A critical analysis of the competencies of upgrading nurses from Malawi College of Health Sciences in Malawi

• Main Author: Kadango, Alice
• Other Authors: Roos, Janetta Hendrika
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Competencies; Comprehensive Nursing Care; Continuing education; Quality Nursing Care; NMT - Nurse Midwife Technician; Nursing education; SRNM- State Registered Nurse Midwife; Upgrading programme; 610.730717; Malawi College of Health Studies; Nursing > Study and teaching (Continuing education) > Malawi
• Online Access: Kadango, Alice (2009) A critical analysis of the competencies of upgrading nurses from Malawi College of Health Sciences in Malawi, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1810>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1810

The purpose of the study was to analyse if the two year upgrading programme done at Malawi College of Health Sciences attended by Nurse Midwife Technicians (NMTs) is able to improve the competencies, knowledge, skills and attitude of the graduates when providing comprehensive nursing and midwifery care. The main objectives of this study were • to determine the effectiveness of the Upgrading Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery programme in preparing the competencies of State Registered Nurse Midwifes (SRNMs) • to make recommendations on the training of Upgrading Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery programme The researcher used a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive design. A questionnaire with closed and open-ended questions was used to collect data from SRNMs who completed the upgrading programme. The findings indicated that the upgrading programme has a significant impact to improve the competencies of the NMTs to work as SRNMs. === Health Studies === M.A. (Health Studies)