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Nurses' experiences with the implementation of the Kinaesthetics movement competence training into elderly nursing care: a qualitative focus group study
Author(s) -
Fringer André,
Huth Martina,
Hantikainen Virpi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/scs.12108
Subject(s) - focus group , competence (human resources) , nursing , qualitative research , gerontological nursing , activities of daily living , medicine , psychology , social psychology , social science , marketing , psychiatry , sociology , business
Background Supporting the movement of older people is one among the daily duties of geriatric nurses. Nurses exhibit a high risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders. Nurses should also possess interaction skills to support active participation of older people in their own daily activities. Kinaesthetics movement competence training claims to be a recommendable approach that benefits both nurses and nursing home residents. However, implementing K inaesthetics into daily practice is a challenging process. Aim This study aimed to examine nurses' experiences with regard to the implementation of K inaesthetics movement competence training into a nursing home. Design Qualitative descriptive design with focus groups' interviews. Method Thirty‐two (three men) geriatric nurses from a Swiss nursing home who participated first time in K inaesthetics training were interviewed in three focus groups (average 79 minutes). Interviews were analysed using inductive coding, categorisation and abstraction. The ethics committees of the cantons B asel‐ S tadt and B asel‐ L and ( S witzerland) approved the study on 16 September 2010 (reference no. 224/10). Findings Nurses' experiences with the implementation of K inaesthetics were divided into two categories: nurses' attitudes with regard to the implementation of K inaesthetics and nurses experience of K inaesthetics with regard to integration into daily practice. Even though the participants showed a positive attitude towards the design and structure of the K inaesthetics training, its implementation into daily practice initially posed a noticeable challenge for the participating nurses. The results indicate that various factors exist that may either promote or impede the implementation of K inaesthetics in nursing. Conclusion The successful implementation of K inaesthetics can be promoted by the structural integration of the concept at various levels of nursing home as well as complementary supporting measures. Regular professional support and education after K inaesthetics training appears to be a necessary approach to sustainably implement the concepts into daily nursing practice.