期刊介绍： Progress in Palliative Care is a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary journal with an international perspective. It provides a central point of reference for all members of the palliative care community: medical consultants, nurses, hospital support teams, home care teams, hospice directors and administrators, pain centre staff, social workers, chaplains, counsellors, information staff, paramedical staff and self-help groups. The emphasis of the journal is on the rapid exchange of information amongst those working in palliative care. Progress in Palliative Care embraces all aspects of the management of the problems of end-stage disease.