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The effect of Transition to Specialty Practice Programs on Australian emergency nurses’ professional development, recruitment and retention.
- Source :
- Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal; Nov2015, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p204-211, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Summary Background To date, emergency nursing Transition to Specialty Practice Program (TSPP) evaluations have been single-site observational studies. The aim of this paper was to examine the professional development, recruitment and retention outcomes of Australian emergency nursing TSPPs. Methods An explanatory sequential design was used. Data were collected via online surveys and interviews of emergency Nurse Unit Managers and Nurse Educators. Survey data from EDs with TSPPs and EDs without TSPPs were compared. Qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. Results Data were collected from 118 EDs, and 13 interviews. TSPPs were offered in 72.1% of EDs. EDs with TSPPs had higher proportions of nurses with postgraduate qualifications ( Mdn 28.3% vs. 22.1%, p = 0.45) and Clinical Specialists ( Mdn 16.4% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.04). The median proportion of currently rostered nurses with TSPP completion was 34.2% in EDs with TSPPs introduced in 2000–2005 indicating ED high levels of retention. Conclusion Emergency nursing TSPPs have had a positive effect on nursing professional development, recruitment and retention. To ensure consistency in outcomes and optimise reliability of emergency nursing skills and knowledge, a national emergency nursing TSPP framework is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONTENT analysis
EMERGENCY nursing
EMPLOYEE recruitment
INTERVIEWING
EVALUATION of medical care
MEDICAL specialties & specialists
NURSE practitioners
NURSES' attitudes
NURSING
HEALTH outcome assessment
PROFESSIONAL employee training
SURVEYS
EMPLOYEE retention
TRANSITIONAL programs (Education)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15746267
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111167905
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aenj.2015.08.001