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Nurses' And Nurse Educators' Experiences Of A Pediatric Nursing Continuing Professional Development Program In Rwanda, Amy K. Olson Jan 2021

Nurses' And Nurse Educators' Experiences Of A Pediatric Nursing Continuing Professional Development Program In Rwanda, Amy K. Olson

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Excellence in pediatric nursing education and practice can significantly impact child health globally. Educated pediatric nurses form a strong foundation for healthcare systems globally. In 2016, a Pediatric Nursing Continuing Professional Development (PNCPD) program was created and implemented in Kigali, Rwanda, through the Training, Support, and Access Model (TSAM) for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) project. This partnership project between Canada and Rwanda provided pediatric nursing education to forty-one Rwandan nurses and nurse educators in 2018 and 2019. An interpretive descriptive study was conducted to explore the experiences of fourteen nurses and nurse educators applying pediatric knowledge and skills …


Values, Assumptions, Behaviours, And Practices Influencing The Professional Development Of Nursing Students Within Acute Care Practice Environments In Rwanda: A Focused Ethnographic Study, Benoite Umubyeyi Aug 2020

Values, Assumptions, Behaviours, And Practices Influencing The Professional Development Of Nursing Students Within Acute Care Practice Environments In Rwanda: A Focused Ethnographic Study, Benoite Umubyeyi

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The future of the nursing profession in Rwanda in large part depends on the nursing students who join the workforce and the training they have received. Preparing them to enter the profession with the necessary clinical competencies, values, and attitudes requires practice-based learning environments to become more supportive of facilitating their professional development. The current learning environments experienced by nursing students in Rwanda, and the values, assumptions, practices, and behaviours of different stakeholders involved in preparing them to enter professional practice, have not yet been explored.

The aim of this study was to address that knowledge gap by exploring the …


The Training Support And Access Model Practice-Based Clinical Mentorship Program In Rwanda: Mentors' Perceptions Of Their Role, Marie Chantal Murekatete, Yolanda Babenko-Mould Jan 2020

The Training Support And Access Model Practice-Based Clinical Mentorship Program In Rwanda: Mentors' Perceptions Of Their Role, Marie Chantal Murekatete, Yolanda Babenko-Mould

Africa Western Collaborations Day 2020 Abstracts

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Assessment Of The Medication Interruptions Among Nurses Working In Paediatric Unit At University Teaching Hospital Of Kigali, Aimable Nkurunziza, Geldine Chironda, Godfrey Katenda, Lakshmi Rajeswaran, Emmanuel Munyaneza, Madeleine Mukeshimana Jan 2020

Assessment Of The Medication Interruptions Among Nurses Working In Paediatric Unit At University Teaching Hospital Of Kigali, Aimable Nkurunziza, Geldine Chironda, Godfrey Katenda, Lakshmi Rajeswaran, Emmanuel Munyaneza, Madeleine Mukeshimana

Africa Western Collaborations Day 2020 Abstracts

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