ABSTRACT

Aims and Objectives

To survey the educational experience of Registered Nurses in Australia, at undergraduate, post graduate and continuing professional development levels.

Background

It has been previously demonstrated that nurses feel unprepared to care for people with intellectually disability and/or autism spectrum disorder in mainstream clinical settings. Specific undergraduate pre-registration curricula content in this domain has been identified to be low in volume, and in the absence of any studies to determine it, it has been presumed that it has diminished over time.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of Australian Registered Nurses using a descriptive survey tool.

Results

The level of education undertaken related to intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder has been consistently low across time and it predates the move from pre-registration hospital based training to the tertiary sector. A relationship was identified between the experience of education and self-reported preparedness, comfort and knowledge to care for people with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder.

Conclusion

Increased educational preparation for nurses to care for people with intellectual disability and/or autism is indicated.

中文翻译：

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注册护士的教育经验和自我感知能力的调查，以照顾智障和/或自闭症谱系障碍的人

摘要

目的和目标

调查澳大利亚注册护士在本科、研究生和持续专业发展水平的教育经验。

背景

先前已经证明，护士对在主流临床环境中照顾智障和/或自闭症谱系障碍的人感到毫无准备。该领域的特定本科预注册课程内容已被确定为数量较少，并且在没有任何研究来确定它的情况下，据推测它随着时间的推移而减少。

方法

使用描述性调查工具对澳大利亚注册护士进行的横断面调查。

结果

随着时间的推移，与智力残疾和自闭症谱系障碍相关的教育水平一直很低，并且早于从基于预注册医院的培训转移到第三部门。确定了教育经验与自我报告的照顾智障和/或自闭症谱系障碍患者的准备、舒适和知识之间的关系。

结论

需要增加护士的教育准备，以照顾智障和/或自闭症患者。