Trialing collaborative nursing models of care: the impact of change

• Published in: Australian journal of advanced nursing Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 40 - 46
• Main Authors: Fowler, Joanna, Hardy, Jennifer, Howarth, Teresa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation 01.06.2006; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
• Subjects: Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration; Cooperative Behavior; Humans; Interprofessional Relations; Job Satisfaction; Models, Nursing; New South Wales; Nursing Evaluation Research; Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration; Nursing, Team - methods; Organizational Innovation; Pilot Projects; Program Development - methods; Staff Development - organization & administration; Workload; New South Wales; Australia
• ISSN: 0813-0531; 1447-4328; 1447-4328
• DOI: 10.37464/2006.234.1922

Objective: The aim of the project was to develop and trial a nursing Model of Care (MoC) and devise a framework to investigate the impact of nursing staff mix on patient outcomes and job satisfaction (nurses). Setting and Subjects: In 2001-2002 a pilot project was undertaken to explore issues relate...