The management of infant developmental needs by community nurses - Part 2: The development of guidelines for the support of community nurses in the management of infant developmental needs
| Autor: | Ronell Leech, N.C. Van Wyk, C.J.E. Uys |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Scope of practice
Process (engineering) Developmental Disabilities Best practice media_common.quotation_subject Nursing Methodology Research Nurse's Role South Africa Child Development Education Nursing Continuing Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Developmental care Humans Medicine Philosophy Nursing Professional Autonomy Quality (business) Nurse Administrators Staff Development Set (psychology) media_common lcsh:RT1-120 Health Services Needs and Demand Evidence-Based Medicine Primary Health Care lcsh:Nursing business.industry Infant Social Support General Medicine Focus Groups Community Health Nursing Focus group Benchmarking Nursing Supervisory Nursing Evaluation Research Practice Guidelines as Topic Diffusion of Innovation business |
| Zdroj: | Curationis, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 104-112 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 2223-6279 0379-8577 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/curationis.v30i2.1085 |
| Popis: | In the previous article, the author described, according to the scope of practice of registered nurses, the responsibilities oi community nurses with regard to the management of infant developmental needs in primary health care clinics in South Africa. In this article, the focus is on the development of guidelines for the support of community nurses in fulfilling these responsibilities. Before the development of the guidelines is addressed, a brief overview of the background of the study, assumptions of the researcher and the methodology of the study is given. The development of the set of guidelines (DEFINE HOPE) is set against the background of the drive to improve the quality of developmental care for infants and their families. As guidelines help to translate scientific information into statements, it could be valuable to community nurses to improve their delivery of developmental care. To gather evidence for the formulation of the guidelines, the researcher utilised the themes identified during the analysis process in phase one of the research; investigated research articles; and compared findings and recommendations of the articles with the research findings obtained in phase one. In addition to the research findings and literature review, a focus group (health care professionals represented in the case study), was utilised to assist with the final development and validation of the guidelines. The researcher adapted a number of desirable attributes for guidelines, which are indicated in the literature, to compile the criteria for validation of the guidelines. In conclusion, guidelines are necessary to support community nurses in finding “best practice” within their scope of practice to ensure higher quality of developmental care to families with infants 0-2 years. |
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