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03 May 2007
International Nursing Review
Volume 54 Issue 2 Page 151-159, June 2007
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G. Williams rnrmcrit. care cert.b.app.sc. (adv. nursing)grad. cert. psmgrad. cert law llm (qut)mha (unsw)fcn (nsw)frcnafachse, W. Chaboyer rnphd, L. Alberto rnbn, R. Thorsteinsdottir rnccrnbsc, S. Schmollgruber rnccrnphd candidate, P. Fulbrook rnphd, D. Chan rnicu cert(enb100)bscn(hon)mn(acute care)acls instructor(jibc), N. Bost rnmn (2007)
Critical care nursing organizations and activities - a second worldwide review
International Nursing Review 54 (2)
, 151–159
doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00543.x
Original Article
Critical care nursing organizations and activities – a second worldwide review
Associate Professor Ged Williams, Maroondah Hospital, East Ringwood, Vic. 3135, Australia; Tel: + 61 39871 3340; Fax: + 61 39871 3310; E-mail: ged.williams@maroondah.org.au.Abstract
Background: This study is the second world survey of critical care nursing organizations (CCNOs). The first survey was undertaken 6 years ago and data were collected from 23 countries over a 2-year period. The aim of the second survey was to profile the issues and activities of critical care nurses and their professional organizations, expanding on the previous survey to obtain both an update of the issues and a wider global perspective.
Methods: A descriptive survey was emailed to 80 potential responding countries with recognized CCNOs or nursing leaders. Responses were analysed descriptively by geographical region.
Results: A total of 51 respondents completed the questionnaire over a 6-month period, achieving a return rate of 64%. The most common issues identified by critical care nurses were staffing levels and teamwork. Other important issues included wages, working conditions and access to quality educational programmes. The respondents perceived national conferences, professional representation, standards for educational courses, provision of a website, and educational workshops and forums as the five most important activities that should be provided for critical care nurses by national CCNOs.
Conclusions: Workforce and education issues remain dominant themes among critical care nurses of the world. These issues have changed very little in the last 6 years. Using the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses network of regional CCNOs and critical care nursing leaders has proven to be a successful strategy for the collection of data on world issues and for international communication and support.
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