Other Titles

Nursing Workforce Development

Abstract

This session offers insight into the experience of developing professional practice standards for nurses in primary care. Understanding this process will inform participants about the use and benefits of standards, the need for active engagement of nurses in their development and the impact they can have on policy and practice.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Elizabeth J. Halcomb, PhD; Christine Ashley, MN, BHlthSc -- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Julianne Bryce, DipAppSci (Nursing), BN, GDip Adult Ed&T; Elizabeth Foley, MEd, BN (App Sci) -- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Victoria, Australia

Sigma Membership

Xi Omicron at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Workforce Development, Practice Standards, Primary Care

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Developing national practice standards for nurses in Australian general practice

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

This session offers insight into the experience of developing professional practice standards for nurses in primary care. Understanding this process will inform participants about the use and benefits of standards, the need for active engagement of nurses in their development and the impact they can have on policy and practice.