Table 3 Summary of results
From: ‘Thinking outside the box’: advanced geriatric nursing in primary health care in Scandinavia
Domain | The current challenges in health services for older population | ||
Categories | Care needs of comorbid older patients aging in place | Lack of competent staff | Organisational challenges |
Sub-categories | Complex care needs | Medical competence | Collaboration |
Loneliness and lack of social support | Competence in gerontology and geriatrics | Continuity | |
Resources | |||
Domain | The envisioned GNP scope of practice in health services for the older population | ||
Categories | Advanced competence closer to the patient | Autonomous role including task-shifting | Linking role |
Sub-categories | Competence to meet the needs of geriatric patient | Autonomous role with focus on assessments | Link between patient, nurse and physician |
Combining the nursing and medicine paradigm | Task-shifting | Link between patient and care | |
Being positioned close to the patients | Link to evidence-based practice | ||
Domain | Factors influencing the implementation of the GNP role | ||
Categories | GNP competence level | Unclear role and scope of practice | Openness to reorganisation |
Sub-categories | Doubts about GNP competence level | Rights and obligations | Changing traditional systems |
Taking on increased responsibility and gaining trust | GNP models | Allocation of resources | |