Waterman H, Waterman C
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester, England.
J Adv Nurs. 1999 Oct;30(4):942-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01138.x.
This paper reports on a replication study of the first national survey commissioned by the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum to assess the changing skill-mix of staff caring for ophthalmic patients and the nature of ophthalmic services. After minor modifications to the original questionnaire, it was circulated to the total population of ophthalmic units and hospitals in the United Kingdom (n=181). Following quantitative data analysis, it was found that the numbers of nurses holding ophthalmic nursing qualifications has risen to almost 50%, although this did not reach statistical significance. This increase has occurred alongside a significant rise in numbers of institutions offering ophthalmic nurse education and the expansion of day case surgery. Regional variations exist, however, to the extent that the increase in ophthalmic nurses and provision of ophthalmic nurse education has not been reflected nearly as much in Scotland as the rest of the UK. Overall, it was also found that the proportion of C, G and I grade nurses has fallen significantly, whilst the numbers of nurses graded D and F has risen. The implications of the results are discussed and recommendations for future research made.
本文报告了一项复制研究，该研究基于英国皇家护理学院眼科护理论坛委托开展的首次全国性调查，旨在评估护理眼科患者的工作人员技能组合的变化以及眼科服务的性质。在对原始问卷进行轻微修改后，将其分发给了英国所有眼科单位和医院（n = 181）。经过定量数据分析发现，持有眼科护理资格的护士人数已升至近50%，尽管这一增长未达到统计学显著性。这一增长与提供眼科护士教育的机构数量显著增加以及日间手术的扩大同时出现。然而，存在地区差异，即眼科护士人数的增加和眼科护士教育的提供在苏格兰的体现远不及英国其他地区。总体而言，还发现C、G和I级护士的比例显著下降，而D级和F级护士的人数有所上升。文中讨论了研究结果的影响，并对未来研究提出了建议。
