Understanding the general practice nursing workforce in New Zealand: an overview of characteristics 2015-19

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume27
dc.contributor.authorHewitt SL
dc.contributor.authorSheridan NF
dc.contributor.authorHoare K
dc.contributor.authorMills JE
dc.coverage.spatialAustralia
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-03T21:36:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:40:36Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29
dc.date.available2023-08-03T21:36:13Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:40:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-29
dc.date.updated2023-07-10T00:12:10Z
dc.description.abstractLimited knowledge about the nursing workforce in New Zealand general practice inhibits the optimal use of nurses in this increasingly complex setting. Using workforce survey data published biennially by the Nursing Council of New Zealand, this study describes the characteristics of nurses in general practice and contrasts them with the greater nursing workforce, including consideration of changes in the profiles between 2015 and 2019. The findings suggest the general practice nursing workforce is older, less diverse, more predominately New Zealand trained and very much more likely to work part-time than other nurses. There is evidence that nurses in general practice are increasingly primary health care focused, as they take on expanded roles and responsibilities. However, ambiguity about terminology and the inability to track individuals in the data are limitations of this study. Therefore, it was not possible to identify and describe cohorts of nurses in general practice by important characteristics, such as prescribing authority, regionality and rurality. A greater national focus on defining and tracking this pivotal workforce is called for to overcome role confusion and better facilitate the use of nursing scopes of practice.
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dc.identifierPY20109
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33508212
dc.identifier.citationHewitt SL, Sheridan NF, Hoare K, Mills JE. (2021). Understanding the general practice nursing workforce in New Zealand: an overview of characteristics 2015-19. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 27. 1. (pp. 22-29).
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/PY20109
dc.identifier.eissn1836-7399
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1448-7527
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19853
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.publish.csiro.au/py/Fulltext/PY20109
dc.relation.isPartOfAustralian Journal of Primary Health
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectGeneral Practice
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectNurse's Role
dc.subjectNursing Staff
dc.subjectPrimary Health Care
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectWorkforce
dc.subjecthealth manpower
dc.subjecthealth personnel
dc.subjectnursing research
dc.subjectprimary health care
dc.titleUnderstanding the general practice nursing workforce in New Zealand: an overview of characteristics 2015-19
dc.typeJournal article
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