An analysis of the current basic nursing education systems of francophone African countries of the World Health Organization Afro region.
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2001
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Abstract
It is against the background of new developments and initiates taking place in
various countries to make basic nursing education systems more responsive and
relevant to the ever-changing nature of society that a cross-national study of
the current systems of basic nursing education of francophone African
countries of WHO Afro Region was undertaken. The aim of the study was to
describe and analyze the current systems of basic nursing education in
Francophone African countries of WHO Afro Region with 'a view to providing
guidelines for change toward a basic nursing educatian system that is in line
with the recommendations of WHO (1994, 1985, 1984, 1966) and the various
countries' health care delivery systems' policies.
In the first phase, data was generated by means of a self-completion mailed
questionnaire, administered to the members of the national regulatory bodies
of nursing and nursing education from eighteen countries. The design of the
above named questionnaire was based on the WHO (1994, 1985, 1984, and
1966) recommendations pertaining to basic nursing education systems. The
main results of the findings of this phase showed two major trends. Firstly,
more differences than similarities existed between the WHO (1994, 1985,
1984, and 1966) recommendations and the current basic nursing education
systems of the countries under study. Secondly, discrepancies existed between
the various countries' health care delivery systems' policies and the existing
systems of basic nursing education. Finally, all the respondents expressed the
views that the current basic nursing education systems are faced with
educational and organizational changes and they agreed that there is a need to
change the current basic nursing education systems. In the second phase, data was generated by means of three rounds Delphi
questionnaires, administered to the national members of the regulatory bodies
of nursing and nursing education as well as the members of national nursing
associations from eighteen countries. The design of the first round Delphi
questionnaire was based on the results of the first phase of this study, while
the preceding round informed the design of the questionnaire of the next
round. The main results of the findings showed similarities between the future
orientation of the basic nursing education systems and the recommendations of
the WHO as well as the global trends in the development of the basic nursing
education. The stakeholders expressed the view that the national governments,
the National Associations of Nurses and the Regional Office of WHO Afro
Region need to play an active role in the transformation and the development of
the basic nursing education systems in the Region. They suggested that the
systems of educating nurses should move toward meeting the demands of the
health care services and the global trends in the development of nursing and
nursing education.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.
Keywords
Nursing--Study and teaching (Continuing education)--Africa, french speaking., Theses--Nursing.