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Barriers to implementing a Nursing Clinical Development Unit
Brenda Happell
Professor of Contemporary Nursing, Department of Health Innovation; Centre for Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton QLD
Abstract
The available literature has identified Nursing Clinical Development Units as a strategy to promote, and bring about changes in, nursing practice. While the literature has also identified a number of barriers to the effectiveness of Nursing Clinical Development Units, very little of this research has been undertaken in a mental health environment.
This paper presents findings from a qualitative evaluation of a Nursing Clinical Development Unit Program specifically targeted at the mental health field. In-depth interviews were conducted with participants of this program (n=14). Data analysis reveals the following barriers: not enough resources; grasping the concept; staff turnover; and staff resistance.
Keywords
nursing clinical development units, practice, research, nurses' attitudes to change
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