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Title: | Factors impacting the selection of psychiatric hospitals for community service placement of nurses | Authors: | Mngomezulu, Nokwanda Innocentia Mhlongo, Xolani Lawrence Zuma, Sibusiso M. |
Issue Date: | 8-Sep-2023 | Publisher: | Health and Medical Publishing Group | Source: | Mngomezulu, N.I., Mhlongo, X.L. and Zuma, S.M. 2023. Factors impacting the selection of psychiatric hospitals for community service placement of nurses. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 15(3): 2-5 (4). | Journal: | African Journal of Health Professions Education; Vol. 15, Issue 3 | Abstract: | As a strategy to promote access to quality health services, including psychiatric nursing, compulsory community service for nurses was introduced in January 2008. Objective. To determine the factors impacting the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing (KZNCN) student nurses’ selection of psychiatric hospitals as their placement areas for community service. Methods- A quantitative, exploratory, descriptive research design was adopted. Convenience sampling was used to select 125 respondents from six campuses of KZNCN. An electronic 5-point Likert scale-based self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS version 26 (IBM Corp., USA) was used for data analysis. Results- The study found that the following factors impacted the selection of psychiatric hospitals for community service: insufficient time allocated for the practice of psychiatry during training; fear of exposure to threat; poor infrastructure and scarce facilities; and insufficient danger allowance. Conclusion- A positive practice environment should be created in psychiatric hospitals to attract student nurses and retain them in the psychiatric environment after community service. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10321/4962 | ISSN: | 2078-5127 | DOI: | https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2023.v15i3.1637 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Publications (Health Sciences) |
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