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South Auckland community paediatric nursing service: a framework for evaluation
Margaret Horsburgh1, Victoria Smith, Denise Kivell
1Education Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland.
Abstract:
This paper describes the Kidz First paediatric community homecare nursing team in South Auckland. While the service was not initially planned as an integrated approach to child health, its evolution reflects the move to more community based care delivery and the expansion of nurse-led initiatives in New Zealand. The components of a community paediatric home nursing team as described by Eaton (2000) are used to provide the framework with which to describe the service. A focus group held with the Kidz First paediatric community homecare nurses has enabled definition of the key nursing components provided to children and their families living in South Auckland.