Moodley Selvarani, Mchunu Gugu
School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Afr J Disabil. 2019 Feb 20;8:429. doi: 10.4102/ajod.v8i0.429. eCollection 2019.
While institutions of higher education may have increased access and accommodation for students with disabilities, institutions primarily providing nurse training in South Africa do not mirror the same practice.
Notwithstanding the integration of disability policies enacted in South Africa in 2010, a majority of people with disabilities are still excluded from the activities of society equally applicable to nursing education. This article describes the current access and recruitment practices for student nurses with disabilities (SNWDs) in nursing education institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to provide baseline data, which is largely absent in nursing institutions.
A concurrent mixed-method design using a multiple embedded case study approach was employed. This article presented phase 1 of the study, a quantitative survey of all private nursing education institutions ( = 27), complemented by individual, in-depth interviews with SNWDs ( = 10). Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 24, with a response rate of 78% ( = 21), whereas qualitative data were analysed using content analysis.
The findings revealed that the majority of private NEIs lack policy guidelines for recruiting SNWDs; however, other means of guidance is sought, for example, using the technical assistance. While NEIs were willing to recruit SNWDs, access to clinical sites, lectures, support systems and reasonable accommodation was challenging.
Private NEIs are providing an inclusive education to all students including those with disabilities; however, they still have a long way to go in meeting the needs of SNWDs with regards to support and accommodation.
虽然高等教育机构可能增加了对残疾学生的入学机会和便利条件，但南非主要提供护理培训的机构却没有同样的做法。
尽管南非在2010年颁布了残疾政策并将其纳入其中，但大多数残疾人仍然被排除在同样适用于护理教育的社会活动之外。本文描述了夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省护理教育机构中残疾学生护士（SNWDs）目前的入学和招生做法，以提供护理机构中基本缺失的基线数据。
采用了一种同时进行的混合方法设计，使用多重嵌入式案例研究方法。本文展示了该研究的第一阶段，即对所有私立护理教育机构（n = 27）进行定量调查，并辅之以对残疾学生护士（n = 10）的个人深度访谈。使用SPSS 24版对定量数据进行分析，回复率为78%（n = 21），而对定性数据则采用内容分析法进行分析。
研究结果显示，大多数私立护理教育机构缺乏招收残疾学生护士的政策指导方针；然而，会寻求其他指导方式，例如利用技术援助。虽然护理教育机构愿意招收残疾学生护士，但进入临床实习场所、参加讲座、获得支持系统和合理便利条件都具有挑战性。
私立护理教育机构正在为包括残疾学生在内的所有学生提供包容性教育；然而，在满足残疾学生护士在支持和便利条件方面的需求方面，他们仍有很长的路要走。
