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dc.contributor.authorSt John, Winsome
dc.contributor.authorFlowers, Karen
dc.contributor.editorJohn Daly
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:23:10Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:23:10Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2009-12-15T03:18:00Z
dc.identifier.issn13227696
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.colegn.2009.04.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27545
dc.description.abstractAim: This qualitative study explored clinicians' and educators' perspectives o how knowledge and skills about family assessment and family nursing are translated from student learning to clinical nursing practice, together with barriers and supports to family-centred nursing practice. Background: Previous studies have explored educational preparation for family nursing and indicated that family-focussed nursing contributes to greater satisfaction with practice, however, little research has explored nurses' perceptions about the usefulness of family nursing content and theory in clinical settings. Method: Data were collected from a Canadian school of nursing offering comprehensive undergraduate, postgraduate and staff development workshops in family nursing. Collection methods included participant observation in the school, a review of the school's teaching and learning documentation, and in-depth interviews/focus groups with teachers, students, graduates and workshop participants. Data were collected from 26 current students, undergraduate and postgraduate graduates, workshop participants and teachers from the school. Data were analysed for themes using grounded theory techniques of constant comparison and theoretical sampling. Findings: It was found that family nursing is more likely to be implemented in clinical practice areas where: patients experience serious or life-threatening illnesses, staff are educationally prepared, there is ongoing mentorship, and management support for family nursing. A family focus is less likely in areas with high patient turnover, such as acute medical-surgical wards. Conclusion: There is a need to adequately prepare nurses for family nursing, provide staff development and management support in the workplace to promote family-centred nursing practice.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent73965 bytes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.collegianjournal.com/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom131
dc.relation.ispartofpageto138
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCollegian
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111099
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1110
dc.titleWorking with families: From theory to clinical nursing practice
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2009
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gro.griffith.authorSt John, Winsome


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