Open Access Journal of Disease and Global Health(OAJDGH)

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Publications

• Research Article   
  Experiences of Community Service Nurses During their Transition from Student to Professional Nurse in Kwazulu-Natal
  Author(s): Mthokozisi Zulu*, LA Snell-Hillermann and TSP Ngxongo
  
  Background: Entering the profession as a Community service nurse is compounded by the fact that the practitioner is neither a student nor a professional because whereas the practitioner has completed training and graduated, he/she is not yet licensed to practice and the newly appointed Community service nurse still requires supervision, mentoring and support in assuming the new role. Hence the government of South Africa introduced community service placement for selected health professions in South Africa as a strategy by the National Department of Health to improve on the number of health workers more especially in previously under-served areas so as to ensure better access to quality healthcare. Methods: The study employed a qualitative research design in its entirety, supported by contextual, explorative and descriptive approaches, these .. Read More»
  

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