The Scope of Nursing in Australia: A Snapshot of the Challenges and Skills Needed
8. Appendices
Appendix A
Recruitment Materials
Letter to Organisations
Request for Volunteers
The Study
The Centre for Research into Nursing & Health Care is conducting a study "The Scope of Nursing in Australia: A snapshot of the challenges and skills needed." The aim of the study is to provide rich data about different contexts of practice that nurses in Australia work in and therefore provide a snapshot of the scope of nursing in Australia. The study will involve in-depth interviews of nurses about the everyday practice of nursing and the challenges they face in their particular field. The results of this study will form the basis of a report that has been requested by the Nursing Education Review Secretariat by 4 October 2001.
Your Involvement
We have specifically targeted your organisation to assist us in accessing nurses for our study. Given it is a snapshot of nursing could you nominate people who you believe have a story to tell. We want to capture a range of settings, both practice and geographical. We would like to interview Registered and Enrolled Nurses from across key areas identified by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare:
Acute Hospital Psychiatric Hospital
Nursing Home [Aged Care Facility] Day Procedure Centre
Hostel [Aged Care Facility] Hospice
Community Health Centre Private Medical Rooms
Agency Private Nursing Practice
Developmental Disability Service School/Child Health Services
Tertiary Education Institution Private Sector
Prison Medical Service Defence Forces
Remote Settings
Please find attached a flyer and an information sheet that provide further details about this study. These can be used to inform those members of your organisation, from across any of the 17 key areas you believe should participate, about the study. Once you have selected these individuals we ask that you direct them to contact:
Ms. Susanne Reynolds
Ph. (08) 8302 1108
Email: susanne.reynolds@unisa.edu.au
The other members of the research team are:
Dr Jacqueline Jones
Email: jacqueline.jones@unisa.edu.au
Prof Julianne Cheek
Email: julianne.cheek@unisa.edu.au
In order to comply with our ethics requirements, please confirm in writing or by email that your organisation is happy to facilitate.
Your timely assistance in informing members of your organisation about this study is crucial to our study and we thank you in anticipation of your help with this study.
Centre for Research into Nursing & Health Care. University of South Australia.
Information Letter
The Scope of Nursing in Australia: A snapshot of the challenges and skills needed
Information Sheet For Nurses
What is the study about?
Registered and Enrolled Nurses are invited to take part in a study that aims to explore their personal experience of the challenges they face, the skills required and models of working with other health workers they use within the context in which they practice.
The study will involve interviewing nurses either face-to-face or via telephone (for remote rural regions.)
The objectives of this project are to:
- Identify participants across a range of work settings to gain insights into current understandings about the scope of nursing of registered and enrolled nurses;
- Negotiate access to, and collect interview data about, everyday practice, framed by specific questions related to the challenges, skills required and ways of working with other health workers;
- Analyse data, critically evaluate findings and re-assess current knowledge related to what nurses are doing, the type of skills they use and associated skills needed.
By collecting information from this interview we will explore the issues of:
- Work settings as context of practice including geographical location;
- Skills needed;
- Models of working with other health workers, and
- Understandings of nursing and the education requirements/needs pertaining to those understandings of nursing.
The study is being conducted for the purpose of obtaining a report for the Nursing Education Review Secretariat.
What do I have to do if I want to take part?
You are invited to participate in a one-on-one interview with a member of the research team. The interview will take place at the University of South Australia, or at a mutually convenient location. The interviews will be quite informal and during the interview we will explore your personal experiences and challenges of everyday practice as a nurse. The interviews are expected to last no longer than an hour and will be audio-taped and transcribed.
How will confidentiality and anonymity be assured?
You will not be identified in any way in the interview transcripts. Anonymity and confidentiality will be maintained at all times. The information collected as part of this study, in the form of records containing personal information, the interview tape and the transcript will remain in a secure area at the Centre for Research in Nursing and Health Care, University of South Australia, for seven years.
Your participation in the study is voluntary. If you agree to take part in this study you are free to change your mind and withdraw at any time. Any data you have provided will be returned to you without penalty if you decide to withdraw.
We look forward to hearing your views on this important topic and thank you in anticipation of your help with this study.
Please contact:
Ms. Susanne Reynolds
Ph. (08) 8302 1108
Email: susanne.reynolds@unisa.edu.au
Alternative contacts are:
Dr. Jacqueline Jones
Ph. (08) 8302 2124
Email:
jacqueline.jones@unisa.edu.au
Prof. Julianne Cheek
Ph. (08) 8302 2675
Email: julianne.cheek@unisa.edu.au
Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care.
The University of South Australia (City East Campus).
More Information?
If you would like more information about the study or have any concerns, you may wish to initially contact the researchers (see above.)
If you would like to speak to someone about ethical issues associated with this study, you may contact Ms Eimear Muir-Cochrane (Chair of the University of South Australia Human Research Ethics Committee), on (08) 8302 2751 or fax (08) 8302 2830.
Consent Form
The Scope of Nursing in Australia: A snapshot of the challenges and skills needed
Researchers:
Dr Jacqueline Jones
Ph. (08) 8302 2124
Email: jacqueline.jones@unisa.edu.au
Prof Julianne Cheek
Ph. (08) 8302 2675
Email:
julianne.cheek@unisa.edu.au
Consent Form for Interview Participants
- I have read the Information Sheet and the nature and the purpose of the research has been explained to me. I understand and agree to take part.
- I understand that I may not directly benefit from taking part in the project.
- I understand that I can withdraw from the study at any time and that this will not affect my status now or in the future.
- I understand that while information gained during the study may be published, I will not be identified and my personal results will remain confidential.
- I understand that I will be audio taped during the study.
- I understand that the tape will be stored at the Centre for Research into Nursing and Health care, University of South Australia and that access will be limited to the research team and the transcribers.
- I confirm that I am over 18 years of age.
Name of Subject:
Signed:
Date:
I have explained the study to the subject and consider that s/he understands what is involved.
Researcher's Signature:
Date:
Appendix B
Interview Prompt
The interviews will be conducted in an open-ended manner. The interviews will be structured around a series of questions that will be used as probes. Participants will be free to discuss any issues that may be pertinent to them. Possible 'probe' questions are as follows:
- Can you tell us about the area you work in?
- How would you describe the type of nursing you do?
- Who do you interact with in your area of work?
- Describe a typical day.
- What are the skills required of you in your area of work?
- What are the challenges you face in your area of work?
- How can nursing education be responsive to preparing for the work that you do?
Appendix C
Other Practice Areas
- Army
- Rehabilitation
- Royal Flying Doctor Service
- Disability
- Neurosurgery
- Pathology
- Dialysis
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Geriatrics
- District Nurse
- Gastroenterology
- Remote
- Obstetrics
- Burns Unit
- Outpatients
- GP Practice
- Education
Appendix D
Non-University/Certificate Courses - ENs and RNs
- Palliative Care Certificate
- Aged Care Certificate
- Stomal Therapy
- Diabetes
- Orthopaedics (3)
- Paediatrics (2)
- Wound Management
- Aromatherapy
- Remedial Massage
- Peri-operative Anaesthetic certificate
- Autotransfusion
- Advanced Skills for Nurses
- Remote Emergency Nursing
- Remote Cardiac for enrolled nurses
- Gerontology
- Working with difficult patients
- Grief and Counselling
- Community and Mental Health Nursing
- Forensic Nursing
- First Line management
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Asian Processes (TAFE)
- First Aid
- Teaching CPR
Appendix E
Professional Bodies - Other Organisations
'Others':
Wound Care Association of South Australia
Women's Association of New South Wales
College of Mental Health Nurses
Fellow College of Nursing
Fitness Queensland
Queensland Nurses Council
Victorian Neurological Nurses Society
Enrolled Nurses Professional Association
Australian Community Health Association
Australian Association of Gerontology
West Australian Society of Anaesthetic Technicians
South Australian College of Lactation Consultants
Drug and Alcohol Nurses Australia
Palliative Care Association
Healing Foundation
'Continence':
International Continence Society
Nurses for Continence Society
'Unions':
Queensland Nurses Union
Miscellaneous Workers Union
HSUA
Appendix F
Topics for Staff Development
Enrolled Nurses
- Manual handling (2)
- Equipment
- Infectious diseases/Infection Control (3)
- Wound management (2)
- Basic foot care
- Safe waste disposal
- Domestic Violence
- Parkinson's disease
- Terminal illness
- Clinical interviewing
- CPR update
- Fire and Safety
- Occupational health and safety
Registered Nurses
- Child protection
- 'Cell saver' course
- Immunisation
- Management
- Fire Safety
- Trauma update
- Hepatitis C
- Quality Management
- Day surgery (2)
- Borderline personality disorder
- Palliative care
- Pressure control
- Medico-legal
- Developing procedure manuals
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