Developing an emergency nursing short course in Tanzania
Autor: | Petra Brysiewicz, Hendry R. Sawe, B. Murray, Libby White, Natalia LoBue, Charmaine Cunningham, Angelina Sepeku |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
education
MEDLINE lcsh:Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Mentorship Nursing Geochemistry and Petrology Health care Medicine Short course 030212 general & internal medicine Nurse education Primary nursing lcsh:R5-920 biology business.industry lcsh:R 030208 emergency & critical care medicine biology.organism_classification Tanzania Commentary Emergency Medicine lcsh:Medicine (General) business Gerontology Emergency nursing |
Zdroj: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp 147-150 (2017) |
ISSN: | 2211-419X |
Popis: | Nurses are the largest group of healthcare workers in Africa. By adequately equipping nurses to identify, intervene and care for emergency conditions, emergency healthcare systems can be strengthened. To address this need, a nursing working group was formed within the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM). The aim of this international emergency nursing group was to develop a guiding document to help improve emergency nursing skills within Africa. Using this guiding document, a group of Tanzanian clinical nurse trainers was selected to develop a context specific short course. They used this guiding document as a foundation to improve skill development. The pilot course was well received and has since expanded to training in five regions within the United Republic of Tanzania. The clinical nurse trainers leading the course, are supported by a mentorship programme with competent educators within a global emergency nursing infrastructure. This course, a combination of local knowledge, formal mentorship programs, and international nursing support, demonstrates that investing in the improvement of emergency nursing skills can have high impact results with low-cost. This will ultimately improve emergency care on the continent. |
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