Rosenberg John P, Canning Debbie F
Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland.
Aust J Rural Health. 2004 Aug;12(4):166-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00591.x.
To evaluate the experiences of a group of rural and remote nurses in providing palliative care and to discuss the implications of this evaluation for the development and implementation of professional support strategies.
Semi-structured survey comprising 23 items measuring perceptions of the nature of rural and remote practice, the provision of palliative care in these settings and the appropriateness of various professional development strategies; as well as 12 open-ended questions to obtain qualitative descriptions relating to key concepts in rural and remote practice.
Rural and remote communities in the Southern zone of Queensland Health.
Thirty-one registered and enrolled nurses, all female, who attended a two-day professional development workshop.
Identification of characteristics of, barriers against and strategies to support the practice of palliative care in rural and remote communities.
High levels of agreement with key statements relating to issues evident in contemporary literature regarding rural and remote nursing practice; qualitative descriptions show congruence with key statements.
This evaluation demonstrated congruence between the challenges faced by this group of nurses and those reported in the literature. These nurses identified the importance of peer networking as an integral part of their work, which enhanced their potential as rural and remote palliative care providers.
评估一组农村及偏远地区护士提供姑息治疗的经验，并探讨该评估对专业支持策略的制定与实施的影响。
半结构化调查，包括23个项目，用于衡量对农村及偏远地区护理工作性质、这些环境中姑息治疗的提供情况以及各种专业发展策略的适宜性的看法；还有12个开放式问题，以获取与农村及偏远地区护理工作关键概念相关的定性描述。
昆士兰卫生南部地区的农村及偏远社区。
31名注册护士和登记护士，均为女性，她们参加了为期两天的专业发展研讨会。
确定农村及偏远社区姑息治疗实践的特点、障碍及支持策略。
对当代文献中有关农村及偏远地区护理实践中明显问题的关键陈述高度认同；定性描述与关键陈述一致。
该评估表明，这群护士面临的挑战与文献报道的一致。这些护士认识到同行交流作为其工作不可或缺的一部分的重要性，这增强了她们作为农村及偏远地区姑息治疗提供者的潜力。
