The content of the nurses in the lead programme for empowering community nurse leadership in implementing evidence
ISSN: 1751-1879
Article publication date: 5 April 2021
Issue publication date: 3 August 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to provide a detailed description of the nurses in the lead (NitL) programme for empowering community nurse leadership in implementing evidence.
Design/methodology/approach
The NitL programme is described using the template for intervention description and replication-checklist.
Findings
The NitL programme consists of two components. The first component is a systematic approach with implementation steps and tools to empower community nurses in implementing evidence targeted at encouraging functional activities of older adults offered via a Web-based eLearning programme. The second component is training to empower community nurses in enabling team members to change their practice, which focussed on motivational interviewing, influencing behaviour, dealing with resistance to change and coaching delivered as a combination of group training in practice and background theory via a web-based eLearning programme.
Research limitations/implications
Further research is needed to evaluate the feasibility and effects of the NitL programme.
Practical implications
The NitL programme has been developed in cooperation with community nurses to meet their needs in practice and has the potential to develop leadership for the core tasks of community nurses.
Originality/value
The NitL programme has been developed to empower the leadership of community nurses in implementing evidence targeted at encouraging functional activities of older adults. The leadership role of community nurses is key for delivering high-quality care and implementing evidence within the community care setting for encouraging functional activities of older adults to preserve their independence.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the long-term care organisations that participated in the study and the company that established the eLearning programme. The authors are grateful for the funding provided by ZonMw, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (grant number 520003001) and by the Living Lab in Aging and Long-Term Care.
Citation
Vogel, R., Bours, G., Erkens, P., Metzelthin, S., Zwakhalen, S. and van Rossum, E. (2021), "The content of the nurses in the lead programme for empowering community nurse leadership in implementing evidence", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 34 No. 2, pp. 69-83. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHS-08-2020-0063
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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