2013
DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v18i1.688
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Shaping the Role of sub-Saharan African Nurses and Midwives: Stakeholder’s perceptions of the Nurses’ and Midwives’ tasks and roles

Abstract: To explore the role expectations of different stakeholders in the health care system on the roles and tasks that nurses and midwives perform, in order to clarify and strengthen these roles and shape the future of nursing education and practice in sub-Saharan Africa. Qualitative focus group discussions were held with different stakeholders (nurses, health service managers, patients and their caregivers, community members and leaders and other health professionals) in eight African countries in order to establis… Show more

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“…Therefore, partnerships between formal and informal HCPs should be explored. Also, most studies that included both formal and informal HCPs did not differentiate their roles; therefore, there may be role confusion, which has also been documented by Seboni and colleagues () in sub‐Saharan Africa. Therefore, guidelines that delineate each HCP’s role may set expectations, decrease confusion and lead to improved outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Therefore, partnerships between formal and informal HCPs should be explored. Also, most studies that included both formal and informal HCPs did not differentiate their roles; therefore, there may be role confusion, which has also been documented by Seboni and colleagues () in sub‐Saharan Africa. Therefore, guidelines that delineate each HCP’s role may set expectations, decrease confusion and lead to improved outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Each case study therefore included three components: (1) a document review to establish the health and illness needs and describe the health services, (2) a qualitative study to establish the expectations of stakeholders (Seboni et al, 2013), and (3) a quantitative survey to describe the current practice of nurses .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The role expectations of selected stakeholders with regard to nurses were studied using a qualitative method involving focus group discussions with the following stakeholder groups in each country: patients, their families, community members/leaders, other health workers and professionals, nurses and health service managers (Seboni et al, 2013). Other health professionals were included since the roles of nurses include interacting with them, patients, their families and community members since they are the consumers of care by nurses.…”
Section: Component Two: Role Expectations Of Stakeholdersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a regulatory body for nurses and midwives, NMCM sets standards for training, education and practice. The council sets expected levels of competence for nursing graduates for safe practice (Seboni et al 2013 ). The council develops appropriate curricula for each cadre and hence should also foster appropriate implementation of such programme through programme evaluation (WHO/AFRO 2008 ).…”
Section: Discussion Of Research Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%