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'I beg your pardon?' Nurses' experiences in facilitating doctors' learning process--an interview study
Peter Pype1, Fien Mertens1, Myriam Deveugele1
1Ghent University Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Gent, Belgium.
Patient Education and Counseling
|July 3, 2014
Summary
Palliative care nurses view their role in facilitating general practitioners' learning differently. Their personal characteristics and preferences influence how they share knowledge while balancing patient and team care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Palliative Care Nursing
Background:
- General practitioners (GPs) learn from specialized palliative care nurses.
- The perspectives of these nurses on their role as learning facilitators are not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore palliative care nurses' views and preferences regarding their role in facilitating GPs' learning.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study utilizing semi-structured interviews.
- 21 palliative care nurses in Belgium, trained as learning facilitators, were interviewed.
- Grounded Theory principles were applied for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Nurses prioritize patient care as their primary responsibility.
- Key themes identified include knowledge-sharing preferences and balancing patient care with team care.
- A typology of nurse behavioral styles emerged: clinical expert, buddy, coach, and mediator.
Conclusions:
- Palliative care nurses' approaches to facilitating GP learning vary based on individual traits and preferences.
- Supporting clinical expert nurses in this role necessitates personalized mentoring, considering their practice behavior preferences.
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