Improving the knowledge of labour and delivery nurses in India: A randomized controlled trial of mentoring and case sheets in primary care centres

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Bradley, Janet ^a   Jayanna, Krishnamurthy ^a,b   Shaw, Souradet ^a   Cunningham, Troy ^b   Fischer, Elizabeth ^c   Mony, Prem ^d   Ramesh, B M ^a   Moses, Stephen ^a   Avery, Lisa ^a   Crockett, Maryanne ^a   Blanchard, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

^c SONATEL Lot R73   (United States)

^d ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Birth checklists; India; Maternal health; Mentoring; Neonatal health; Patient case sheets; Supervision

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MENTORING; NEWBORN; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTORING; NURSING STAFF; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85008698098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1933-1     Document Type: Article

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