کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2646552 | 1138882 | 2015 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
This paper describes a modified Delphi approach to developing a set of direct care activities for assistants in nursing (AIN) working in mental health settings within a metropolitan local health district (LHD). Although AIN have been employed in a range of health care settings in recent years, they have not routinely been placed in the mental health context. A modified Delphi method was utilised as it has a proven history of application in the health sector, particularly in circumstances where new guidelines, policies or practice frameworks were required. A set of direct care activities for working in mental health settings was developed from an initial set of baseline descriptors and then two rounds of consensus conferencing with a panel of experts. This paper will detail that process and discuss the resulting implications for the consensus reached on the set of direct care activities.
Journal: Collegian - Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 53–60