What's in the report?
In order to understand the impact of the nursing programme, nurses were asked to complete a question-based evaluation form. This incorporated questions from the ‘Foundation of Nursing Studies’ model of personal and professional impact evaluation to understand the impact on nurses of participating in the programme, the impact on their own IBD service and on patient care.
Interviews were conducted with a smaller number of the programme nurses from both the MSc and credentialling pathways. A modified version of the Kirkpatrick evaluation model was used to find out more about their experiences and impact of their learning while on the programme
The subsequent report includes six nursing stories from Crohn's & Colitis UK Nurse Specialists across the UK. They describe their involvement in the nursing programme and the learning outcomes they have achieved and impacts on patients.
Achievements and learning outcomes include:
- More timely, evidence-based services with more confident, skilled advanced practitioners.
- Faster diagnostic pathways
- Increased patient self management
- Reduction in unnecessary routine outpatient appointments
- Improved multidisciplinary working
- Increased research activity and opportunities for patients to participate.
- Excellence in teaching other health care professionals.
- Review of personalised care planning
- Pride and understanding of Crohn’s & Colitis UK.
- Hot clinics for patients flaring.
- Reduction in A&E visits
To read the report, click here: Impact Report
To find out more about the nursing programme, click here: Crohn's & Colitis UK Nursing Programme