Development of professional practice based on the McGill model of nursing in an ambulatory care setting

This paper describes the efforts of nurses to explore, develop and implement professional nursing practice, based on the McGill model of nursing, within an existing ambulatory paediatric setting The model facilitated the development of a unique role for nurses in a multidisciplinary team, as it serv...

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Published in:Journal of advanced nursing 1992-07, Vol.17 (7), p.801-808
Main Authors: Feeley, Nancy, Gerez-Lirette, Teresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Ambulatory Care - standards
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Competence - standards
Health and social institutions
Health participants
Hospitals, University
Humans
Job Description
Marketing of Health Services
Medical sciences
Models, Nursing
Nursing
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Patient Care Team
Patient Education as Topic
Professional Practice - standards
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Role
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Summary:This paper describes the efforts of nurses to explore, develop and implement professional nursing practice, based on the McGill model of nursing, within an existing ambulatory paediatric setting The model facilitated the development of a unique role for nurses in a multidisciplinary team, as it served as the framework for the conceptualization of the nursing role, assessment of families’ needs, and the development of a nursing knowledge base Strategies utilized to develop a ‘complemental role’ and its inherent professional practice are described The issues and obstacles which arose as nurses developed their practice are discussed and the outcomes of this development for clients, nurses and the profession are highlighted
ISSN:0309-2402
1365-2648
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb02001.x