School of Nursing, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2023 May 16;15(1):e1-e10. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.3741.
In the fast-changing healthcare environment, it is important to ensure that primary health care (PHC) nurses are suitably qualified and have access to appropriate and relevant ongoing education.
The aim of this study was to determine the training needs of professional nurses working in PHC facilities.
The research was conducted in PHC facilities in the Cape Metropole, Western Cape, South Africa.
A quantitative descriptive survey with all-inclusive sampling was used. All professional nurses (N = 303), employed for at least a minimum of 6 months in PHC facilities were included in the study. The Hennessy-Hicks Training Needs Analysis (TNA) questionnaire was used to collect the data on professional tasks training needs and open-ended questions for specific PHC contextual training needs. Importance and performance means for each of the TNA subsections and training needs were calculated. Open-ended questions were analysed using content analysis, identifying training domains and topics in terms of frequency and ranking.
The TNA identified 'Research' as the highest training need. Research tasks were significantly rated as the least important and the lowest rated performance compared to other domains. Child mental health was rated as the most important specific training need.
The results of this survey provide insight into the training needs of professional nurses employed in PHC facilities and highlight the need for child mental healthcare and research training in this setting.Contribution: The study contributes to the understanding of the training and education needs of professional nurses working in PHC facilities.
在快速变化的医疗保健环境中，确保基层医疗保健（PHC）护士具备适当的资格并能够获得适当和相关的继续教育至关重要。
本研究旨在确定在 PHC 设施工作的专业护士的培训需求。
研究在南非西开普省开普都会区的 PHC 设施进行。
采用全包容抽样的定量描述性调查。所有专业护士（N=303），在 PHC 设施至少工作 6 个月以上的护士均被纳入研究。使用 Hennessy-Hicks 培训需求分析（TNA）问卷收集专业任务培训需求和特定 PHC 背景培训需求的开放式问题数据。计算 TNA 各部分和培训需求的重要性和绩效均值。对开放式问题进行内容分析，根据频率和排名确定培训领域和主题。
TNA 确定“研究”为最高培训需求。研究任务的重要性评分明显最低，绩效评分也低于其他领域。儿童心理健康被评为最重要的特定培训需求。
这项调查的结果提供了对在 PHC 设施工作的专业护士培训需求的深入了解，并强调了在这种环境下需要进行儿童心理健康护理和研究培训。
该研究有助于了解在 PHC 设施工作的专业护士的培训和教育需求。
