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- Nursing professional practice models:an integrative literature reviewPublication . Ribeiro, Olga; Martins, MM; Tronchin, DaisyBackground: In recent years, many international health organizations have used nursing professional practice models as a tool to achieve excellence in patient and nursing outcomes. Objective: To analyze the literature published during the last decade on nursing professional practice models in hospital environment. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, according to the PICO methodology (participants, intervention, context and outcomes). Data were collected in December 2015 in CINAHL and MEDLINE databases. Results: Four main themes were identified from the analysis of the 17 articles included in this study: nursing professional practice models; elements of nursing professional practice models; benefits of nursing professional practice models, and development, implementation and evaluation of nursing professional practice models. Conclusion: The results show that the development and implementation of nursing professional practice models represent significant challenges that, once achieved, will provide the basis for excellence in nursing practice.
- Professional practice models used by nurses in Portuguese hospitalsPublication . Ribeiro, Olga; Martins, MM; Tronchin, Daisy; Ventura-Silva, João Miguel Almeida; Forte, Elaine
- Professional nursing practice grounded in the theoretical framework of the discipline:reality or utopiaPublication . Ribeiro, Olga; Martins, MM; Tronchin, Daisy; Silva, JoãoBackground: Supporting nursing practice on the discipline’s conceptions is currently one of the biggest challenges, which is why it is important to understand nurses’ views. Objective: Analyzing hospital nurses’ perception of the relevance of the theoretical framework for sustaining their professional practice. Methodology: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study carried out in 19 hospitals, involving 56 nurses. The tool used for collecting data was a semi-structured interview. Results: Data analysis resulted in the following categories: Relevance of the theoretical framework for professional practice in nursing; Theoretical framework guiding professional practice in nursing; Constraints to the integration of the theoretical nursing framework and Strategies for the integration of theoretical nursing framework. Conclusion: Nurses’ intention to adopt a practice based on the theoretical framework of the discipline has been negatively influenced by their practice environment and by the difficulty in understanding and integrating the theoretical framework, thus resulting in the need to adopt strategies.