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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Health Care Assistants in Home Nursing: The Holy Grail or the Emperor’s New Clothes? A Qualitative Study
Home Health Care Management and Practice, Volume 28, No. 1, Year 2016
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Description
What are the experiences of home health care workers with regard to the delegation of nursing activities, the supervision of health care assistants (HCAs), and the impact of these changes on the work of home nurses (HNs). In-depth interviews were performed with 12 HNs, 12 HCAs, and eight managers in home nursing. HCAs take care of a less care dependent patient population, allowing the HNs to spend more time on more complex, technical nursing care. However, the analysis revealed some barriers, such as a knowledge gap and insecurity felt by HCAs leading to unnecessary patient visits by HNs, unfamiliarity of HNs with the role of delegating activities and supervising HCAs, and poor face-to-face communication between HNs and HCAs. © 2015, The Author(s) 2015.
Authors & Co-Authors
Declercq, Anja G.
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Aertgeerts, Bert
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Moons, Philip
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Denmark, Copenhagen
Copenhagen University Hospital
Sweden, Gothenburg
Göteborgs Universitet
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/1084822315589563
ISSN:
10848223
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Qualitative