Consumers' level of comfort with an advanced practice role for registered nurses in general practice: a Queensland, Australia study
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Article Title | Consumers' level of comfort with an advanced practice role for registered nurses in general practice: a Queensland, Australia study |
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ERA Journal ID | 40235 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hegney, Desley (Author), Eley, Robert (Author), Buikstra, Elizabeth (Author), Rees, Sharon (Author) and Patterson, Elizabeth (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Primary Health |
Journal Citation | 12 (3), pp. 44-51 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 1324-2296 |
1448-7527 | |
1836-7399 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.latrobe.edu.au/aipc/ajph/ |
Abstract | [Abstract]: A study was carried out in Queensland, Australia which aimed to ascertain how comfortable consumers were with both the current and an expanded practice role for nurses employed in general practice. Consumers from metropolitan, rural and remote areas were represented. The self-report questionnaire was completed by 87 females and 19 males. Consumers rated their level of comfort from very comfortable to very uncomfortable on a five point scale in nurses performing 24 different routine and advanced procedures. They were most comfortable with nurses giving vaccinations and managing treatment of wounds and were less comfortable with nurses diagnosing and treating minor illnesses. Overall consumers were very comfortable with nurses performing what may be considered traditional roles of the practice nurse. They were less comfortable with the more extended roles that are seen more as the traditional role of the general practitioner. However for no procedure were consumers uncomfortable in nurses performing that task. There were no differences in responses due to consumers’ age, sex or previous contact with practice nurses. These results may be used to expand the role of practice nurses to complement the services provided by general practitioners |
Keywords | general practice; practice nurse; consumer perceptions; quantitative research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350602. Consumer-oriented product or service development |
420319. Primary health care | |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Author's version deposited 30/7/2007 after no response recvd to 3 requests for copyright permission. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health |
Griffith University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xyq4/consumers-level-of-comfort-with-an-advanced-practice-role-for-registered-nurses-in-general-practice-a-queensland-australia-study
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