Open AccessContinuity of Care Challenges for Professional Nursing Practice
Author(s) -
Cristina García-Vivar,
Nelia SotoRuiz,
Paula Escalada-Hernández,
Marta FerrazTorres,
Maria Rosario Orzanco-Garralda,
Leticia San Martín-Rodríguez
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
aquichan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.137
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2027-5374
pISSN - 1657-5997
DOI - 10.5294/aqui.2022.22.1.1
Subject(s) - continuity of care , nursing , context (archaeology) , quality (philosophy) , health care , professional development , medicine , psychology , medical education , political science , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , law , biology
The transformation of health systems to meet the needs of chronic and multi-pathological patients has turned continuity of care into one of the mainstays of care programs and the design of new resources to care for these patients and their families. In this context, nurses’ professional practice poses challenges for the three dimensions of continuity of care: relational, informational, and managerial. Faced with these challenges, nursing research is essential for the profession and necessary to promote innovative quality care.