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Confidence, Interest And Intentions Of Final-Year Nursing Students Regarding Employment In General Practice, Kaara Ray B. Calma, Susan Mcinnes, Elizabeth Halcomb, Anna Williams, Marijka Batterham
Confidence, Interest And Intentions Of Final-Year Nursing Students Regarding Employment In General Practice, Kaara Ray B. Calma, Susan Mcinnes, Elizabeth Halcomb, Anna Williams, Marijka Batterham
Nursing Papers and Journal Articles
Background: Rising health care burden has increased demand for general practice nurses. Exploring final-year nursing students’ perceived levels of confidence, interest and intention to work in this area can inform preparation and recruitment of new graduates into this workforce.
Aim: To explore final-year nursing students’ confidence, interest and intention to work in general practice.
Methods: Final-year nursing students from five universities situated in New South Wales, Australia were surveyed between March and June 2019. The survey comprised investigator-developed questions and validated tools adapted for use in general practice.
Findings: Of the 355 included responses, 34.1% respondents had a clinical placement …
The Validity And Reliability Characteristics Of The M-Back Questionnaire To Assess The Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, And Knowledge Of Mental Health Staff Regarding Metabolic Health Of Mental Health Service Users, Andrew Watkins, Simon Rosenbaum, Philip B. Ward, Joanna Patching, Elizabeth Denny-Wilson, Jane Stein-Parbury
The Validity And Reliability Characteristics Of The M-Back Questionnaire To Assess The Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, And Knowledge Of Mental Health Staff Regarding Metabolic Health Of Mental Health Service Users, Andrew Watkins, Simon Rosenbaum, Philip B. Ward, Joanna Patching, Elizabeth Denny-Wilson, Jane Stein-Parbury
Nursing Papers and Journal Articles
Background: Addressing the burden of poor physical health and the subsequent gap in life expectancy experienced by people with mental illness is a major priority in mental health services. To equip mental health staff with the competence to deliver evidence-based interventions, targeted staff training regarding metabolic health is required. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of staff training regarding metabolic health, we aimed to develop a succinct measure to determine the barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge of health practitioners through the development and test–retest reliability of the Metabolic-Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, and Knowledge Questionnaire (M-BACK).
Methods: The M-BACK questionnaire was developed …