Cunningham C, Brysiewicz P, Sepeku A, White L, Murray B, Lobue N, Sawe H
University of Cape Town Africa and AFEM Nurses Group, South Africa.
School of Nursing & Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and AFEM Nurses Group, South Africa.
Afr J Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;7(4):147-150. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2017.08.002. Epub 2017 Sep 22.
Nurses are the largest group of healthcare workers in Africa. By adequately equipping nurses to identify, intervene and care for emergency conditions, emergency healthcare systems can be strengthened. To address this need, a nursing working group was formed within the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM). The aim of this international emergency nursing group was to develop a guiding document to help improve emergency nursing skills within Africa. Using this guiding document, a group of Tanzanian clinical nurse trainers was selected to develop a context specific short course. They used this guiding document as a foundation to improve skill development. The pilot course was well received and has since expanded to training in five regions within the United Republic of Tanzania. The clinical nurse trainers leading the course, are supported by a mentorship programme with competent educators within a global emergency nursing infrastructure. This course, a combination of local knowledge, formal mentorship programs, and international nursing support, demonstrates that investing in the improvement of emergency nursing skills can have high impact results with low-cost. This will ultimately improve emergency care on the continent.
护士是非洲医疗工作者中人数最多的群体。通过充分装备护士以识别、干预和护理紧急情况，可以加强紧急医疗系统。为满足这一需求，在非洲急诊医学联合会（AFEM）内部成立了一个护理工作组。这个国际紧急护理小组的目标是制定一份指导文件，以帮助提高非洲的紧急护理技能。利用这份指导文件，挑选了一群坦桑尼亚临床护士培训师来开发一门针对具体情况的短期课程。他们以这份指导文件为基础来改进技能培养。试点课程受到好评，此后已扩展到坦桑尼亚联合共和国五个地区的培训。带领该课程的临床护士培训师得到了一个指导计划的支持，该计划由全球紧急护理基础设施内称职的教育工作者提供。这门课程结合了当地知识、正式的指导计划和国际护理支持，表明投资于提高紧急护理技能可以以低成本产生高影响的结果。这最终将改善非洲大陆的紧急护理。
