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Nursing practice in community child health: developing the nurse-client relationship
1Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Lindfield NSW, Australia.
Contemporary Nurse
|March 9, 2007
Summary
Community child health nurses in Australia build therapeutic relationships with parents to promote child and family health. This involves adapting to new policies emphasizing psychosocial support and partnership models in home visiting services.
Area of Science:
- Child Health
- Community Nursing
- Public Health
Background:
- Community child health nursing in Australia has a long history, supporting parents with young children.
- Current policies emphasize universal home visiting and psychosocial support, shifting practice towards an egalitarian partnership model.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe community child health nurses' practices in engaging parents.
- To explore the development of therapeutic relationships to promote child and family health.
- To compare Australian practices with international literature.
Main Methods:
- Review of published accounts of community child health nursing practices.
- Exploration of client engagement and relationship-building strategies.
- Comparative analysis of Australian context with UK, Scandinavian, and North American practices.
Main Results:
- Limited Australian literature exists on nurse-client engagement methods.
- International literature offers insights into effective engagement and relationship-building.
- Nurses develop complementary and therapeutic relationships to foster child and family health.
Conclusions:
- Adapting to new policy directions requires a focus on the process of building therapeutic relationships.
- Understanding and implementing effective engagement strategies are crucial for community child health nurses.
- International comparisons can inform and enhance Australian community child health nursing practices.
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