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Task‐shifting in the delivery of hormonal contraceptive methods: Validation of a questionnaire and preliminary results
Author(s) -
Guilbert Edith Raphaëlle,
Morin Diane,
Guilbert Alexis Couture,
Gag Hélène,
Robitaille Jean,
Richardson Mary
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2011.01939.x
Subject(s) - hormonal contraception , family planning , medicine , task (project management) , family medicine , clinical practice , medical education , nursing , psychology , gynecology , population , research methodology , environmental health , management , economics
Guilbert ER, Morin D, Guilbert AC, Gagnon H, Robitaille J, Richardson M. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011; 17 : 315–321 Task‐shifting in the delivery of hormonal contraceptive methods: Validation of a questionnaire and preliminary results In order to palliate the access problem to effective contraceptive methods in Quebec, Canada, as well as to legitimate nurses' practices in family planning, a collaborative agreement was developed that allow nurses, in conjunction with pharmacists, to give hormonal contraceptives to healthy women of reproductive age for a 6 month period. Training in hormonal contraception was offered to targeted nurses before they could begin this practice. A questionnaire, based on Rogers's theory of diffusion of innovations, was elaborated and validated to specifically evaluate this phenomenon. Preliminary results show that the translation of training into practice might be suboptimal. The validated questionnaire can now be used to fully understand the set of factors influencing this new practice.