Higgins, Agnes and Murphy, Rebecca and Downes, Carmel and Varley, Jarlath and Begley, Cecily and Elliott, Naomi
(2020)
Factors influencing the implementation of Epilepsy Specialist Nurse role: Using the Consolidation Framework for Implementation Research.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29.
pp. 1352-1364.
ISSN 0962-1067
Abstract
Background: Research to support the added value of including Epilepsy Specialist Nurses as
members of the multidisciplinary team is developing, yet little information exists on factors
influencing the translation of these roles into practice.
Aim: To describe the enabling and inhibiting factors to the implementation of the Epilepsy
Nurse Specialist role in the Republic of Ireland.
Methods: A qualitative design involving semi-structure interviews, observation and analysis
of documents, such as portfolios was used. The sample included 12 epilepsy specialist nurses,
24 multidisciplinary team members, and 35 individuals with epilepsy and family members.
Data were analysed using the Consolidation Framework for Implementation Research.
Reporting rigor is demonstrated using the COREQ checklist (See Supplementary File 1).
Results: While there was overwhelming support for the role, barriers and enablers were
identified across all domains of the Consolidation Framework for Implementation Research.
Enablers included national policies and guidelines, leadership from senior nursing and
medical colleagues, climate of learning and mentorship, networking opportunities, infrastructural supports, and competence of ESNs. Barriers included the limited consideration
of service expansion and the increasingly complex nature of clinical cases on workload
capacity. Deficits in infrastructural supports, challenges in relation to role preparation, role
implementation and role responsibility, including concerns around lone practitioner models
and concerns that the role was a cost saving measure, also emerged as potential barriers to
future sustainability.
Conclusion: The Consolidation Framework for Implementation Research offers researchers a
pragmatic typology for analysing interrelationships between enabling and inhibiting factors
that impact implementation of advanced practice roles, across different evidence sources,
disciplines and boundaries.
Relevance to clinical practice: In order to secure role sustainability, managers need to address
the rate of service expansion, models of role development, deficits in supports and perceived
motivations for role development on the quality, acceptability, and sustainability of services
provided.
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Article
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| Additional Information: |
This is the preprint version of the published article, which is available as: Higgins, A, Murphy, R, Downes, C, Varley, J, Begley, C, Elliott, N. Factors influencing the implementation of Epilepsy Specialist Nurse role: Using the Consolidation Framework for Implementation Research. J Clin Nurs. 2020; 29: 1352– 1364. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15197 |
| Keywords: |
: implementation; factors influencing, sustainability; role implementation, Epilepsy
Specialist Nurse; advanced practitioner; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: |
15083 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15197 |
| Depositing User: |
Rebecca Murphy
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| Date Deposited: |
01 Dec 2021 17:06 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
| Publisher: |
Wiley |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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