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Incorporating nursing assistive personnel into a nursing professional practice model
S H Neidlinger1, J Bostrom, A Stricker
1Department of Mental Health, Community and Administrative Nursing, Medical Center, University of California San Francisco.
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|March 1, 1993
Summary
This pilot project explored integrating nursing assistive personnel (NAP) into a hospital
Area of Science:
- Nursing and Healthcare Management
- Clinical Operations
Background:
- Tertiary care university medical centers face challenges in optimizing nursing workflows.
- Existing nursing professional practice models may not fully leverage support staff.
- The need for efficient task delegation to support registered nurses is critical.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of integrating permanent, unit-based nursing assistive personnel (NAP).
- To assess the effect on the nursing professional practice model at a tertiary care setting.
- To identify conditions that facilitate NAP integration for nonprofessional tasks.
Main Methods:
- Development of a plan for permanent, unit-based nursing assistive personnel.
- Implementation of the developed plan within a tertiary care university medical center.
- Evaluation of the integration process and its outcomes.
Main Results:
- A redistribution of selected nursing activities was observed.
- Conditions were identified that enhance the integration of NAP.
- NAP successfully fulfilled nonprofessional tasks, supporting registered nurses' work.
Conclusions:
- Integrating permanent, unit-based NAP can effectively redistribute nursing activities.
- Specific conditions facilitate the successful integration of NAP into nursing practice.
- NAP integration supports registered nurses by managing nonprofessional tasks.