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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2025

Working on differentiated nursing practices in hospitals: A learning history on enacting new nursing roles.

Dieke Martini, Hugo Schalkwijk, Lisette Schoonhoven, Mirko Noordegraaf, Pieterbas Lalleman

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Article in Journal of advanced nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Dieke MartiniResearch Group for Person-Centeredness in an Ageing Society, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4524-1338
Hugo SchalkwijkResearch Group for Person-Centeredness in an Ageing Society, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Lisette SchoonhovenJulius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Mirko NoordegraafUtrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Pieterbas LallemanResearch Group for Person-Centeredness in an Ageing Society, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
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Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to better understand how new future-oriented nursing roles are enacted in a general hospital.

designA learning history, that is, a participatory action-oriented research design to explore and foster organizational learning.

methodsData collection consisted of a (historical) document analysis, the shadowing of differentiated nursing practices (36 h), 22 open interviews, 4 oral history interviews, 2 focus groups and a podcast series (7 h) created with participants.

resultsThe data gathered revealed three important themes regarding enacting new nursing roles: (1) stretching the nature of nursing work, (2) using earlier experiences and (3) collectively tackling taboos.

conclusionsDifferentiated nursing practices and enacting new nursing roles have long and complex histories. Attempts to differentiate are often met with resistance from within the nursing profession. This study shows how the new role of nurse coordinator was negotiated in nursing teams. With a bottom-up approach focused on collective responsibilities. By acknowledging and reflecting on the past, spaces were enacted in which the role of nurse coordinator became one role, among others, in the delivery of patient care. IMPACT: This study provides an innovative perspective on differentiated nursing practices by focusing on the past, the present and the future. We found that local, situated conditions can be taken as starting points when new nursing roles are enacted. In addition, shifting focus from individual nursing roles to nursing team development, emphasizing collective responsibilities, softens strong (historically) grown emotions and creates spaces in which new roles become negotiable. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No patient or public contribution.

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Nurse's RoleNursing Staff, HospitalAdultFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMiddle Agedcontextdifferentiated nursing practiceslearning historynurse staffingnursing rolesnursing workparticipatory action researchskill mixes

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PMCPMC11638512

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