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Health care providers' and families' overall acceptance of a community-based nursing program was assessed in relationship to their perceptions of the program nurses' (1) accessibility, (2) professional competence, and (3) personal qualities. Perceptions were measured by questionnaires completed by 139 health care providers and 140 families. Overall, providers indicated that the program has been of benefit to both the children it serves and the medical community. The majority of families felt that the nurses were helpful to them despite a few complaints related to poor availability.
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Barbara A. Cook, M.S., is an Assistant in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Jeffrey P. Krischer, Ph.D., is Professor and Chief of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Randy Kraft, B.A.E., is Health Educator, Florida Association of Pediatric Tumor Programs, Inc., Gainesville, FL. Address requests for reprints to Barbara Cook, M.S., Department of Pediatrics, 1105 West University Avenue, Suite 200, Gainesville, FL 32601. This research was supported in part by Children's Medical Services, Florida State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Cook, B.A., Krischer, J.P. & Kraft, R. Health care provider and family acceptance of a rural community-based nursing service for chronically ill children. J Community Health 11, 98–110 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01321511
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