Barriers and facilitators to lifestyle risk communication by Australian general practice nurses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon James ◽  
Elizabeth Halcomb ◽  
Jane Desborough ◽  
Susan McInnes
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Australian General Practice ◽  
Lifestyle Risk

scholarly journals Lifestyle risk communication by general practice nurses: An integrative literature review

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon James ◽  
Elizabeth Halcomb ◽  
Jane Desborough ◽  
Susan McInnes
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Lifestyle Risk

Outcomes and opportunities: a nurse-led model of chronic disease management in Australian general practice

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diann S. Eley ◽  
Elizabeth Patterson ◽  
Jacqui Young ◽  
Paul P. Fahey ◽  
Chris B. Del Mar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Australian General Practice ◽  
General Practices

The Australian government’s commitment to health service reform has placed general practice at the centre of its agenda to manage chronic disease. Concerns about the capacity of GPs to meet the growing chronic disease burden has stimulated the implementation and testing of new models of care that better utilise practice nurses (PN). This paper reports on a mixed-methods study nested within a larger study that trialled the feasibility and acceptability of a new model of nurse-led chronic disease management in three general practices. Patients over 18 years of age with type 2 diabetes, hypertension or stable ischaemic heart disease were randomised into PN-led or usual GP-led care. Primary outcomes were self-reported quality of life and perceptions of the model’s feasibility and acceptability from the perspective of patients and GPs. Over the 12-month study quality of life decreased but the trend between groups was not statistically different. Qualitative data indicate that the PN-led model was acceptable and feasible to GPs and patients. It is possible to extend the scope of PN care to lead the routine clinical management of patients’ stable chronic diseases. All GPs identified significant advantages to the model and elected to continue with the PN-led care after our study concluded.

scholarly journals General practice nurses’ communication strategies for lifestyle risk reduction: A content analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (11) ◽  
pp. 3082-3091
Author(s):  
Sharon James ◽  
Susan Mcinnes ◽  
Elizabeth Halcomb ◽  
Jane Desborough
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Lifestyle Risk ◽  
Lifestyle Risk Reduction

Practice manager expectations of new graduate registered nurses in Australian general practice: a national survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 559
Author(s):  
Christina Aggar ◽  
Jacqueline G. Bloomfield ◽  
Cynthia Stanton ◽  
Catherine Baynie ◽  
Christopher J. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Australian State ◽  
New Graduate ◽  
Australian General Practice ◽  
Predominantly Female

Practice managers are often involved in the employment of practice nurses and are likely to have a significant role in future transition programs in general practice. Therefore, the aim of the study was to explore practice managers’ expectations of new graduate registered nurses working in general practice. A nation-wide web-based electronic survey distributed by the Australian Association of Practice Management was used to collect demographic data and practice managers’ expectations of new graduate nurses directly transitioning into general practice in their first year of practice. The sample was broadly representative of the Australian state and territory population numbers. Respondents were predominantly female with postgraduate qualifications. The findings of this study highlight that practice managers who currently work with practice nurses would be supportive of graduate registered nurses in general practice in their first year with preceptor support. The results of this study have important implications for nursing workforce development and it is recommended that such initiatives are widely introduced with appropriate financial support.

Nurse - patient encounters in general practice: patterns in general practitioner involvement and use of nurse-specific Medicare items

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Joyce ◽  
Leon Piterman
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Australian General Practice ◽  
Data Collections ◽  
Medical Examinations

A significant gap exists in knowledge about general practice nurses’ (GPNs) patient care activities, despite their now strong presence in Australian general practice. The aim of this paper is to explore the extent of direct general practitioner (GP) involvement in nurse–patient consultations, and to compare consultations where nurse-specific Medicare items were claimable with consultations where they were not. Data from the Practice Nurse Work Survey, a national cross-sectional survey conducted between May 2007 and May 2008, were analysed. Of the total 5253 nurse–patient encounters, 29% did not involve any contact between the patient and a GP, either directly before, during or directly after the nurse consultation. Encounters without GP involvement were more likely to be indirect (e.g. by telephone) and off-site (e.g. home visits), and had higher rates of administrative actions such as documentation and arranging visits. Nurse-specific Medicare item numbers applied in less than half (42%) of nurse–patient encounters. Encounters where no such item applied were more likely to involve medical examinations, blood tests, electrical tracings, physical function tests, removal of sutures, test results, assisting at operations and preparing for procedures. These results confirm that existing data collections do not capture the extent and nature of GPNs’ clinical work.

scholarly journals Process evaluation of a practice nurse-led smoking cessation trial in Australian general practice: views of general practitioners and practice nurses

2015 ◽  
pp. cmv041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J Halcomb ◽  
John S Furler ◽  
Oshana S Hermiz ◽  
Irene D Blackberry ◽  
Julie P Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Practice Nurse ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Australian General Practice
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