Task shifting of HIV management from doctors to nurses in Africa: Clinical outcomes and evidence on nurse self-efficacy and job satisfaction

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-52

  Iwu, Emilia Ngozi ^a,b   Holzemer, William L ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

nurse job satisfaction; nurse self efficacy; nurse initiated ART; nurse managed ART; task sharing; task shifting

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JOB SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE; META ANALYSIS; MORALITY; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMFORT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK SHIFTING; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84891372255     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.793278     Document Type: Article

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