Uncovering psychosocial needs: Perspectives of Australian child and family health nurses in a sustained home visiting trial

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-58

  Kardamanidis, Katina ^a   Kemp, Lynn ^b   Schmied, Virginia ^c  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child and family health nurse; Empowerment; Home visits; Interviews; Nurse patient relationship; Phenomenology; Psychosocial risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POVERTY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; TRUST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FAMILY NURSING; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POVERTY AREAS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; TRUST;

EID: 73949123875     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.33.1.50     Document Type: Article

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