Abstract
Chapter Objectives
This chapter will offer the reader:
• Insight into the systemic structures that impact on the practice of nursing in
Australia.
• An outline of the Australian health care system and the key areas of governance,
funding and tensions within the system.
• A description of contemporary contexts of nursing and the tensions between the
system and nursing practice.
• An overview of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions and the
health system and the future challenges to nursing meeting the changing health
care needs of the population.
This chapter will offer the reader:
• Insight into the systemic structures that impact on the practice of nursing in
Australia.
• An outline of the Australian health care system and the key areas of governance,
funding and tensions within the system.
• A description of contemporary contexts of nursing and the tensions between the
system and nursing practice.
• An overview of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions and the
health system and the future challenges to nursing meeting the changing health
care needs of the population.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Nursing in Australia |
| Subtitle of host publication | Contemporary Professional and Practice Insights |
| Editors | Nathan Wilson, Peter Lewis, Leanne Hunt, Lisa Whitehead |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 11-20 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003120698 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367643881, 9780367637859 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Nursing
- Australia
- contemporary
- Health care systems
- patient care