Cowan Darrin, Brunero Scott, Lamont Scott, Joyce Mark
Collegian. 2015;22(1):53-60. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2013.11.003.
This paper describes a modified Delphi approach to developing a set of direct care activities for assistants in nursing (AIN) working in mental health settings within a metropolitan local health district (LHD). Although AIN have been employed in a range of health care settings in recent years, they have not routinely been placed in the mental health context. A modified Delphi method was utilised as it has a proven history of application in the health sector, particularly in circumstances where new guidelines, policies or practice frameworks were required. A set of direct care activities for working in mental health settings was developed from an initial set of baseline descriptors and then two rounds of consensus conferencing with a panel of experts. This paper will detail that process and discuss the resulting implications for the consensus reached on the set of direct care activities.
本文描述了一种经过改进的德尔菲法，用于为在大都市地方卫生区（LHD）的心理健康机构工作的护理助理（AIN）制定一套直接护理活动。尽管近年来AIN已受雇于一系列医疗保健机构，但他们并未常规地被安排在心理健康环境中。采用了经过改进的德尔菲法，因为它在卫生部门有应用的成功历史，特别是在需要新的指南、政策或实践框架的情况下。从一组初始的基线描述符开始，然后与一个专家小组进行两轮共识会议，制定出一套用于心理健康机构工作的直接护理活动。本文将详细介绍该过程，并讨论就这套直接护理活动达成的共识所产生的影响。
