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Measuring Change in Nurses’ Perceptions about Family Nursing Competency following a 6-day Educational Intervention

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Abstract

This study describes nurses’ perspectives about their experience of being involved in a 6-day educational intervention which focused on the development of competency in family nursing practice with a particular emphasis on family nursing conversations. The foundational knowledge of the educational intervention was based on the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM) and the Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM). A research design incorporating quantitative and qualitative measurement was used. Before and after the family nursing educational intervention, nurse participants (n = 18) completed the Families’ Importance in Nursing Care–Nurses’ Attitudes (FINC-NA) instrument. The outcomes were analyzed using paired-samples t tests. FINC-NA scores increased by 6.94 points (SD = 5.66, p
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)508-537
Number of pages30
JournalJournal of Family Nursing
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 03 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 03 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

  • nursing
  • family care
  • nursing education
  • netherlands

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)

  • Healthy Ageing

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)

  • Frailty and adequate care

Publinova themes

  • Other
  • Health
  • People and Society

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