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School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
The Transition from Nursing to Paramedicine – A Longitudinal StudyTania Johnston & Joe Acker @TaniaOzCan @AckerJoe
Future of Health is in Your Hands Research Conference3/12/15 Port Macquarie, NSW
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Today’s presentation
• Graduate Diploma course
• Our research project• Preliminary findings• Next steps
I’ve been waiting for over 10min. When can I get something for this cold? It isn’t going to get better on it’s own!
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
CSU Paramedic Courses
Undergraduate Post Graduate
Grad Cert Intensive Care
Paramedic
Grad Cert Leadership and Management
Grad Diploma of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine)
Future - Masters
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Graduate Diploma of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine)
Pharmacology Medical Emergencies
Residential School
Clinical Placement
Major Incident Management Paediatrics
Paramedic Systems
Paramedicine as a
Discipline
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Nurses becoming Paramedics - Background
RNs function as generalists in rural
areas
Demonstrated need & desire for emergency skills
Challenging to obtain and maintain resuscitation skills
Rural nursing offers task autonomy &
variability
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Our study
Method• 3 year longitudinal
study, mixed methods
• Surveys & focus groups
Data analysis• SPSS
Student Survey 1:• Motivation• Expectations
Post Grad Survey 2:
• Reality• Future Plans
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Survey 1 (57 questions): demographics, motivation & expectations
1. Seek change
7. Lack of rural
opportunity to specialise
2. Burned out
8. Less stress
3. More autonomy
9. Pay
4. More independ-
ence
10. Work culture,
leadership
5. Career diversity/adva
ncement
11. Environ-ment
6. Bored
12. Skill Variability
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Preliminary results
• Survey #1 was administered in 2013, 2014, and 2015
• We are reporting interim results from 2013/2014 today
• We had a 100% response rate, n=40 though a few questions were missing responses
• Reported results are descriptive & frequency counts using SPSS
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Demographic Information (Gender)
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Demographic Information (Age)
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Demographic Information (Employment Status)
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Demographic Information (Current Nursing Area)
Survey 1 key results:
Seek change
(87% A or SA)
Lack of rural opportunity to
specialise
(77%
D or SD)
Burned out
(73% D or SD)
Less stress
(80%
D or SD)
More autonomy
(64%
A or SA)
Pay
(77%
D or SD)
More independ-
ence
(75%
A or SA)
Culture, leadership
(balanced)
Career diversity/
advancement
(balanced)
Environment
(75%
A or SA)
Bored
(balanced)
Skill Variability
(72%
A or SA)
A – agree, SA – strongly agree, D – disagree, SD – strongly disagree
Seek change (87% A or SA)
Lack of rural opportunity to specialise
(77% D or SD)
Burned out (73% D or SD)
Less stress(80% D or SD)
A – agree, SA – strongly agree, D – disagree, SD – strongly disagree
More autonomy(64% A or SA)
Pay(77% D or SD)
More independ-
ence(75% A or SA)
Culture, leadership
(balanced)
A – agree, SA – strongly agree, D – disagree, SD – strongly disagree
Career diversity/enhance
ment(balanced)
Environ-ment(75% A or SA)
Bored (balanced)
Skill variability(72% A or SA)
A – agree, SA – strongly agree, D – disagree, SD – strongly disagree
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Summary
Interested in a change Autonomy
Independence Environment
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Next steps…
School of Biomedical Sciences – Paramedicine
Thank you!
Contact: Tania Johnston and Joe AckerBachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine)
[email protected] [email protected]
Tel: +61 2 6582 9323