title: From challenges to advanced practice registered nursing role development: Qualitative interview study.
abstract: The aim of this study is to describe the factors hindering and facilitating the implementation of the advanced practice registered nurses role at Finnish university hospitals, and to examine the implications for its future development. A descriptive qualitative approach, using thematic individual interviews, was conducted in 2011 with a sample of 11 advanced practice registered nurses. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The advanced practice registered nurses role barriers had an impact on the role development needs. In turn, the facilitating factors helped encounter the challenges of the role, therefore having an impact on both the current role achievement, as well as contributing to the future role development. The factors hindering and facilitating the advanced practice registered nurses role need to be acknowledged to support the role implementation and planning of the future of the role.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.|Nursing Department, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Krista
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jokiniemi
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.|University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Kaisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haatainen
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Social and Health Care Services, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Anna-Maija
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pietilä
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: advanced practice nursing; clinical nurse specialist; interview; nursing specialties; qualitative research