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Demographic profile of the intellectual disability nursing workforce in Australia: Findings from a national survey

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posted on 2020-07-29, 00:00 authored by P Lewis, J Collison, L Whitehead, Virginia HowieVirginia Howie, S Feighan, M Wiese, K O’Reilly, H Jaques, NJ Wilson
Background: Nurses provide technical and relational skills that are ntegral to the care of people with intellectual disability (ID) in Australia. However, little is known about the demographic profile of this section of the nursing workforce. Method: Administration of a survey to nurses whose primary role it is to care for people with ID nationwide Results: This brief report provides a description of the demographics of participants in the national survey. Of 101 participants, 78% were women and the mean age was 53.21 years. Participants held a variety of educational qualifications to prepare them for the care of people with ID. Conclusion: The findings suggest the need to consider the future unmet needs of people with ID given the ageing of this workforce. The ongoing support needs of people with ID depend upon the ongoing presence of nurses well prepared to meet the need of this group of people.

History

Volume

45

Issue

3

Start Page

264

End Page

268

Number of Pages

5

eISSN

1469-9532

ISSN

1366-8250

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Language

en

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Western Sydney University; Edith Cowan University

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability

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