Aagard Magdeline, Dobrzycka Adriana, Zheleva Bistra, Rajasekhar Veeralakshmi, Menon Shubhitha, Gopakumar Vaisakh
College of Health Sciences and Public Policy, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Children's Heartlink, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 May-Jun;16(3):204-207. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_83_23. Epub 2023 Sep 8.
The major challenges for pediatric cardiac nursing in India include inadequacies in their levels of education and lack of recognition of their vital role in the health-care system. The aim of this study was to understand the impact of the leadership educational initiatives on pediatric cardiac nursing taken by Children's HeartLink and the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight pediatric cardiac nurse leaders from different Indian hospitals. A review of interviews from a previous study and an extensive literature review provided further foundational data on two major themes. The first theme on nursing education focused on nursing curriculum update, continuing education, and leadership development. The second theme focused on improving the value of nursing in public perception, value in hospitals, and their career promotions. The study identified the potential targets for improvement and provided a nursing career development ladder applicable to India.
印度儿科心脏护理面临的主要挑战包括教育水平不足以及在医疗保健系统中其重要作用未得到认可。本研究的目的是了解儿童心脏连接组织和印度儿科心脏学会开展的领导力教育举措对儿科心脏护理的影响。对来自印度不同医院的八位儿科心脏护理领导者进行了半结构化访谈。对先前一项研究的访谈回顾和广泛的文献综述为两个主要主题提供了进一步的基础数据。关于护理教育的第一个主题侧重于护理课程更新、继续教育和领导力发展。第二个主题侧重于提高护理在公众认知中的价值、在医院中的价值以及职业晋升。该研究确定了改进的潜在目标，并提供了适用于印度的护理职业发展阶梯。
