Validation of the integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in South Africa

Background: Being in its fourth decade, HIV remains an epidemic that requires combined efforts for the global fight. The strategies planned and implemented in the fight against HIV include reversing and halting the spread of HIV, increasing health care access, and strengthening the health care syste...

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Main Authors: Regis R. Marie Modeste, Oluyinka Adejumo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2015-12-01
Series:Curationis
Online Access:https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1521
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Oluyinka Adejumo
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description Background: Being in its fourth decade, HIV remains an epidemic that requires combined efforts for the global fight. The strategies planned and implemented in the fight against HIV include reversing and halting the spread of HIV, increasing health care access, and strengthening the health care system. South Africa has made the fight one of its top priorities, and has developed plans to increase the role of nurses in the management of HIV, demonstrating its willingness, commitment and progress in the fight against HIV. Objective: This article presents the validation process conducted to confirm the integration and mapping of the HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the four-year Bachelor of Nursing programme at a university in South Africa. Methods: This study adopted a constructivist paradigm, using a qualitative approach, applyingthe design step of the process model of curriculum development, to validate the inte gration of the mapped HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Results: For each competency, outcomes were developed for each year. Participants confirmed completeness of outcomes and appropriateness of the mapping of the HIV and AIDS related outcomes into the nursing curriculum, as well as the feasibility and practicability of the integration. Conclusion: Required resources for integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies, such as human resources and nurse educators’ continued personal development were identified, as well as barriers to integration, and measures to eliminate them were discussed. The importance of integration of HIV and AIDS nursing competencies into the curriculum was reiterated.
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spelling doaj.art-2341ca634f3c4fbdabdd96975140f61d2022-12-22T02:03:27ZengAOSISCurationis0379-85772223-62792015-12-01382e1e1110.4102/curationis.v38i2.15211292Validation of the integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in South AfricaRegis R. Marie Modeste0Oluyinka Adejumo1School of Nursing, University of the Western CapeSchool of Nursing, University of the Western CapeBackground: Being in its fourth decade, HIV remains an epidemic that requires combined efforts for the global fight. The strategies planned and implemented in the fight against HIV include reversing and halting the spread of HIV, increasing health care access, and strengthening the health care system. South Africa has made the fight one of its top priorities, and has developed plans to increase the role of nurses in the management of HIV, demonstrating its willingness, commitment and progress in the fight against HIV. Objective: This article presents the validation process conducted to confirm the integration and mapping of the HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the four-year Bachelor of Nursing programme at a university in South Africa. Methods: This study adopted a constructivist paradigm, using a qualitative approach, applyingthe design step of the process model of curriculum development, to validate the inte gration of the mapped HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Results: For each competency, outcomes were developed for each year. Participants confirmed completeness of outcomes and appropriateness of the mapping of the HIV and AIDS related outcomes into the nursing curriculum, as well as the feasibility and practicability of the integration. Conclusion: Required resources for integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies, such as human resources and nurse educators’ continued personal development were identified, as well as barriers to integration, and measures to eliminate them were discussed. The importance of integration of HIV and AIDS nursing competencies into the curriculum was reiterated.https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1521
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title Validation of the integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in South Africa
title_full Validation of the integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in South Africa
title_fullStr Validation of the integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in South Africa
title_short Validation of the integration of HIV and AIDS related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in South Africa
title_sort validation of the integration of hiv and aids related nursing competencies into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in south africa
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