PMID: 9433980Jan 20, 1998Paper

Research into the role of fertility nurses for the development of guidelines for clinical practice

Human Reproduction
D Barber

Abstract

The Fertility Nurses Group (FNG) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year after a decade of many exciting developments. The pioneers of the FNG believed that professional advice and support were needed for nurses developing their roles within a dynamic and rapidly advancing field with new clinical and scientific techniques which also brought challenging moral dilemmas. A specialist membership group was therefore established with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). One of the first tasks was to investigate the educational requirements of infertility nurses and assess the professional and ethical issues raised by nurses caring for infertile patients. The results of this were published in the first 'professional survey'. A decade later the FNG undertook further research into the scope of clinical practice and the working conditions of its membership. Members of the group directly involved with the provision of fertility treatment, from ovulation induction to in-vitro fertilization, were surveyed. A questionnaire was circulated which aimed to: (i) assess the roles, skill and working patterns of nurses working in infertility units; (ii) identify the training needs of nurses and the management and educational provision required to s...Continue Reading

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