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Implementing a gerontological nursing competencies programme in aged care: Participant experiences
International Nursing Review, Vol.72(2), pp.1-17
2025
PMID: 39078290
Abstract
Aims: To explore the experience of registered nurses and their mentors in the implementation of the Gerontological Nursing Competencies in long-term aged care and the perceived effectiveness and suitability of the programme to support nurse development.
Background: The global population is ageing and needs a reliable aged-care nursing workforce.
Introduction: Opportunities for education and mentorship for newly qualified and experienced aged-care nurses warrant investigation.
Methods: Qualitative evaluation using semi-structured focus groups was conducted following the implementation of the programme into five not-for-profit long-term aged-care organisations and analysed by a reflexive qualitative thematic approach and reported according to COREQ criteria.
Results: A total of 21 nurses (7 mentors and 14 mentees) participated in six focus groups. Five themes were generated: (1) nurses gained confidence and competence through the programme; (2) the facilitation of suitable mentoring activities and approaches was crucial to success; (3) the programme helps nurses recognise gerontology as a specialty; (4) the programme contributes to building a strategy of recruitment/retention/quality improvement in the sector; (5) barriers, challenges, changes and recommendations were identified.
Discussion: The Gerontological Nursing Competency model, which combined adaptive mentoring supported by reflective practice embedded in a gerontological nursing competencies framework, was perceived to improve nurse confidence and competence to lead and improve nursing standards of care.
Conclusion and implications for nursing and health policy: The evidence-based competencies are an acceptable and effective method for supporting gerontological nurse development. Expansion of, and accessibility to, the programme may aid global responses to aged-care reform, by building the recognition of gerontological nursing as a specialty and contributing towards recruitment, retention and quality care improvements.
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- Title
- Implementing a gerontological nursing competencies programme in aged care: Participant experiences
- Authors
- Victoria Traynor - University of WollongongNicole Britten - University of WollongongDiane Gibson - University of CanberraStephanie Munk - University of CanberraLynn Chenoweth - UNSW SydneyJolan Stokes - Department of Veterans AffairsTracey Moroney - Curtin UniversityKaren Strickland - Edith Cowan UniversityToni Donaghy - UnitingKasia Bail (Corresponding Author) - University of Canberra
- Publication details
- International Nursing Review, Vol.72(2), pp.1-17
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1111/inr.13034
- ISSN
- 1466-7657; 0020-8132
- PMID
- 39078290
- Copyright note
- This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. © 2024 The Author(s). International Nursing Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Council of Nurses
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991154936002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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