الدليل الإرشادي لتمريض الأسرة

Introduction

According to the Saudi Healthcare Transformation Strategy, the population of the Kingdom continues to grow and age. Our population is expected to rise from 36.1 million in 2022 to 39.5 million by 2030. Therefore, nursing care needs to be advanced and focused more closely on care for senior citizens and primary care in general. Increasing healthcare costs, growing populations, and a shortage of human resources create challenges in meeting the demand for quality patient care worldwide. Saudi Arabia is grappling with a severe shortage of nurses, particularly those

1. 1980s - KFSHRC Job Descriptions for Specialty Practice: Stoma, Wound, Continence, Pain, Infection Control, Palliative Care 2. 1990s - KFSHRC APN Job Description: Developed without nursing credentialing or a privileging framework 3. 1990s - KFSHRC Policy on Non-Physician Prescribing: For pharmacists and nurses 4. Mar 2008 - KFSHRC Clinical Ladder: Aimed at growing nurses in specialty practice from novice to expert, including APN and NC (Figure 2) 5. Jun 2010 - Recognition by the SCFHS of the Enterostomal Therapy Diploma Programme: A 12-month full time programme, incorporating both

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Rationale

- Nursing's Social Policy Statement: It is about the relationship – the social contract – between the nursing profession and society and their reciprocal expectations. This arrangement authorises nurses as professionals to meet the needs involved in care (ANA, 2015). - Life expectancy is increasing, leading to an increased ageing population and high proportion of patients living with chronic health conditions; this requires a workforce with advanced skills to meet capacity. - As nursing practice evolves and the healthcare needs of the population change, new