Advanced practice nurses' daily practices delivering primary care to residents in long-term care facilities: a qualitative study.

Background: Globally, there is a growing shortage of primary care professionals, including those who serve residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). In recent decades, numerous new care models have been implemented to improve these residents' care. Many incorporate Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) into interprofessional healthcare teams.

Daily practices of advanced practice nurses within a multi-professional primary care practice in Switzerland: a qualitative analysis.

Background: The rising global population of older persons with chronic conditions demands new primary care models. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) can help meet that need. In Switzerland, APNs have only recently been introduced in primary care and little is known about their daily practice.

Integration of an advanced practice nurse into a primary care practice: a qualitative analysis of experiences with changes in general practitioner professional roles in a Swiss multiprofessional primary care practice.

Background: The complex care needs of people with chronic illnesses and multimorbidity pose a significant challenge to the Swiss primary care system. Ensuring efficient, high-quality care will require new care models. Internationally, the integration of advanced practice nurses (APNs) into primary care models has shown promising results.

[Flyer to improve self-management of symptoms for patients with cancer – Evaluation of feasibility and comprehensibility of the Symptom Navi].

Background: Short informations with graphic elements may support self management of symptoms. Enhancing self-management is a key element of cancer care. Since 2011 different organisations have been developing patient education handouts, the so called symptom navi with three different graphical variants and slightly different text.

[“Don't let the world become too small” – How patients with advanced cancer and their significant others cope with transitions during the last year of life. A qualitative study].

Background: In the last year of life, persons with advanced cancer and their significant others are affected by several transitions. They perform psychological adjustment processes during transformation. This requires strategies for patients and their significant others.