From: Nurses joining family doctors in primary care practices: perceptions of patients with multimorbidity
Themes | Sub-Themes |
---|---|
Expectations of improved primary care practices | Accessibility |
 | Continuity |
 | Better follow-up |
 | Complementarity |
 | Fear of limited access to one's doctor |
Dual views of the nurse's role and competency | Traditional nurse's role |
 | Broader nurse's role |
 | Nurse's competency questioned |
Conditions for the successful involvement of nurses in primary care practices | Nurse-doctor communication |
 | Demonstrated nurse's expertise |
 | Continuous medical education |
 | Stability of professionals |
 | Use of care protocols by nurses |