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Home-based care nurses' lived experiences and perceived competency needs: A phenomenological study.

Khairul Dzakirin Bin Rusli¹, Shu Fen Ong², Shaun Speed³

¹Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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|May 22, 2022

Summary

Home-based care nurses experience full patient care and autonomy, but require clearer practice scopes and enhanced support systems for improved readiness and transition. Their needs include autonomous decision-making and managing social matters.

Keywords:

community health nursing home care services home health nursing perception

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Area of Science:

Nursing Practice
Home Healthcare
Qualitative Research

Background:

Increasing demand for home-based care globally.
Nurses in home care exhibit expanded competencies and autonomy.
Limited understanding of nurses' daily experiences, perceived competencies, and needs in home care.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore home-based care nurses' practice experiences.
To understand nurses' perceived competency and needs in home-based care settings.

Main Methods:

Descriptive phenomenological design.
Individual interviews with 17 home-based care nurses.
Colaizzi's analysis method and reflective diaries for bracketing.

Main Results:

Four emergent themes: full spectrum of patient care, autonomy in practice, person-centred care beliefs, and enhancing supportive systems.
Nurses engage in autonomous assessments, decision-making, and social matter management.
Identified need for improved understanding of the broader scope of home-based nursing practice.

Conclusions:

Findings highlight the need for a defined scope of practice in home-based nursing.
Organizations must improve nurses' readiness and experiences through clear practice guidelines.
Nursing leadership should enhance practical experience opportunities and supportive workplace systems for transitioning nurses.