OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the activity of the Nurses Clinic in the Rheumatology Unit of the San Juan de Alicante Hospital, Spain. METHODS: After reaching a consensus, the nurses' functions were defined using a pre-defined scale (supported by medical objectives) and codes were assigned to perform future metrics. Afterwards, three roles were assigned to the rheumatology nurse practitioner: 1. Procedures (nursing techniques); 2. Educational Health Related Services; and 3. Osteoporosis Nursery Clinic. RESULTS: Measurement of the rheumatology nurse activity during 2006: Assignment 1, 1592 procedures; Assignment 2, 2604 services; Assignment 3, 331 visits (95 first visits y 236 revisions). CONCLUSIONS: These metrics support the fact that the activity shown in the Nurses' Clinic is enough to justify a full-time professional and the importance of designating their own specific planning and personal space in the Unit. The structure and roles in our Nurses' Clinic could be a role model to other Rheumatology Departments.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the activity of the Nurses Clinic in the Rheumatology Unit of the San Juan de Alicante Hospital, Spain. METHODS: After reaching a consensus, the nurses' functions were defined using a pre-defined scale (supported by medical objectives) and codes were assigned to perform future metrics. Afterwards, three roles were assigned to the rheumatology nurse practitioner: 1. Procedures (nursing techniques); 2. Educational Health Related Services; and 3. Osteoporosis Nursery Clinic. RESULTS: Measurement of the rheumatology nurse activity during 2006: Assignment 1, 1592 procedures; Assignment 2, 2604 services; Assignment 3, 331 visits (95 first visits y 236 revisions). CONCLUSIONS: These metrics support the fact that the activity shown in the Nurses' Clinic is enough to justify a full-time professional and the importance of designating their own specific planning and personal space in the Unit. The structure and roles in our Nurses' Clinic could be a role model to other Rheumatology Departments.
Authors: Santiago Muñoz-Fernández; Ma Dolores Aguilar; Amparo Rodríguez; Raquel Almodóvar; Laura Cano-García; Luís Antonio Gracia; José A Román-Ivorra; J Ramón Rodríguez; Teresa Navío; Pablo Lázaro Journal: Rheumatol Int Date: 2016-07-19 Impact factor: 2.631
Authors: Santiago Muñoz-Fernández; Ma Dolores Aguilar; Raquel Almodóvar; Laura Cano-García; Sandra Fortea; Cristina Patricia Alcañiz-Escandell; José R Rodríguez; Laura Cebrián; Pablo Lázaro Journal: Rheumatol Int Date: 2017-01-20 Impact factor: 2.631
Authors: Mwidimi Ndosi; Martyn Lewis; Claire Hale; Helen Quinn; Sarah Ryan; Paul Emery; Howard Bird; Jackie Hill Journal: Ann Rheum Dis Date: 2013-08-27 Impact factor: 19.103