Director of Research, Inner Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local and Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
BMC Nurs. 2012 Aug 7;11:13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-11-13.
Changes to the workforce and organisation of general practice are occurring rapidly in response to the Australian health care reform agenda, and the changing nature of the medical profession. In particular, the last five years has seen the rapid introduction and expansion of a nursing workforce in Australian general practices. This potentially creates pressures on current infrastructure in general practice.
This study used a mixed methods, 'rapid appraisal' approach involving observation, photographs, and interviews.
Nurses utilise space differently to GPs, and this is part of the diversity they bring to the general practice environment. At the same time their roles are partly shaped by the ways space is constructed in general practices.
The fluidity of nursing roles in general practice suggests that nurses require a versatile space in which to maximize their role and contribution to the general practice team.
为了响应澳大利亚医疗改革议程和医疗行业性质的变化，全科医生的劳动力和组织形式正在迅速发生变化。特别是，在过去的五年中，澳大利亚的全科医生中迅速引入并扩大了护理人员队伍。这可能给全科医生的现有基础设施带来压力。
本研究采用混合方法，即“快速评估”方法，包括观察、拍照和访谈。
护士与全科医生使用空间的方式不同，这是他们为全科医疗环境带来的多样性的一部分。同时，他们的角色部分受到全科医生中空间构建方式的影响。
全科医生中护士角色的灵活性表明，护士需要一个多功能的空间，以最大限度地发挥其作用并为全科医生团队做出贡献。
