Certified midwives' experiences of mentorship and supervision during internship in Lusaka, Zambia
| Autor: | Margaret Maimbolwa, Mutinta C. Muleya, Betty Miyanda Mwiinga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Certified Midwife
030504 nursing business.industry education General Medicine Certification Unstructured interview 03 medical and health sciences Schedule (workplace) 0302 clinical medicine Mentorship Nursing Content analysis Internship Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine University teaching 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. 11:33-45 |
| ISSN: | 2052-4293 1759-7374 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/ajmw.2017.11.1.33 |
| Popis: | Background: Mentorship is a programme aimed at preparing midwives to cement their knowledge and skills in order to provide quality services at all levels of the health-care delivery system. Understanding the experiences of those who undergo mentorship is important to improve the programme. Aims: The main purpose of this study was to explore certified midwives' experiences of the mentorship and supervision received during internship at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological study was used to elicit the experiences of the certified midwives who had taken part in an internship during their training. A total of 13 participants were purposively included in the study and In-depth interviews using an unstructured interview schedule were conducted and recorded. Content analysis using Nvivo software version 10 was used to analyse data following transcription of the recorded interview. Results: Five major themes emerged from the interview data: clinical environment; the relationship that existed between mentors and mentees/ward staff; availability of human and material resources; mentors' knowledge, attitude and skills regarding mentorship and supervision; and lessons learned. Conclusions: The results of this study show that certified midwives were not satisfied with the mentorship and supervision received during internship. Their experiences included instances of uncaring attitudes from the qualified staff, inadequate equipment and staffing, inadequate clinical supervision, non-availability of mentors in the wards and the labelling of certified midwives. It can therefore be concluded that there are still some gaps that need to be reviewed by the policy makers in order for the programme to be beneficial. |
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