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ArticleNursing open2021

Improving competencies and skills across clinical contexts of care: a qualitative study on Malawian nurses' experiences in an institutional health and training programme.

Camilla Grøver Aukrust, Patrick Dongosolo Kamalo, Ruth Jane Prince, Johanne Sundby, Chimwemwe Mula, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

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Article in Nursing open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Camilla Grøver AukrustDepartment of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-7078-0300
Patrick Dongosolo KamaloDepartment of Surgery, Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Blantyre, Malawi.
Ruth Jane PrinceDepartment of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Johanne SundbyDepartment of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Chimwemwe MulaKamuzu College of Nursing, Clinical Nursing Department, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
Lucinda Manda-TaylorDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore what competencies and skills Malawian nurses gained after participating in an institutional health and training programme in Norway and how they viewed these competencies applicable upon return to Malawi. Furthermore, to examine facilitators and challenges experienced on the exchange programme and opportunities and obstacles to make the competencies usable in own local hospital context.

designQualitative study with an explorative design.

methodsFourteen interviews and one focus group discussion were conducted at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi, from August to September 2018.

resultsCompetencies gained in Norway included clinical skills, teamwork, coordination and strengthened professionalism. The main finding was that the exchange programme was a transformative experience. Upon return to Malawi, the competencies gained on the exchange were helpful. However, the return was characterized by mixed emotions due to the considerable difference between the two clinical settings.

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Clinical CompetenceNursesFocus GroupsHumansProfessionalismQualitative Researchcompetencyeducationhealth educationmalawineurosurgerynurse practitioners

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PMID34355870
PMCPMC8510767

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