Building nursing's preferred future: collective action for professional revitalisation

Change process during redesign of a model of nursing practice in a surgical ward

“…The demands arise from changing demographics, an older population, the rising prevalence of chronic disease, advances in health technology and higher expectations for quality health care as well as legal imperatives and information literacy (McMillan & Cadd 1999). Increasing demands on the Australian Health Care Sector are leading to a need for key service delivery shifts (Sellers 2000). McMillan and Cadd (1999) go on to say that the key shifts needed by health services can be opportunities for nurses to demonstrate the differences that they can make by examining their current modes of practice and monitoring the extent they contribute to meaningful health outcomes for patients/clients in the contemporary context of care.…”