The roles of a Kenyan nurse

English 102

Hesbon ogeka

ENG101

2/26/12

Annotated Bibliography

 Roles of a Kenyan nurses have always been an interest to me. So since I am in a nursing major, researching the roles of Kenyan nurses has been my first priority. My search started by logging in onto EBSCO databases. I typed in the words “what are the roles of a Kenyan nurse”? It provided me with different types of articles. The first article that I chose was “nursing the sick,” This article didn’t have much about the roles of a nurse. It talked about the problems the patients have and how to cater for them.  The second article I chose had all I was looking for about the roles of a nurse, but not in Kenya. I didn’t stop there. I kept on with my research on EBSCO and other resources for more information. I went through hundreds of articles, but I wasn’t successful with my research. I went to the librarians for help in finding the right article, but they didn’t find any. I decided to try search using different phrases “Nursing in Africa” it actually provided me with two articles. One was “palliative care in Africa,” It talked about how to provide equal care for the patients. The second one was “roles of a nurse” It really didn’t have much information, but I felt that my quest had come to an end.

Then I went through all my three articles and compared them. With other countries like, United States America and England, I came to my conclusion that Kenyan nursing is poor and it needs more improvement by educating nurses and updating equipment.

Wangi, Powell. “An exciting new era for palliative care in Africa” international journey of nursing, 2004 volume 10.No 8.

http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/africanproject/en/index.html

In the article “An exciting new era for palliative care in Africa”, Powel Wangi focuses on quality of life of patients and their families who are faced with serious illnesses like HIV/AIDS and cancer in Africa. It also focuses on increasing comfort through prevention and treatment of distressing symptoms, clear communication, advance planning, and coordination of care. All people are equally entitled to get this care, No matter what color the person is, their tribe or wherever they live, they have a right to receive the care. According to the article, “many people in Africa really do not have access to analgesic drugs such as paracetamal or aspirin. Many of them have never heard of the concept of palliative care,” It is hoped that through the African Palliative Care Organization, they will be able to show the quality palliative care is possible within the different African setting” Many African countries have begun the project of palliative care in Africa, which is a great thing to do for people.

The purpose of this article is to inform the world that the African countries are ready to provide proper care for all the patients and teach nurses and doctors the importance of palliative care.

This article is really good. I found it in EBSCO databases. It’s really useful resource when focusing on how to take care of patients in Africa when you are a nurse. It also shows how many people in Africa are so poor that they can’t afford to buy medicine. It also shows how the opportunity has been opened to nurses who want to work the health facilities. (Job recreation)

John, Michael F (2004) APCA newsletter June. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, London.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1955370/

“Developing a Nursing Database System in Kenya”   aims of the nursing workforce in Kenya, including recent trends and dynamics, and describes the involvement of stakeholders, both within and beyond Kenya, in the development of nursing and the nursing workforce. Kenya’s case is unique. Over the past decade, it has been reported that there are over 7,000 unemployed nurses. Over 1,300 new nurses graduate annually from local colleges. At the same time, almost every functional health facility is understaffed with over 500 of Kenya’s 2,122 (2007) dispensaries throughout the country did not have a single nurse. In addition, averages of 500 nurses have been retiring annually at age 55 and between 300-400 nurses migrate abroad annually.

Key factors responsible for the shortage of nurses at service delivery points include fast-expanding health care delivery network that also experiences inadequate recruitment and mal- distribution of staff. Contributing to the shortage are an aging nursing workforce, lack of proper workforce planning that includes skills analysis and distribution, and lack of up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive data sets to assist in remedying the workforce planning situation.

The response to these challenging trends in recruitment, training, and retention of staff has involved a range of policy developments. This article is really interesting and it shows how Kenya as a country is not capable of paying and employing more nurses. I found this article on EBSCO databases, it also contains reference to some of the sources that you can find more information from.

Micah, Matiangi. “The role of a Nurse in the Health care team in Kenya” health care (2011): 1-6.

http://www.ichrn.com/publications/casestudies/ICHRN_Kenya_CaseStudy.pdf

In the article “nursing care for the sick” Matiangi Micah is giving the basic understanding of what is the role of a Kenyan nurse and how they work with patients. This article explains how they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. It discusses how they will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

This article is incredibly helpful. I found it on the EBSCO database and it contains reference resources. This article gives the clear picture of how to handle a patient or anyone who cannot take care of her/himself whether in a nursing home or a home care setting. This article will be useful when focusing on the roles of a Kenyan nurse.