Development and Validation of the Role Profile of the Nurse Continence Specialist: A Project of the International Continence Society.
Although nurses have specialized in the management of incontinence, bladder, bowel, and pelvic floor dysfunction for more than 30 years, there is a lack of awareness and underutilization of their role. This article describes a 6-year project to define, characterize, and validate a role profile of the Nurse Continence Specialist. Data collection used a 2-phase, mixed-methods design. Phase 1 of the project resulted in a draft Nurse Continence Specialist role profile and Phase 2 led to validation of the draft profile. The result was a broad consensus about what constitutes the specific skill set for Nurse Continence Specialist specialization within nursing.
Janice Paterson, PhD, RN, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Joan Ostaszkiewicz, PhD, RN, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. I Gede Putu Darma Suyasa, PhD, STIKES Bali, Indonesia. Jennifer Skelly, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Lesley Bellefeuille, BScN, RN, Synergy Women's Wellness, Synergy Medical Clinic, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.
Janice
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Paterson
Joan
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Ostaszkiewicz
I Gede Putu Darma
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Suyasa
Jennifer
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Skelly
Lesley
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Bellefeuille
D001938:Brazil; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007587:Job Description / Q000592:standards; D009426:Netherlands; D000072184:Nurse Specialists / Q000639:trends*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010679:Philippines; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*; D054928:Validation Studies as Topic