Managing volunteers who support patients with dementia or cognitive impairment on acute hospital wards: The NURTURe model

Charalambous, Liz

Abstract

Volunteers are widely used to support patients with dementia or cognitive impairment on acute hospital wards. However, it appears that traditional volunteer management models do not fully address the challenges posed by managing volunteers in that setting. In a study of the use of volunteers in the care of people with dementia and cognitive impairment on acute hospital wards, interviews with a range of stakeholders revealed challenges regarding the environment, role and image of volunteers. Based on the study findings, an alternative model for managing volunteers on acute hospital wards was developed. This article describes the study and discusses the development of this alternative approach, the NURTURe model.

Citation

Charalambous, L. (2021). Managing volunteers who support patients with dementia or cognitive impairment on acute hospital wards: The NURTURe model. Nursing Management, 28(2), https://doi.org/10.7748/NM.2021.E1981

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 17, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Feb 16, 2021
• Publication Date: Feb 16, 2021
• Deposit Date: Feb 17, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 17, 2021
• Journal: Nursing Management
• Print ISSN: 1354-5760
• Electronic ISSN: 2047-8976
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/NM.2021.E1981
• Keywords: Leadership and Management
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5331998
• Publisher URL: https://journals.rcni.com/nursing-management/evidence-and-practice/managing-volunteers-who-support-patients-with-dementia-or-cognitive-impairment-on-acute-hospital-wards-the-nurture-model-nm.2021.e1981/abs
• Additional Information: This is not the final version of record.