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Describing the essential elements of a professional practice structure.

Sue Mathews1, Sara Lankshear

  • 1Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario.

Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|August 26, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Healthcare organizations in Ontario are implementing professional practice models to enhance staff recruitment, retention, and address practice challenges. This work identifies 16 essential elements for an ideal structure and discusses key areas of difficulty.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Professional Practice

Background:

  • The Regulated Health Professions Act and program management growth in Ontario necessitated professional practice models.
  • Magnet Hospitals research highlights professional practice models as crucial for staff recruitment and retention.
  • These models aim to resolve issues of accountability, identity, and scope of practice overlaps in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify essential elements of an ideal professional practice structure.
  • To pinpoint key challenges in implementing these structures.
  • To explore strategies for organizational adaptation of these elements.

Main Methods:

  • Exploratory work conducted by the Professional Practice Network of Ontario.

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  • Facilitated dialogue among professional practice leaders across Ontario's healthcare continuum.
  • Analysis of discussions to identify common themes and essential components.

    • Main Results:

    • A list of 16 essential elements for an ideal professional practice structure was developed.
    • Four key areas consistently emerged as significant challenges.
    • Strategies for adapting these elements within healthcare organizations were discussed.

    Conclusions:

    • Professional practice models are vital for addressing complex healthcare organizational issues.
    • Understanding essential elements and challenges is key to successful implementation.
    • This work provides valuable insights for creating supportive and excellent professional practice environments.