Nursing practice in sexually transmitted infections and HIV in British Columbia : report of survey findings ...

• Main Author: Bungay, Vicky
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The University of British Columbia 2010
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0084591; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0084591

During 2009-2010 investigators from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with regional health authorities, First Nations communities and private service organizations undertook a project aimed at understanding the nature and scope of public health nursing practice in the area of sexually transmitted infection including HIV prevention and control. The final data set included responses from 314 public health nurses. Data sources consisted primarily of census data from the College of Registered Nurses and a self-administered 62-item questionnaire. A total of 576 public health nurses working in STI including HIV prevention and control were identified through analysis of employing agencies identified within the CRNBC census data. The questionnaire was designed to assess the demographic characteristics of public health nurses, the client populations served, workload distribution, clinical practice activities, nursing practice ...