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Exploration of advanced practice nurses' competencies necessary for achievement of universal health coverage in Jordan
Author(s) -
AlMaaitah Rowaida,
AbuAlRub Raeda F.,
Honig Judy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/nuf.12488
Subject(s) - workforce , medicine , economic shortage , nursing , health care , nurse practitioners , medical education , advanced practice nurses , psychology , political science , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , law
Background Given the global shortage of the health workforce and the nature of diseases, strengthening and improving health care systems become a necessity. One of the solutions that is recommended by the literature is to utilize advanced practice nurses (APNs) to accelerate the progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and universal health coverage (UHC). Purpose To delineate APN practice and competencies in relation to UHC and primary care in Jordan from the perspective of nurse administrators, clinical nurse specialist, academics, and policymakers. Procedure A descriptive exploratory survey design was utilized to identify APN competencies that are important in achieving UHC. The survey developed by one of the authors (JH) at a PAHO Collaborating Center to delineate APN practice and APN competencies was adapted and utilized. A convenience sample of 94 nurse leaders was recruited from the education sector, nursing associations, councils, and hospitals. Results The results showed that all four competencies (clinical care; interdisciplinary and patient‐centered communication; systems of care; and using evidence for best practice) were rated as agree/strongly agree across all four domains. There was a consensus of participates on dimensions of all competency domains. Conclusion The current study confirms that the role of APNs is still in its infancy in Jordan. The current study provides nurse educators with baseline information that can be utilized as a framework for APN education programs. The faculty readiness to start new competency‐based APN programs or revise the current graduate programs needs to be assessed.