Empowering nurses to handle the guideline implementation process: identification of implementation competencies.
Employing nurses as opinion leaders to implement guidelines may be a promising implementation activity. Until now, insight into necessary competencies of nurse opinion leaders is lacking. We studied and supported aspiring nurse opinion leaders, using a training program based on social influence and implementation theory. Twenty-one competencies were identified, of which the most important were cooperating, communicating, delegating, giving feedback, networking, and information processing. Understanding and addressing these competencies may support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines.
Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (Ms Holleman and Dr Schoonhoven and Prof Dr Van Achterberg); VU University Medical Centre, Amstel Academy, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ms van Tol); Faculty of Health and Social Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (Dr Mintjes-de Groot); and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom (Dr Schoonhoven).
Gerda
G
Holleman
Marjo
M
van Tol
Lisette
L
Schoonhoven
Joke
J
Mintjes-de Groot
Theo
T
van Achterberg
D002983:Clinical Competence; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D066269:Social Theory