Wood, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-1910-6230, King, R., Robertson, S. et al. (4 more authors) (2020) Advanced practice nurses' experiences and well-being: baseline demographics from a cohort study. Journal of Nursing Management, 28 (4). pp. 959-967. ISSN 0966-0429
Abstract
Aims: Create a cohort of Advanced Practice Nurses from across the UK. Report the initial questionnaire including demographics, work experiences, and well-being.
Background: In the UK, advanced nursing practice is not regulated. This has led to the concern that advanced nurses are working in very different ways with different levels of autonomy and support.
Methods: Participants were recruited via university and Royal College of Nursing mailing lists, and social media adverts. They completed the initial questionnaire about their background and workplace, work experiences, credentialing, and well-being.
Results: 143 nurses were recruited to the cohort and 86 completed the survey. Over 40 job titles were reported, across five pay bands. Job title was not correlated with pay band (p=0.988). Participant wellbeing was not significantly different from the UK general population, but they reported high rates of work-related stress (44.2%) compared to the NHS national average (37.9%).
Conclusion: There is wide disparity in pay which is not reflected in title or setting. The high levels of work-related stress require further exploration.
Implications for nursing management: The range of experiences reported here should encourage managers to evaluate whether title, pay, and support mechanisms for APNs in their organisations align with suggested national standards set by Royal Colleges and government departments.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Nursing Management published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | Nurse's role; advanced practice nursing; well-being; nurse practitioner |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Apr 2020 10:28 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2020 15:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jonm.13030 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159156 |