An evaluation of the first year of family health nursing practice in Scotland.

Macduff, Colin; West, Bernice J.M.

Abstract

Scotland has led enactment of the new World Health Organisation (Europe) Family Health Nurse (FHN) concept. This paper presents research which evaluated the initial operation and impact of the role in remote and rural regions of Scotland. Through use of a multiplex research design informed by ideas from realistic evaluation, fourth generation evaluation and case study research, an initial typology of practice was constructed. The new FHN role typically supplemented, rather than supplanted, pre-existing community nursing services. Implications arising from key findings are discussed in relation to Scottish, UK and European nursing and primary care perspectives.

Citation

MACDUFF, C. and WEST, B.J.M. 2005. An evaluation of the first year of family health nursing practice in Scotland. International journal of nursing studies [online], 42(1), pages 47-59. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.05.003

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 31, 2005
• Online Publication Date: Jan 31, 2005
• Publication Date: Jan 31, 2005
• Deposit Date: Jul 6, 2007
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 6, 2007
• Journal: International journal of nursing studies
• Print ISSN: 0020-7489
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-491X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47-59
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.05.003
• Keywords: Family health nurse; Community nursing practice; Primary care; Evaluation research
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/76
• Related Public URLs: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/77; http://hdl.handle.net/10059/75; http://hdl.handle.net/10059/78; http://hdl.handle.net/10059/89