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Title: | Understanding Nurse Consultant role engagement in metropolitan and rural contexts | Contributor(s): | Giles, Michelle (author); Parker, Vicki T (author)![]() |
Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.colegn.2016.04.002 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20655 | Abstract: | Background: Role ambiguity is known to impact negatively on role effectiveness. Nurse Consultants (NCs) are clinical leaders in Australia and similar roles exist internationally. Factors that lead to role ambiguity for NCs include dynamic and complex health care contexts and roles. To reduce ambiguity there is an urgent need to demonstrate NCs' contribution to health care outcomes. Aim: This paper reports findings of a study exploring the role, scope and level of engagement of the NC across metropolitan and rural context in New South Wales, Australia. Design: This study used a cross sectional sequential mixed method design examining the complex and multifaceted nature of the NC's work. Method: NCs were recruited across rural and metropolitan services in a large local health district in New South Wales, Australia. Phase one used a validated questionnaire to gather work engagement and activity data, phase two involved interviews with NCs and others stakeholders. Phase one findings are presented in this paper. Results: Work engagement patterns were influenced by role grade (1, 2 or 3), higher grades engaging at higher levels across domains and health sectors. NCs in rural locations had greater emphasis on education, clinical leadership and clinical consultancy and significantly more direct patient contact in their roles. Conclusion: NCs engage consistently across domains of practice, contributing across multiple health sectors with flexibility to fulfilling health service needs. Findings highlight the relevance of the role in meeting dynamic workplace needs for high level nursing expertise and inform role application, implementation and workforce planning initiatives. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Collegian, 23(4), p. 329-340 | Publisher: | Elsevier BV | Place of Publication: | Netherlands | ISSN: | 1876-7575 1322-7696 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420505 Nursing workforce 520403 Learning, motivation and emotion |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920210 Nursing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200307 Nursing | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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