Responding to the support needs of front-line public health nurses who work with vulnerable families and children: a qualitative study

Contemporary Nurse
Jackie Austin, Stephanie Holt

Abstract

This paper reports on a research study to inform the development of a specialist role to support front line public health nurses (PHNs) working with vulnerable families and at risk children in Ireland. This study aimed to investigate the position of a leading role and explore the implications of such change. Focus group and semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with ten purposively selected participants in public health nursing, social work and a non-governmental children's organisation working in disadvantaged areas in Dublin. Assistant directors of public health nursing are in a key position to inform decisions regarding the children's services. Access to support and appropriate supervision are fundamental resource requirements for PHNs who work with vulnerable families and at risk children. The introduction of a specialist-leading role to support these PHN's is essential to sustaining best practice.

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