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The nature of ophthalmic services, and the education and qualifications of nurses: a national survey *
Author(s) -
Waterman H,
Hope K W,
Beed P,
Clayton E,
McQueen L,
Owen C,
Stott M,
Studley M
Publication year - 1995
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.1365-2648.1995.tb02643.x
Subject(s) - medical education , medline , medicine , psychology , optometry , nursing , political science , law
This paper reports on a national survey undertaken by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Ophthalmic Nursing Forum to assess, first, the nature of ophthalmic services and, second, skill‐mix and educational opportunities of nurses working with ophthalmic patients A questionnaire was formulated and tested by members of the committee, with research and statistical support from the School of Nursing Studies, University of Manchester The questionnaire was sent to the total population of ophthalmic units/hospitals in the UK ( n = 168) Following descriptive statistical data analysis it was concluded that in smaller
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