فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

AIMS: Although chronic diseases are the most common and expensive health problems, they arepreventable too. Nurses play a key role in the care of these patients. One of the important rolesof nurses is consultation role. Due to the high impact of nurse consultant role on health promotionand also the fact that this role is not fully understood in Iran, this study aims at clarifying the role ofnurse consultant.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a qualitative study with content analysis approach conductedthrough semi‑structured interviews in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences from April to December2017. A total of 35 participants (11 patients, 9 nurses, 6 faculty members, 4 postgraduate students,and 5 nursing managers) were included in the study. Sampling was done based on purposive samplingmethod, and participants were asked to express their opinions about nurse consultant.RESULTS: In this article, we discussed the following three categories and seven subcategories: (1)nursing consultation as a treatment facilitator (nursing consultation as a way to reduce the treatmentcourse, nursing consultation as a way to reduce complications, and nursing consultation as a wayto reduce costs); (2) professional performance in nursing consultation (nursing consultation basedon problem‑solving and evidence‑based practice and management and teamwork in nursingconsultation); and (3) prerequisites for the nursing consultation role (supporting nurses and introducingthe role in decision‑making units and creating demand).CONCLUSION: Nursing consultation has an essential role in patient health promotion. Therefore, itis better that nurses and other health‑care team should be familiar with this vital role.