Abstract
Background: The professional nurse advocate (PNA) is a relatively new employer-led role, designed to deploy the A-EQUIP (Advocating and Educating for QUality ImProvement) model of professional nursing leadership and restorative clinical supervision. Aim: This article describes the self-perceived personal and professional impacts of becoming and being a PNA. Methods: A secondary qualitative analysis of interview-derived data from qualified PNAs. Findings: A total of 183 codes were developed from the data. These were grouped to form 19 categories, of which the majority characterised positive impacts of being a PNA. Participants described a wide range of personal and professional benefits, together with accounts of conflicts, insecurities, emotional encounters and communication challenges in the role. Conclusion: The study findings strengthen the case for organisational use of A-EQUIP in the workplace and help to showcase the significant contribution of the PNA role to staff wellbeing, education and quality improvements in care.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 336-344 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | British Journal of Nursing |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Mar 2025 |
Bibliographical note
This is an Open Access article published by MA Healthcare Ltd and distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0)Funding
Funding: this study was funded by NHS England/Improvement
| Funders |
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| NHS Improvement |
Keywords
- Clinical supervision
- Leadership
- Professional development
- Quality improvement
- Staff wellbeing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing
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