Anne Casey, FRCN is a New Zealand-trained

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based in England, who developed Casey's model of nursing. In October 2002 Casey was made a Fellow of the

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for her services to

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Casey's Model of Nursing

Casey's Model of Nursing was developed in 1988 by Casey whilst working on the Paediatric Oncology Unit at the

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. The focus of the model is on working in

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with children and their families, and was one of the earliest attempts to develop a model of practice specifically for

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. The

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has been developed in other areas of

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to focus upon local aspects of practice. It comprises the five concepts of child, family, health, environment and the

. The philosophy behind the model is that the best people to care for the child is the family with help from various professional staff. Another paediatric nursing model developed by Smith in "Children's nursing in practice: The Nottingham Model" emphasizes the family as client; but Casey's Model sees the child as the client.

References

Sources

* Casey A. The development and use of the partnership model of nursing care In: Glasper EA, Tucker A (eds) (1993) Advances in Child Health Nursing. London, Scutari Press; 1993. * Smith, F. (1995). Children's nursing in practice: The Nottingham model. Oxford: Blackwell Science {{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, Anne British nurses British science writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the Royal College of Nursing Pediatric nurses