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Basic care revisited: the development of a research program to optimise basic nursing care
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Autoren
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Sandra Zwakhalen
- Maastricht University
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Silke Metzelthin
- Maastricht University
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Jan P. H. Hamers
- Maastricht University
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Janneke M. de Man-van Ginkel
- University Medical Center Utrecht
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Ettema Roelof
- University of Professional Education Utrecht
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Heinen Maud
- Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ healthcare Nijmegen
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Hester Vermeulen
- Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ healthcare Nijmegen
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Getty Huisman-de Waal
- Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ healthcare Nijmegen
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Marieke Schuurmans
- University Medical Center Utrecht
| Veröffentlicht: | 30. April 2018 |
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Background and Purpose: The purpose is to describe the development of the ‘Basic Care Revisited’ (BCR) research program. BCR is a collaborative initiative that contributes to evidence-based basic nursing care and empowers nurses to provide care.
Methods: A description of the development of the ‘Basic Care Revisited’ program.
Research Focus: ‘Basic Care Revisited’ (BCR) addresses four basic nursing care themes (i.e. bathing and dressing, communication, mobility, and nutrition) – in different nursing settings. BCR is operationalized by the principles of the Medical Research Council framework that aims to develop and evaluate complex interventions.
Results: The BCR research programme has been built by and is currently undertaken in three academic (nursing) departments in the Netherlands in partnership with a large number of care organizations as well as with schools of nursing. In close collaboration with these partners, basic nursing care core themes for practice and policy have been identified, prioritised and translated into trials. Since the start of the program, the BCR research community has grown considerably. The initial project group of 3 professors and 6 postdocs was extended by 7 PhD students and over 100 students (Bachelor and Master). We believe that a strong international collaboration in this area really could make the change, putting the need for evidence for essentials of nursing care on the agenda.
Conclusions: Through this proposed research agenda we will expand our knowledge that can be used in daily practice by nurses, in education and, in other international research groups focussing on basic nursing care.
