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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
nursing
Critical care nursing organizations and activities: A third worldwide review
International Nursing Review, Volume 59, No. 1, Year 2012
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Aim: The study aim was to profile the issues and activities of critical care nurses and professional critical care nursing organizations (CCNOs), and to identify expectations of the role of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses. This information will determine how the critical care nursing specialty is changing over time and assist to formulate strategies that provide ongoing support to critical care nursing internationally. Background: This study is the third worldwide review of CCNOs. Two previous surveys were undertaken in 1999-2000 and in 2005. Data were collected from 23 and 51 countries, respectively. Methods: An online descriptive survey was e-mailed to 97 countries with CCNOs or known nursing leaders. Responses were analysed descriptively by geographical region. Results: Sixty-five respondents completed the questionnaire, achieving a 67% return rate. The most common issues identified were teamwork, access to educational programmes, formal practice guidelines/competencies, staffing levels and working conditions. Respondents perceived professional representation, national conferences, practice standards/guidelines, educational course standards, website provision, skills courses and educational workshops as the most important activities that should be provided by national CCNOs. Furthermore, less affluent countries showed greater emphasis on educational and training needs compared with wealthier counties and had poorer access to Internet and other supportive infrastructure. Conclusions: Teamwork, education, development of practice guidelines and workforce remain important issues to critical care nurses and have changed very little over the last 10 years, although the emphasis on teamwork is stronger than a decade ago. Differences in emphasis occur between affluent and less affluent countries and need to be acknowledged. Future research is recommended to better understand those priorities to enable the global community of critical care nurses to respond constructively. © 2011 The Authors. International Nursing Review © 2011 International Council of Nurses.
Authors & Co-Authors
Williams, Gerald F.
Australia, Brisbane
Griffith University
Australia, Southport
Gold Coast Health
Bost, Nerolie F.
Australia, Southport
Gold Coast Hospital
Chaboyer, Wendy P.
Australia, Brisbane
Griffith University
Fulbrook, Paul R.
Australia, Sydney
Australian Catholic University
Australia, Chermside
The Prince Charles Hospital
Alberto, Laura
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de San Andres
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Sanatorio Sagrado Corazón
Thorsteinsdottir, R.
Iceland, Reykjavik
Sun Medical as
Schmollgruber, Shelley
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Chan, D.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00926.x
ISSN:
00208132
e-ISSN:
14667657
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative