Mohale M P, Mulaudzi F M
University of Pretoria.
Curationis. 2008 Jun;31(2):60-6. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v31i2.984.
Professional nurses working in rural primary health-care settings are experiencing burnout due to serious shortages of personnel. This is exacerbated by the brain drain of nurses leaving the country. Rural settings are resource constrained in terms of personnel and equipment. This results in dissatisfaction among nurses due to the unbearable working conditions which result in stress and frustration. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive study was conducted to explore and describe the experiences of nurses working in a rural primary health-care setting in the greater Letaba sub-district in Limpopo Province. Purposive sampling was used to identify the participants. Data was collected in the form of in-depth interviews. The study revealed that nurses working in primary health-care settings were experiencing emotional and physical strain as a result of the shortage of human resources. It was recommended that policies that meet the health-care needs of rural communities be developed, and that strategies to retain professional nurses in primary health-care settings be formulated.
在农村基层医疗卫生机构工作的专业护士正因人员严重短缺而面临职业倦怠。护士人才外流到国外的情况加剧了这一问题。农村地区在人员和设备方面资源有限。这导致护士对难以忍受的工作条件感到不满，进而产生压力和挫败感。开展了一项定性、探索性、描述性研究，以探索和描述在林波波省大莱塔巴地区农村基层医疗卫生机构工作的护士的经历。采用目的抽样法确定参与者。通过深入访谈收集数据。研究表明，由于人力资源短缺，在基层医疗卫生机构工作的护士正经历着情感和身体上的压力。建议制定满足农村社区医疗保健需求的政策，并制定在基层医疗卫生机构留住专业护士的策略。
