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Nursing and Healthcare 2019
Journal of Primary Care and General Practice | Volume 2
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EXPLORING THE VIEWS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGED TWO YEARS AND
UNDER FOLLOWING TELEPHONE ADVICE FROM NURSES WORKING IN A
GENERAL PRACTITIONER OUT-OF-HOURS SERVICE IN IRELAND
Abedallah Kasem
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
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his paper focuses on parents’ use and experiences of general practitioner (GP) out-of-hours (OOHs) services
in Ireland. The progress in the establishment of GP OOHs services is considered by the Health Service Execu-
tive (HSE) to be a highly significant quality initiative for patient care, and the health service as a whole. Outside
of normal GP surgery hours, parents of children can call a dedicated telephone number, to have their urgent
health concerns assessed and to be advised about the appropriate level of care. Experienced nurses, who are
often based in a GP OOHs centre, assess the call over the telephone and provide advice to the callers. The over-
all aim of the study is to explore and understand the views of parents of children, aged two years and under,
following telephone advice received from nurses in the context of a GP out-of-hours service. A qualitative,
exploratory, descriptive design was used to examine the views and experiences of parents of children aged
two years and under, who used a GP out-of-hours service provider in Ireland. Nine parents who had received
phone advice from a nurse were purposively sampled to take part in the study. Data were collected using
semi-structured interviews by telephone. Data were transcribed and analysed thematically. Themes included
parents’ perceptions of illness in children with the need to be heard, parents’ views about accessibility to GP
OOHs, parents’ expectations that the service would offer guidance and reassurance, parents’ satisfaction with
the nurse’s advice, and parents’ experiences of hospital emergency departments (EDs). The study revealed that
parents are satisfied with the GP OOHs service and the parental decision-making model has the potential to
provide an opportunity to continue the progress of the establishment of GP OOHs services in Ireland.
Abedallah Kasem, J Prim Care Gen Pract 2019, Volume 2
Abedallah Kasem is an assistant professor and head of maternal child health nursing at Jordan University of Science
and Technology. He completed his bachelor’s degree in general nursing, 1994 in Jordan University. He participated in
activities related to nursing accreditation process. He involved in different academic work and presentations such as,
health education and health teaching program for patients with dehydration, pain therapy, bereavement and its im-
plication on nursing practice, making things better ideas for change, principles of quality initiatives and its impact on
nursing practice. head injury and impact on patients, families and nursing.
aykasem@just.edu.joBIOGRAPHY