Nolan M R, Grant G
Centre for Social Policy Research and Development, University College of North Wales.
J Adv Nurs. 1989 Nov;14(11):950-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1989.tb01483.x.
The British government's philosophy of maintaining dependency groups in the community, coupled with the rising numbers of frail elderly and dwindling pool of informal carers, has highlighted the need for appropriate professional interventions in this area. However, a failure to adequately conceptualize the needs of carers has, in the past, resulted in interventions often being inappropriate, irrelevant or unavailable. This paper advocates a major role for the nursing profession in redressing this balance. Using the findings of a postal survey on the problems and satisfactions of caring, the authors suggest how nurses might modify their current practice to maximize their contribution to this important but neglected area of their work.
英国政府让社区中的依赖群体维持原状的理念，再加上体弱老年人数量的不断增加以及非正式护理人员数量的日益减少，凸显了在这一领域进行适当专业干预的必要性。然而，过去未能充分认识到护理人员的需求，导致干预措施往往不恰当、不相关或无法实施。本文主张护理专业在纠正这种平衡方面发挥主要作用。作者利用一项关于护理问题与满意度的邮寄调查结果，提出护士如何调整其当前的做法，以最大程度地为其工作中这一重要但被忽视的领域做出贡献。
