Susan Oliver

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• Article: The Nurse's Role in Addressing Unmet Treatment and Management Needs of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Delphi-Based Recommendations.

  Jane E D Cottrell, Monique Jonas, Ulrika Bergsten, Etienne Blaas, Jenny de la Torre Aboki, Catriona Howse, Jana Korandova, Päivi Löfman, Carin Logtenberg, Terri Lupton, Catherine Mallon, Susan Oliver, David Pickles, Leeanna Bulinckx
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  ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: Evaluate nurse's role in management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Modified Delphi with two rounds of questionnaires, followed by in-person meeting. International group of 12 nurses experienced with RA patients receiving biologic therapy. FINDINGS: Nurses often spend more time with patients than doctors do. Nurse is in unique position to explore patient needs; educate about treatment, administration, product storage, and self-injection technique; determine readiness for and understanding of treatment; monitor safety and progress; and coordinate care within multidisciplinary setting. CONCLUSIONS: Nurse's role is complex and vitally important to optimal RA patient care. Additional nurse involvement may address unmet needs. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Rheumatology nurses can address unmet patient needs by expanding current roles and by adopting additional functions.
  International journal of nursing knowledge. 11/2012;
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  Susan Oliver, Alison Leary
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  Article: EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis.

  Yvonne van Eijk-Hustings, Astrid van Tubergen, Carina Boström, Elena Braychenko, Beate Buss, José Felix, Jill Firth, Alison Hammond, Benny Harston, Cristina Hernandez, [......], Antonella Moretti, Susan Oliver, Jette Primdahl, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar, Jenny de la Torre-Aboki, Jennifer Waite-Jones, Rene Westhovens, Heidi Andersen Zangi, Turid Heiberg, Jackie Hill
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  ABSTRACT: The authors aim to develop European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis, to identify a research agenda and to determine an educational agenda. A task force made up of a multidisciplinary expert panel including nurses, rheumatologists, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, epidemiologist and patient representatives, representing 14 European countries, carried out the development of the recommendations, following the European League Against Rheumatism standardised operating procedures. The task force met twice. In the first meeting, the aims of the task force were defined, and eight research questions were developed. This was followed by a comprehensive, systematic literature search. In the second meeting, the results from the literature review were presented to the task force that subsequently formulated the recommendations, research agenda and educational agenda. In total, 10 recommendations were formulated. Seven recommendations covered the contribution of nurses to care and management: education, satisfaction with care, access to care, disease management, psychosocial support, self-management and efficiency of care. Three recommendations focused on professional support for nurses: availability of guidelines or protocols, access to education and encouragement to undertake extended roles. The strength of the recommendations varied from A to C, dependent on the category of evidence (1A-3), and a high level of agreement was achieved. Additionally, the task force agreed upon 10 topics for future research and an educational agenda. 10 recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis were developed using a combination of evidence-based and expert consensus approach.
  Annals of the rheumatic diseases 01/2012; 71(1):13-9. · 8.11 Impact Factor