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Health care providers perceptions regarding fundamental issues to consider prior to launching nurse practitioner training in Tanzania

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dc.creator Mboineki, Joanes Faustine
dc.creator Changying, Chen
dc.creator Zhang, Weihong
dc.date 2021-05-26T08:22:12Z
dc.date 2021-05-26T08:22:12Z
dc.date 2018
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T14:01:48Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T14:01:48Z
dc.identifier Mboineki, J. F., Changying, C., & Zhang, W. (2018). Health care providers perceptions regarding fundamental issues to consider prior to launching nurse practitioner training in Tanzania. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 30(11), 621-629.
dc.identifier DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000085
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3224
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3224
dc.description Abstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000085
dc.description Although the demand for competent health care professionals and better services is high, studies concerning nursing education are not a priority in sub-Saharan African countries, as revealed in limited available records. Strengthening nursing education by establishing proper training models for newly developed advanced practice roles such as nurse practitioner (NP) will increase competency in nurses and reduce the shortage of skilled staff within the health care system, thereby enhancing the proper provision of health care services. The main purpose of this research was to investigate fundamental issues that should be considered in the launching of NP training. A descriptive qualitative design was used in this study. A nonprobability sampling approach and significantly purposeful sampling were also used to recruit 20 health care providers into the study. Individual face-to-face interviews were conducted on scheduled timings, which required an average of 30 minutes for each interview. Finally, a content analysis was used to identify the themes. The current working environment at the rural primary health care facilities is not convenient for the practices of NPs trained at the masters level. Therefore, before the training of NPs, the government and all stakeholders should strive to improve the environment of the facilities including adequate diagnostic equipment and on-time supply of drugs from the store. Institutions aiming to introduce programs for NPs must develop their curriculum based on currently available local and international guidelines. Adequate preparation before launching an NP training program will be needed to help build a strong training and hence produce competent professionals
dc.language en
dc.publisher Wolters Kluwer
dc.subject Health care delivery
dc.subject Nurse practitioner
dc.subject Primary health care
dc.subject Health care providers
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Health care system
dc.title Health care providers perceptions regarding fundamental issues to consider prior to launching nurse practitioner training in Tanzania
dc.type Article


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