Role analysis of the nurse/midwives in the health services in sub-saharan Africa

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2207-2217

  Uys, Leana ^a   Chipps, Jennifer ^a   Kohi, Thekla ^b   Makoka, Dickson ^b   Libetwa, Miriam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Midwifery; Nurses; Nursing; Roles; Task analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; ROLES; STATISTICS; TASK ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; MIDWIFERY; NURSES; NURSING; ROLES; TASK ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 84884209316     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12087     Document Type: Article

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