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ArticleBMC nursing2022

Training needs assessment for practicing pediatric critical care nurses in Malawi to inform the development of a specialized master's education pathway: a cohort study.

Kelsey Renning, Brittney van de Water, Shelley Brandstetter, Chisomo Kasitomu, Netsayi Gowero, Miriam Simbota, Maureen Majamanda

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Article in BMC nursing, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kelsey RenningPediatric Critical Care Nursing Educator, Seed Global Health, Boston, MA, USA. krenning@seedglobalhealth.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7168-9958
Brittney van de WaterSeed Global Health, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0476-6295
Shelley BrandstetterSeed Global Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Chisomo KasitomuQueen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.
Netsayi GoweroChild Health Lecturer, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Miriam Simbota *Child Health Lecturer, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Maureen Majamanda *Child Health Lecturer, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-3158
Kamuzu Central Hospital · MWHarvard Global Health Institute · USQueen Elizabeth Central Hospital · MW

Funding

Household contact tuberculosis preventive therapy program in rural Eastern Cape, South AfricaK23NR019019 · NINR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI VAN DE WATER, BRITTNEY JAYNE · 2020 to 2022
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NINR NIH HHS K23 NR019019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSignificant improvements in under-five mortality in Malawi have been demonstrated over the past thirty years; however, Malawian healthcare remains with gaps in availability and access to quality pediatric critical care nursing training and education. To improve expertise of pediatric critical care nurses in Malawi, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), and Mercy James Center (MJC) entered a partnership with Seed Global Health, a US non-governmental organization. A needs assessment was conducted to understand the training needs of nurses currently working in pediatric critical care and in preparation for the development of a specialized Master's in Child Health pathway in Pediatric Critical Care (PCC) Nursing at KUHeS.

methodsThe needs assessment was completed using a survey questionnaire formatted using an ABCDE (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure) framework. The questionnaire had Likert scale and yes/no questions. Data was manually entered into excel and was analyzed using descriptive statistics.

resultsOne hundred and fifty-three nurses at QECH and MJC responded to the survey. Most nurses were between the ages of 25 and 35 years (N = 98, 64%), female (N = 105, 69%), and held either a Bachelors (N = 72, 47%) or diploma (N = 70, 46%) in nursing. Nurses had high rates of confidence in certain skills: airway management (N = 120, 99%), breathing assessment & management (N = 153, 100%). However, nurses demonstrated little to no confidence in areas such as: mechanical ventilation (N = 68, 44%), ECG evaluation (N = 74, 48%), and arterial blood gas collection & interpretation (N = 49, 32%).

conclusionIt is important to identify priority areas for training and skills development to address in the PCC master's within the child health pathway at KUHeS. Ideally this partnership will produce practice-ready PCC nurses and will establish a recognized PCC nursing workforce in Malawi.

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Critical care nursingGlobal health nursingLow resource settingNursing educationNursing needs assessmentPediatric intensive care unitsPediatrics

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