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Multidisciplinary nursing: re-thinking role boundaries.

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  • 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. alan.pearson@latrobe.edu.au

Journal of Clinical Nursing
|August 16, 2003
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Nursing roles have become ambiguous due to historical changes and professionalization. Clearer workforce planning is needed to define nurses

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Studies
  • Health Services Management
  • History of Medicine

Background:

  • The role of nurses in healthcare teams has been debated historically and in contemporary practice.
  • Early nursing work was broad, with debates on 'nursing' versus 'non-nursing' tasks emerging after the Nightingale reforms in the 1870s.

Observation:

  • Nursing role conflicts may stem from increased technology, specialization, and the drive for professionalization.
  • The contentious nature of nursing tasks is exemplified by nurses' roles in patient mealtimes.

Findings:

  • The ideal healthcare worker is client-focused, multidisciplinary, and therapeutic, a role historically associated with nursing.
  • This broad nursing role is threatened by cost containment and rigid occupational boundaries in health services.

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Implications:

  • There is a need to examine nursing workforce planning to ensure clearer roles and responsibilities.
  • Defining and clarifying nursing roles is crucial for effective healthcare delivery and workforce stability.