Comparison of nephrology nursing interventions across five European countries

Zampieron, A; Ormandy, P; Elseviers, M; De Vos, JY; Kafkia, T

Abstract

Comparing nursing interventions between different countries is helpful towards developing a
common nursing culture within Europe. The aim of the study was to compare the frequency of 14
specific nursing interventions indicators across five European countries (Belgium, Scotland, Czech
Republic, Greece and The north of England). Data was collected as an integral part of the European
Practice Database Project across two cycles (2005 and 2006) involving 172 renal centres. Using
Pearson’s chi square and descriptive statistics the frequency of eleven out of the 14 nurse
intervention indicators were found to vary significantly across the five countries. Indeed specific
nurse interventions such as delegation, telephone consultations and laboratory data interpretation
potentially identify where nurse activity is changing in response to pressures such as advancing
nurse roles, staff shortages and increased patient demand.

Citation

Zampieron, A., Ormandy, P., Elseviers, M., De Vos, J., & Kafkia, T. (2009). Comparison of nephrology nursing interventions across five European countries. Journal of Renal Care, 35(1), 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2009.00076.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: May 9, 2011
• Journal: Journal of Renal Care
• Print ISSN: 1755-6678
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 24-32
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2009.00076.x
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2009.00076.x