Open AccessA creative analysis of the role of practice development facilitators in a critical care environment
Author(s) -
Tanya Heyns,
Yvonne Botma,
Gisela Van Rensburg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health sa gesondheid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2071-9736
pISSN - 1025-9848
DOI - 10.4102/hsag.v22i0.974
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , facilitation , health care , psychology , nursing , knowledge management , medicine , computer science , political science , social psychology , neuroscience , law
Practice development focuses on methods to address the quality of care and advance healthcare practices. The role of practice development facilitators to address challenges of delivering evidence-based person-centred care in the critical care environment was determined by using a nominal group technique. Eleven participants from public and private healthcare services reached consensus on seven clusters: theory-practice application, facilitation of learning, increasing collaboration, effective communication, facilitation of change, time management and role modelling. The clusters were visually represented as a hot air balloon. Competence as facilitators is of vital importance to ensure knowledge translation with the aim to improve quality.