Training needs of professional nurses in primary health care in the Cape Metropole, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKordom, Ashley
dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Felicity
dc.contributor.authorChipps, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-19T10:48:25Z
dc.date.available2023-06-19T10:48:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBackground: In the fast-changing healthcare environment, it is important to ensure that primary health care (PHC) nurses are suitably qualified and have access to appropriate and relevant ongoing education. AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the training needs of professional nurses working in PHC facilities. Setting: The research was conducted in PHC facilities in the Cape Metropole, Western Cape, South Africa. Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey with all-inclusive sampling was used. All professional nurses (N = 303), employed for at least a minimum of 6 months in PHC facilities were included in the study. The Hennessy-Hicks Training Needs Analysis (TNA) questionnaire was used to collect the data on professional tasks training needs and open-ended questions for specific PHC contextual training needs. Importance and performance means for each of the TNA subsections and training needs were calculated. Open-ended questions were analyzed using content analysis, identifying training domains and topics in terms of frequency and ranking.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.3741
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9115
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicineen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectPrimary health careen_US
dc.subjectProfessional nursesen_US
dc.subjectTraining needsen_US
dc.titleTraining needs of professional nurses in primary health care in the Cape Metropole, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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