Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana
The emergency nursing role is incredibly challenging in Africa, and Botswana is no exception due to the lack of qualified nursing staff, the lack of specialty training, and the demanding work environment. Botswana's use of the primary healthcare system to provide treatment to all, including tho...
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| author | Tebogo T Mamalelala Kefalotse S. Dithole Dorcas Basetsana Maripe-Perera |
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| description | The emergency nursing role is incredibly challenging in Africa, and Botswana is no exception due to the lack of qualified nursing staff, the lack of specialty training, and the demanding work environment. Botswana's use of the primary healthcare system to provide treatment to all, including those in need of urgent care, demonstrates the necessity of integrating emergency care services into primary healthcare. Our objective with this manuscript is to demonstrate the value of emergency nursing as a specialty in Botswana. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93c85d224a0e46dc8bc3ff8fd3bb7e2b2023-05-26T04:21:28ZengElsevierAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine2211-419X2023-06-011326871Nurses and emergency nursing care in BotswanaTebogo T Mamalelala0Kefalotse S. Dithole1Dorcas Basetsana Maripe-Perera2Rutgers, School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey; School of Nursing, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; Corresponding author.School of Nursing, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaSchool of Nursing, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaThe emergency nursing role is incredibly challenging in Africa, and Botswana is no exception due to the lack of qualified nursing staff, the lack of specialty training, and the demanding work environment. Botswana's use of the primary healthcare system to provide treatment to all, including those in need of urgent care, demonstrates the necessity of integrating emergency care services into primary healthcare. Our objective with this manuscript is to demonstrate the value of emergency nursing as a specialty in Botswana.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000113Emergency nursingPrimary healthcareEmergency care |
| spellingShingle | Tebogo T Mamalelala Kefalotse S. Dithole Dorcas Basetsana Maripe-Perera Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana African Journal of Emergency Medicine Emergency nursing Primary healthcare Emergency care |
| title | Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana |
| title_full | Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana |
| title_fullStr | Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana |
| title_short | Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana |
| title_sort | nurses and emergency nursing care in botswana |
| topic | Emergency nursing Primary healthcare Emergency care |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000113 |
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