| Summary: | Yulian Li,1 Meirong Chen,2 Rong Lin,1,3 Hong Li1,3 1The School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Research Center for Nursing Theory and Practice, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hong Li Tel +86 13705070219Fax +86 591-87532356Email leehong99@126.comPurpose: This qualitative study aimed to explore multidisciplinary members’ perceptions and expectations of advanced geriatric nursing role development in primary health care.Patients and Methods: A multi-center, cross-sectional study based on semi-structured individual interviews was conducted with registered nurses, general physicians, and managers involved in the care of older people in primary health care between September 2020 and January 2021. Recruitment was purposive and the framework method was used to inductively analyze the data. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative research (COREQ) served to structure our manuscript.Results: In total, 29 registered nurses, 6 general physicians, and 10 managers from 8 health centers were interviewed. The relevant themes interpreted from the interview data were as follows: (1) the current roles of registered nurses in the care of older people; (2) the factors affect the advanced geriatric nursing role development; (3) expectations of the advanced geriatric nursing roles.Conclusion: There is a need for appropriate educational programs, well-established laws, and regulations to support the sustainable development of advanced geriatric nursing roles. To build the expected role model, the nursing education program in the future should integrate gerontological nursing, public health nursing, and nursing management to maximize the role of gerontological nurse practitioners in primary health care.Keywords: advanced nurse practitioner, older people, primary care, qualitative approaches
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