How Divergent Views of Specialist Nurse Status Affect IQNs’ Skill Utilisation in Australia
Chanchal Kurup et al.
What the paper says
A total of 115 participants (71 IQNs; 44 nurse managers) provided definitional statements. Both groups drew on experience, education and advanced skills, but with different emphases. IQNs were significantly more likely than nurse managers to prioritise clinical experience as central to specialist nurse status (<i>χ</i> <sup>2</sup> (1, <i>N</i> = 115) = 7.94, <i>p</i> = 0.005, Cramér's V = 0.26). No statistically significant difference was observed in references to education (<i>p</i> = 0.44). References to advanced skills and expanded scope were infrequent and differed in emphasis, with nurse managers more commonly highlighting leadership, mentoring and quality improvement functions, while IQNs more often emphasised clinical autonomy. These divergences indicate a recognition mismatch that may delay or limit deployment of IQNs into specialist roles.
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Evidence weight
Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
| F · citation impact | 0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13 |
| M · momentum | 0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09 |
| V · venue signal | 0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03 |
| R · text relevance † | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
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