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  • Nursing Practice
  • Healthcare Management
  • Advanced Practice Roles

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  • Lead Tissue Viability Nurses (LTVNs) are crucial for advancing wound care, patient safety, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Their role extends beyond clinical practice to strategic decision-making in policy and quality initiatives.
  • The LTVN role is often misunderstood and under-recognized, despite its impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the agency, autonomy, and authority of Lead Tissue Viability Nurses.
  • To understand the challenges faced by LTVNs in fulfilling their advanced practice roles.
  • To examine the LTVN role through the lens of the four pillars of advanced nursing practice.

Main Methods:

  • A qualitative study design was employed.
  • Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six Lead Tissue Viability Nurses.
  • Thematic analysis was used to interpret the interview data.

Main Results:

  • Findings aligned with the four pillars of advanced nursing practice: clinical practice, education, research, and leadership.
  • Six sub-themes emerged, detailing skills, knowledge, influences, and challenges.
  • Key challenges included collaboration with specialties, supporting generalists, engaging with industry, and implementing national guidance.

Conclusions:

  • Lead Tissue Viability Nurses experience restricted agency, limiting their ability to meet role demands.
  • Their specialized knowledge is frequently unacknowledged and underutilized.
  • Clear articulation of their professional and organizational identity is necessary for appropriate recognition and to enable effective practice.