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Renegotiating roles as part of developing collaborative practice: Australian nurses in general practice and cervical screening

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posted on 2023-05-17, 00:55 authored by Mills, J, Fitzgerald, MA
This paper reports the findings from an action research study that used a reflective group method to work with nurses in general practice recently credentialed as cervical screeners. The research aimed to develop a new model of practice nurse service delivery within a multidisciplinary team. Findings demonstrated that poor interdisciplinary collaboration created barriers to changing the role of the practice nurse. Key themes identified were: renegotiating their roles, identifying and negotiating gendered patterns of cervical screening, and the effect of multidisciplinary teams and interdisciplinary collaboration on practice nurse retention. Recommendations from this study address the need for improved piloting of new initiatives and an increase in continuing professional development for practice managers who are potential change agents.

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Publication title

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Pagination

35-43

ISSN

1178-2390

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

Dove Medical Press

Place of publication

UK

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Nursing

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