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Development of professional practice based on the McGill model of nursing in an ambulatory care setting
Author(s) -
Feeley Nancy,
GerezLirette Teresa
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb02001.x
Subject(s) - conceptualization , nursing , multidisciplinary approach , nursing practice , medicine , ambulatory care nursing , professional development , nursing research , multidisciplinary team , team nursing , medical education , sociology , computer science , social science , artificial intelligence
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