Nurses’ work is often invisible: Nurse work varied dramatically across models of primary care

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Nurses’ work is often invisible: Nurse work varied dramatically across models of primary care

By Nicolette Sheridan, Tim Kenealy and Tom Love

Tuesday 11 April 2023, 04:37 PM

Work not attributed to nurses in practice records meant nurses’ work was underestimated to an unknown degree [Image: Stafano Pollio on Unsplash]

A research team has produced the largest-ever dataset on general practice in New Zealand. Research leads Nicolette Sheridan, Tim Kenealy and Tom Love describe how nurses’ work varied dramatically across different models of primary care.

This is the fourth in a series of five articles. The final one will appear in the next print edition

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