The role of Advanced Practice Nurses in creating the Kidney Transplant candidate care map (APN-preKT): a convergent-parallel mixed methods research protocol

BMC Nursing

Study Protocol

Paloma Garcimartín¹  Anna Falcó-Pegueroles²  Victoria Morín-Fraile³  Anna Bach-Pascual⁴  Guillermo Pedreira-Robles⁵  María José Pérez-Sáez⁶  Dolores Redondo-Pachón⁶  Marta Crespo⁶ 

[1]Chief Nursing Officer, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

[2]Department of Biomedical Research in Heart Diseases, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain

[3]Department of Fundamental Care and Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

[4]Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Maternal and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

[5]Nephrology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

[6]Nephrology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

[7]ESIMar (Mar Nursing School), Parc de Salut Mar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra affiliated, Barcelona, Spain

[8]SDHEd (Social Determinants and Health Education Research Group), IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain

[9]PhD Candidate, Nursing and Health PhD Programme, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

[10]Nephrology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

[11]Kidney Research Group (GREN), Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain

关键词: Advanced Practice Nurse;    Kidney transplant;    Chronic Kidney Disease;    Nursing;    Nurse;    Study protocol;    Mixed Methods;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12912-023-01193-0

 received in 2023-01-03, accepted in 2023-01-30,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWaiting time for kidney transplants (KT) is an important health determinant for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). During this time, ongoing evaluation and participation is necessary in order to guarantee the quality and suitability of the proposed treatment. There is no existing literature on the potential impact of inclusion of an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role in the hospital setting on care for CKD patients who are candidates for KT. The main objectives of this protocol are: to analyse outpatient nursing activity in the care of individuals with KT in Spain; to identify the needs of individuals who are KT candidates; and to measure the impact of the APN role through patient outcomes and experiences. These objectives are fulfilled through 5 specific related substudies.MethodsA convergent parallel mixed methods approach will be conducted between July 2021 and April 2024. Quantitative and qualitative data will be collected and analysed separately to ascertain whether the findings confirm or contradict one another. Each of the 5 substudies of the project require a specific design, sampling method, and data collection procedure in order to meet the overall objectives for the project.DiscussionThe results of the project are expected to inform the design of future nursing roles and contribute to future improvements in the quality of care provided. The data that may be obtained from this protocol are limited to the specific context of the study facility and may be extrapolated but not compared to other settings due to the variability of care pathways for KT candidates internationally.Trial registrationThis project was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee (no.2020/9418/I). The study was supported by the “Strategic Plan for Health Research and Innovation” from the Generalitat de Catalunya, registration number SLT017/20/000001, with a contribution of 57,239 euros.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023

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