Open AccessThe role of Endometriosis Clinical Nurse Specialists in British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy registered centres: A UK survey of practice
Author(s) -
Norton Wendy,
Mitchell Helene,
Holloway Debra,
Law Caroline
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.574
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , nursing , accreditation , descriptive statistics , family medicine , nursing practice , gynecology , medical education , statistics , mathematics
Aim To identify Endometriosis Nurse Specialists' roles and responsibilities in accredited Endocentres, how these align with the Royal College of Nursing Skills Framework and potential for development to improve patient care. Design Cross‐sectional national survey. Methods Data were collected from an online survey distributed to all 66 Endometriosis Nurse Specialists working across 58 UK‐based Endometriosis registered centres. The response rate was 58% ( N = 38). Data from closed questions were analysed using descriptive statistics, and free text responses were collated and analysed thematically. Results Unlike Nurse Specialists in other fields of practice, most Endometriosis Nurse Specialists ( N = 33, 87%) had another nursing role. The median hours worked per week as an endometriosis nurse was only 13.5 hr. Most respondents ( N = 35, 92%) spent all or most of their allocated hours collecting and inputting endometriosis data, whilst over a third ( N = 13, 34%) were not undertaking any autonomous, nurse‐led patient consultations.