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Should nursing development units be accredited?
1Western Sydney Area Health Service/University of Western Sydney, Nepean, NSW.
Collegian (Royal College of Nursing, Australia)
|January 1, 1997
Summary
Accreditation offers Nursing Development Units (NDUs) protection against policy changes but creates significant leadership stress. Strategies were implemented to mitigate this pressure in Sydney.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Quality Improvement
Background:
- Nursing Development Units (NDUs) are crucial for advancing nursing practice.
- Accreditation is a process that can validate and protect NDUs.
- NDU leadership faces unique challenges, including stress from the accreditation process.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define Nursing Development Units (NDUs) and their achievements.
- To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of NDU accreditation.
- To identify stressors on NDU leaders and describe strategies to reduce this stress.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and discussion of accreditation models.
- Analysis of advantages and disadvantages of NDU accreditation.
- Description of stress-reduction strategies implemented in Sydney.
Main Results:
- Accreditation can protect NDUs from health policy and management shifts.
- The accreditation process imposes considerable pressure on NDU leaders.
- Specific strategies were implemented in Sydney to alleviate NDU leadership stress.
Conclusions:
- Accreditation provides benefits for NDUs but requires careful management of leadership stress.
- Understanding and addressing leadership stressors is vital for NDU sustainability.
- Successful strategies for stress reduction can support NDU leaders.