The Advanced Nursing Practice Team as a model for HIV/AIDS caregiving in Switzerland.
To offer advanced nursing care for people living with HIV, a participatory action research project was initiated that enabled constant learning and change at the levels of (a) the culture and organization of an outpatient department, (b) clinical leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration, and (c) development of new services. In this project, the development of the Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP) Team not only affected the practice of individual nurses with advanced degrees but also created a team of nurses educated at different levels. Through a systematic process, the nurses on the team became more educated and refined their clinical expertise. An essential aspect of the ANP Team was the specialization of each nurse in a self-selected topic within HIV/AIDS care. As members of the ANP Team, the nurses offer state-of-the-art nursing care including patient assessment, medication management and adherence support, symptom management, health maintenance and prevention, and family support for persons living with HIV.
Spirig
Rebecca
R
Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Switzerland.
Nicca
Dunja
D
Voggensperger
Jacqueline
J
Unger
Miriam
M
Werder
Vreni
V
Niepmann
Susanne
S
D002983:Clinical Competence; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009736:Nursing Process; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012944:Social Support; D013557:Switzerland