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A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Survey on the Role of the Community Registered General Nurse

Thank you to all those who have taken part in the survey. The survey is now closed and we are currently analysing the data provided.

The aim of the study is to determine the current role and educational needs of the Community Registered General Nurse (CRGN). We invite CRGNs and Directors and Assistant Directors of Public Health Nursing (DPHN/ADPHNs) to complete an anonymous online survey on this topic. We are not collecting any identifying information about you or the Community Healthcare Organisation you work in.

There were two surveys.

Survey no 1 is for Community Registered General nurses

Please read the information leaflet here: Participant Information Leaflet CRGN

Survey no 2 is for DPHNs and ADPHNs 

Please read the information leaflet here: Participant Information Leaflet ADPH or DPHN

Meet the Research Team:

Dr Gobnait Byrne (Principal Investigator - TCD), Dr Éadaoin Butler (Research Fellow - TCD), Dr David Joyce (Research Fellow- TCD), Prof Amanda Phelan (Academic – TCD), Fiona Murphy (Academic - TCD), Gerardine McGoldrick (DPHN – HSE), Neil Dunne (DPHN – HSE), Dr Sheila Geoghegan (DPHN – HSE), Anne Lynott (DPHN – HSE), Bernadette Caffrey (CRGN – HSE), Kathryn O’Sullivan (CNM1 – HSE), Niamh Carroll (CRGN – HSE).

If you have any questions about this study, please contact Dr Gobnait Byrne

Dr. Gobnait Byrne

Tel: +353 1 896 3105

This study received ethics approval from the TCD School of Nursing and Midwifery Ethics Committee on December 7th, 2022