Nurse task shifting for antiretroviral treatment services in Namibia: Implementation research to move evidence into action

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  O'Malley, Gabrielle ^a   Asrat, Lily ^a   Sharma, Anjali ^a   Hamunime, Ndapewa ^b   Stephanus, Yvonne ^a   Brandt, Laura ^a   Ali, Deqa ^a   Kaindjee Tjituka, Francina ^b   Natanael, Salomo ^b   Gweshe, Justice ^b   Feldacker, Caryl ^a   Shihepo, Ella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health and Social Services   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAMIBIA; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE TASK SHIFTING; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL; MANPOWER; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NAMIBIA; NURSES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84898652072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092014     Document Type: Article

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