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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The Zambian HIV Nurse practitioner diploma program: Preliminary outcomes from first cohort of Zambian Nurses
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, Volume 8, No. 1, Article 19, Year 2011
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Description
This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a program to prepare HIV Nurse Practitioners in Zambia. Thirty nurses from all nine Zambian provinces participated in this program. Data on a variety of indicators were collected at baseline and throughout the one-year program including student and supervisor assessments, student performance on pre- and post-tests, clinical and case study assessments, documentation of care in patients' health records, and their performance on final oral and written examinations. Findings indicated that the students were able to achieve the identified competencies and that their supervisors perceived that they would be able to implement their expanded skills to improve care for patients with HIV and AIDS in Zambia. Lessons learned from this initial pilot project will be used to expand the program in order to ensure successful task-shifting to address the critical shortage of health workers in Zambia in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. © 2011 Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Msidi, Eleanor
Zambia
General Nursing Council of Zambia
Sinkala, Moses M.
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bositis, Amy
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore Umb
Guberski, Thomasine
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore Umb
Katayamoyo, Patrick
Zambia
Zambia Prevention Care and Treatment Partnership
Menke, Jack
Zambia
Laboratory
Montesanti, Angela
United States, Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
Morris, Mary B.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
Mwale, Alexandrina
Unknown Affiliation
Mwanahamunutu, Flora
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Mweemba, Prudencia
United States, Baltimore
University of Zambia
Ngoma, Ruth W.
Unknown Affiliation
Phiri, Dorcas
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore Umb
Wilson, Craig M.
United States, Birmingham
Sparkman Center for Global Health
Wilson, Lynda Law
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2202/1548-923X.2240
e-ISSN:
1548923X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Zambia