Quality Care Nursing at Masvingo Provincial Hospital in Zimbabwe
Vonai Chirasha,
Shadreck Zangairai,
Phillip Mutandwa
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2017
Pages:
102-110
Received:
21 June 2017
Accepted:
5 July 2017
Published:
8 September 2017
DOI:
10.11648/j.fcp.20170204.11
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Abstract: The economic decline and political instability in Zimbabwe has negatively affected healthcare budgets which ultimatimately affect resource mobilisation and allocation in most institutions of health care including the Public Health Sector. The research conducted at Masvingo Hospital in Zimbabwe in 2015 indicated a high level of quality nursing care suggesting that most complains from the public about the poor service from nurses might be attributed to over crowdedness found at the hospital and shortage of resources. Total quality management is an organisation wide intervention which may require hospitals like Masvingo to incorporate quality initiatives into strategic plans involving nurse leaders and key personnel to identify strategies that may be put in place to enhance nursing quality care. Measuring nursing quality care through interrogating nursing behaviour may not be a conclusive approach of managing quality issues in hospitals. Future research may look at an all inclusive approach to quality nursing care. All new recruits health workers may also be inducted in quality care values.
Abstract: The economic decline and political instability in Zimbabwe has negatively affected healthcare budgets which ultimatimately affect resource mobilisation and allocation in most institutions of health care including the Public Health Sector. The research conducted at Masvingo Hospital in Zimbabwe in 2015 indicated a high level of quality nursing care ...
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