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The
Research Team
Purpose
of the
Study
How
was the Documentary Analysis Conducted?
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The Research
Team
Judith Kulig, DNSc, RN
Associate Professor
University of Lethbridge
School of Health Sciences
4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4 ,Canada
Telephone: (403) 382-7119
Email: kulig@uleth.ca
Discussion
Group
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Fran Curran MPA, RN
7170 7th Ave.
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1R1
Telephone: (867) 668-4539
E-mail: fran.curran@yknet.ca
Discussion
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Elizabeth Thomlinson, PhD, RN
University of Calgary |
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Deana Nahachewsky
Discussion Group
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Purpose
of the Study:
A documentary analysis was conducted to achieve a contextual understanding of the policy and practice environment within which rural and remote nurses' practice. Relevant documents were obtained and analyzed. The relevant documents included policy statements, technical reports, nursing practice regulations and standards, as well as reports related to nursing education for rural and remote areas from regional, provincial and national government offices, nursing and non-nursing professional organizations. |
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How was the documentary
analysis conducted?:
A framework developed from the three components of the policy cycle, i.e., policy formulation, policy implementation and policy accountability (Rist, 1994) was used:
- Policy formulation: analysis determined whether or not past and current policy was supportive of rural and remote nursing practice.
- Policy implementation: analysis determined if policy related to rural and remote nursing practice was appropriately implemented.
- Analysis for policy accountability determined if there has been accountability in relation to policies and programs directed at rural and remote nursing practice.
- This framework was used to analyze the documents obtained whereupon discussion of the analysis occurred with other team members.
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Reports:
Both a preliminary report and a final report in relation to documentary analysis were developed. In addition, an integrated final report that combined the findings from all methods of the study, i.e., survey, narrative, Registered Nurses Database, and documentary analysis, was developed. By linking all these methods, a more complete understanding of rural and remote nursing practice in Canada was highlighted. |
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The aim: The aim of this project (2001-2005) was to examine and articulate the nature of registered nursing practice in primary care, acute care, community health, continuing care (home care), and long term care settings within rural and remote Canada. The study examined what nursing is really like in rural and remote communities, and explored how nurses could best be educated and supported in their work.
This study contributed to an understanding
of:
- The roles and functions of registered nurses in rural and remote Canada
- The commonalities and differences among these roles and functions across broad geographical areas
- The practice contexts as they related to the development of nursing expertise organizational and policy issues
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