Educational Added Value in the Performance of Specialist Nursing Professionals From the Perspective of Stakeholders in Lima, Perú

Abstract

The objective is to reveal the added educational value for the performance of specialist nursing professionals by areas. Qualitative descriptive exploratory approach and phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. Ten nurse leaders and 10 relatives of patients cared for by specialist nurses participated. The results obtained show that 3 categories and 24 subcategories arose in total from the point of view of the leading nurses and the relatives of the patients attended. Performance attributes of nurse specialists and subcategories of nurse leaders: Precision, competence, respect and teamwork. Family member subcategories: Continuous evaluation of problems and risks, opportunity in interventions and control of devices, health education and emotional support.