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8.2.12 Stabilisation in delivering mental health patient ............................................ 286 8.2.13 Establishing and maintaining networks.......................................................... 289 8.2.14 Moments in translation ................................................................................... 289 8.2.15 Obligatory passage point ................................................................................ 297 8.3 Addressing Criticisms and Challenges to Actor-Network Theory.......................... 299 8.4 Summary.................................................................................................................. 304 Chapter 9: Discussion...................................................................................................... 305 9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 305 9.2 Remote Nurses as Obligatory Passage Points ......................................................... 307 9.3 Self-Perceived Levels of Mental Healthcare Skills, Abilities and Confidence....... 319 9.4 The Unique Characteristics of Remote Nurses ....................................................... 326 9.4.1 Resourcefulness................................................................................................ 326 9.4.2 Resilience ......................................................................................................... 330 9.4.3 Responsiveness................................................................................................. 333 9.4.4 Robustness........................................................................................................ 335 9.5 Summary.................................................................................................................. 338 Chapter 10: Conclusion .................................................................................................. 339 10.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 339 10.2 Researcher’s Reflection......................................................................................... 339 10.3 Methodological Rigour.......................................................................................... 343 10.3.1 Credibility....................................................................................................... 343 10.3.2 Transferability ................................................................................................ 344 10.3.3 Dependability ................................................................................................. 345 10.3.4 Confirmability ................................................................................................ 345 10.4 Recommendations ................................................................................................. 347 10.4.1 Further research .............................................................................................. 348 10.4.2 Practice ........................................................................................................... 350 10.4.3 Education........................................................................................................ 352 10.4.4 Policy.............................................................................................................. 354 10.5 Limitations of the Study ........................................................................................ 355 10.6 Strengths of the Study ........................................................................................... 356 10.7 Role of the Researcher........................................................................................... 357 10.8 Conclusion............................................................................................................. 360 References ........................................................................................................................ 362 Appendices ....................................................................................................................... 449