Article citationsMore>>

Peek, C., Higgins, I., Milson-Hawke, S., McMillan M. and Harper, D. (2007) Towards innovation: The development of a person-centred model of care for older people in acute care. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 26, 164-176.

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Rural nurses’ perceptions of a volunteer program in an acute setting: Volunteers delivering person-centred care for patients with dementia and delirium

  AUTHORS: Kaye Ervin, Sharon Moore

  KEYWORDS: Acute Setting; Dementia; Person-Centred Care; Volunteers

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.4 No.1, January 16, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Community volunteers were recruited and trained to deliver person-centred care to patients with dementia or delirium in an acute hospital setting, in a small rural Australian hospital. The volunteer program was grounded in action research methodology, and modelled on a previous research project. As a form of evaluation, interviews were conducted with nursing staff eight weeks after implementation of the volunteer program to explore their opinions. Data were analysed through a collaborative process and findings revealed strong benefits from the perspectives of the nursing staff. These benefits included overall improved patient care and improved time management for nursing tasks.