Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study

Aims: To assess the results of a nursing-led program to treatment of minor health issues from Catalan health institute primary care teams during 2019 and 2020. Background: In 2009, the Catalan health institute implemented a nursing program to deal with minor health problems. This nursing-led program...

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Autores: Fernández Molero, Sonia, Laserna Jiménez, Cristina, Baiget Ortega, Andreu, Flayeh Beneyto, Souhel, Ríos Jiménez, Ana, Fabrellas i Padrès, Núria
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Infermeria en l'atenció primària
Atenció primària
Infermeria
Primary nursing
Primary care
Nursing
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spelling Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional studyFernández Molero, SoniaLaserna Jiménez, CristinaBaiget Ortega, AndreuFlayeh Beneyto, SouhelRíos Jiménez, AnaFabrellas i Padrès, NúriaInfermeria en l'atenció primàriaAtenció primàriaInfermeriaPrimary nursingPrimary careNursingAims: To assess the results of a nursing-led program to treatment of minor health issues from Catalan health institute primary care teams during 2019 and 2020. Background: In 2009, the Catalan health institute implemented a nursing program to deal with minor health problems. This nursing-led program includes an algorithm for each of the minor health problems and arose as a strategy to reorganise the flow of demand for care in primary care. Design: A cross-sectional design. Methods: Multicentric cross-sectional study. 392 primary care teams from the Catalan health institute participated in the study. STROBE guideline was followed in reporting this study. Patients attending any of the participating centres requesting a same-day consultation for minor health issues were registered. Results: A total of 21,215,278 consultations were recorded: 18,284,105 for adult and 2,931,173 for paediatric patients. Minor health issue resolved by the nurse was achieved in 50.9% of adult patients and 55.4% of paediatric patients. The highest rates of resolution in adults (>85%) were as follows: burns, emergency contraception and injuries. The highest resolution rates (>84%) were as follows: burns, breastfeeding difficulties and infant colic. 87.7% of prescriptions issued by nurses were accepted by the family physician. Conclusions: The nursing-led program to treat minor health issues has been shown to present acceptable resolution for nurses in a large primary care setting. Nurses have been carrying out prescription activities with very favourable results. Relevance to clinical practice: This study demonstrates that care provided to patients by nurses for minor health issues requiring preferential resolution is effective. Our results are useful in that they confirm both the effectiveness of the nursing-led program for minor health issues and the pharmacological prescriptions produced during patient appointments. Patient or public contribution: Patient's data were obtained through a program records system after the minor health issues appointments.John Wiley & Sons2022202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion10 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/190720Articles publicats en revistes (Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut mental i Maternoinfantil)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproduccció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16445Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2022https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16445cc by-nc-nd (c) Fernández Molero, Sonia et al., 2022https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1907202026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
title Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
spellingShingle Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
Fernández Molero, Sonia
Infermeria en l'atenció primària
Atenció primària
Infermeria
Primary nursing
Primary care
Nursing
title_short Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
title_full Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
title_sort Treatment of minor health problems by primary care nurses: a cross-sectional study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández Molero, Sonia
Laserna Jiménez, Cristina
Baiget Ortega, Andreu
Flayeh Beneyto, Souhel
Ríos Jiménez, Ana
Fabrellas i Padrès, Núria
author Fernández Molero, Sonia
author_facet Fernández Molero, Sonia
Laserna Jiménez, Cristina
Baiget Ortega, Andreu
Flayeh Beneyto, Souhel
Ríos Jiménez, Ana
Fabrellas i Padrès, Núria
author_role author
author2 Laserna Jiménez, Cristina
Baiget Ortega, Andreu
Flayeh Beneyto, Souhel
Ríos Jiménez, Ana
Fabrellas i Padrès, Núria
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Infermeria en l'atenció primària
Atenció primària
Infermeria
Primary nursing
Primary care
Nursing
topic Infermeria en l'atenció primària
Atenció primària
Infermeria
Primary nursing
Primary care
Nursing
description Aims: To assess the results of a nursing-led program to treatment of minor health issues from Catalan health institute primary care teams during 2019 and 2020. Background: In 2009, the Catalan health institute implemented a nursing program to deal with minor health problems. This nursing-led program includes an algorithm for each of the minor health problems and arose as a strategy to reorganise the flow of demand for care in primary care. Design: A cross-sectional design. Methods: Multicentric cross-sectional study. 392 primary care teams from the Catalan health institute participated in the study. STROBE guideline was followed in reporting this study. Patients attending any of the participating centres requesting a same-day consultation for minor health issues were registered. Results: A total of 21,215,278 consultations were recorded: 18,284,105 for adult and 2,931,173 for paediatric patients. Minor health issue resolved by the nurse was achieved in 50.9% of adult patients and 55.4% of paediatric patients. The highest rates of resolution in adults (>85%) were as follows: burns, emergency contraception and injuries. The highest resolution rates (>84%) were as follows: burns, breastfeeding difficulties and infant colic. 87.7% of prescriptions issued by nurses were accepted by the family physician. Conclusions: The nursing-led program to treat minor health issues has been shown to present acceptable resolution for nurses in a large primary care setting. Nurses have been carrying out prescription activities with very favourable results. Relevance to clinical practice: This study demonstrates that care provided to patients by nurses for minor health issues requiring preferential resolution is effective. Our results are useful in that they confirm both the effectiveness of the nursing-led program for minor health issues and the pharmacological prescriptions produced during patient appointments. Patient or public contribution: Patient's data were obtained through a program records system after the minor health issues appointments.
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