Perception and Experience of Independent Consultations in Primary Healthcare among Registered Nurses in Kazakhstan: A Qualitative Study.

(1) Background: The nursing profession has undergone a significant transformation not only in a formal context but also in terms of the increased educational competencies required of nurses and their preparedness to adapt to evolving roles and statuses. The aim of our study was to examine the experience of advanced practice nurses who conduct independent consultations on patients and to identify the main challenges they face in their practice. (2) Methods: We carried out 22 semi-structured interviews with nurses responsible for conducting independent consultations across three urban polyclinics located in Aktobe, Almaty, and Astana.

Enhancing nursing documentation in Kazakhstan: assessing utilization and standardization for improving patient care.

Background And Aim: This article stresses the importance of comprehensive nursing documentation in scientific medicine and discusses the adoption of standardized terminologies in Europe. The study also presents findings from a cross-sectional study conducted in Kazakhstan, assessing the utilization of standard operating procedures and nursing documentation in various clinical scenarios. The aim was evaluate the level of use of the form of nursing documentation and Standard Operating Procedure within the framework of reforming the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Development of management structures for future nursing services in the Republic of Kazakhstan requires change of organizational culture.

Aim: This study's aim was to describe the development of new management structures for nursing services in pilot public healthcare organizations in the Republic of Kazakhstan by focusing on cultural change from the former Soviet system to the modern nursing management system.

Background: Because organizational culture plays an essential role in developing nursing management processes, the challenge in Kazakhstan is to change the deep-rooted Soviet administration practices, such as top-down management and the absence of a career structure in nursing, to meet the new public management system's requirements.

Method: Participatory method was used to generate organizational culture change in 31 pilot organizations.