In some countries the figure of the Consultant Nurse already exists. The literature highlights the experience of the United Kingdom has formally defined the role and profile. In Italy there are few experiences in this area and all local initiative, although the Code of Ethics recognizes the nurse the opportunity to engage in counseling. In the Hospital San Giovanni Bosco di Torino as a result of increased complexity of patients to be treated has been developed at the informal advisory nursing. The aim of this paper is to describe the methodology used for the realization of plans to activate a service of advice nursing, recognized, in the Presidio and to present the results achieved from its application. It is a working group, reviewed the literature and shared the definition of "Nurse Consultant". This is done to administration of a validated questionnaire to map the types of assistance required and paid and payable, graduation of the types detected by means of a weighing system based on frequency, urgency and seriousness, elaboration of the structure of each profile with the declination of the requirements enabling focus groups with experienced professionals, develop a procedure for the activation of the advice and the schedule training. Results are identification of 5 types of advice and drafting of the profile priority, establishment of requirements for the suitability of staff to cover the position and drafting an operating procedure which governs the operation of the service within the Presidio.
Planning and activation of a nursing consultancy service with formal recognition inside the San Giovanni Bosco Hospital of Turin
GIANINO, Maria Michela
2011-01-01
Abstract
In some countries the figure of the Consultant Nurse already exists. The literature highlights the experience of the United Kingdom has formally defined the role and profile. In Italy there are few experiences in this area and all local initiative, although the Code of Ethics recognizes the nurse the opportunity to engage in counseling. In the Hospital San Giovanni Bosco di Torino as a result of increased complexity of patients to be treated has been developed at the informal advisory nursing. The aim of this paper is to describe the methodology used for the realization of plans to activate a service of advice nursing, recognized, in the Presidio and to present the results achieved from its application. It is a working group, reviewed the literature and shared the definition of "Nurse Consultant". This is done to administration of a validated questionnaire to map the types of assistance required and paid and payable, graduation of the types detected by means of a weighing system based on frequency, urgency and seriousness, elaboration of the structure of each profile with the declination of the requirements enabling focus groups with experienced professionals, develop a procedure for the activation of the advice and the schedule training. Results are identification of 5 types of advice and drafting of the profile priority, establishment of requirements for the suitability of staff to cover the position and drafting an operating procedure which governs the operation of the service within the Presidio.
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