Reaching out to reduce health inequities for M āori youth.

CONCLUSION: Youth specialist nurses could improve access to care for youth from ethnic minorities, rural and isolated regions, and areas of high deprivation without overwhelming the medical profession.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING POLICY: Specialist nurses are trained and empowered to practice at the top of their scope. With general practitioner oversight and standing order sign off specialist nurses can work autonomously to improve access to health services, without increasing the workload of doctors.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Encouraging continuous self-reflection of the nurse's effectiveness in meeting patient needs, holistically and culturally, facilitates the provision of accessible care that is patient-centred and culturally safe.
PMID: 31898328 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rural Remote Health - January 1, 2020 Category: Rural Health Authors: Martel R, Reihana-Tait H, Lawrence A, Shepherd M, Wihongi T, Goodyear-Smith F Tags: Int Nurs Rev Source Type: research