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Home-based nursing care competencies: A scoping review.
Khairul Dzakirin Bin Rusli1, Apphia Jia Qi Tan1, Shu Fen Ong2
1Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Journal of Clinical Nursing
|December 13, 2021
Summary
This scoping review identified 10 essential nursing competencies for home-based care. These findings can guide professional development and standardize expectations for home care nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Healthcare Management
- Public Health
Background:
- Increasing demand for home-based nursing care due to chronic disease management.
- Identified gap in knowledge regarding expected competencies for home-based care nurses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically identify and consolidate evidence on nursing competencies for home-based care.
- To establish a comprehensive understanding of the skills required for effective home healthcare delivery.
Main Methods:
- Scoping review conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
- Literature search across five electronic databases (CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Scopus) and grey literature.
- Inclusion and exclusion criteria applied to identify relevant articles.
Main Results:
- Sixty-four articles were included in the review.
- 116 elements of home-based nursing care competencies were mapped and synthesized.
- Ten core competencies were identified: care assessments, nursing procedures, health condition management, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, leadership, professional development, technological literacy, and quality/safety.
Conclusions:
- The identified competencies offer insights into current home-based nursing care knowledge.
- These competencies can be utilized for evaluating nurse competence and developing professional education programs.
- The review supports standardization of home-based nursing care expectations among stakeholders.
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