Challenges experienced by health care professionals working in resource-poor intensive care settings in the Limpopo province of South Africa
Challenges experienced by health care professionals working in resource-poor intensive care settings in the Limpopo province of South Africa
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10.4102/curationis.v42i1.1921
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2019-01-01
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Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo G.
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Malelelo-Ndou, Hulisani;Ramathuba, Dorah U.;Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo G.
背景技术背景：提供最佳的护理危重病人提出了挑战，在资源匮乏的环境中，因为缺乏设备，培训不足的人员和有限的infrastructures. PROTETIVES：本研究探讨了在资源匮乏的重症监护病房工作的卫生保健专业人员所经历的挑战。这些人包括在南非林波波省一家医院重症监护室工作的护士和医生。一个有目的的样本，并进行了17个半结构化的访谈。使用Tesch方法分析数据。伦理考虑adhesivedto.RESULTS：与会者经历了挑战，提供次优的病人护理，不遵守协议和/或指示的挑战和挑战的实践范围以外的practice.CONCLUSION：缺乏资源导致提供次优的重症监护病人护理。病人容易受到感染，他们的安全可能会受到影响。
BACKGROUND: Providing optimal care to critically ill patients poses challenges in resource-poor settings because of the lack of equipment, inadequately trained personnel and limited infrastructure.OBJECTIVES: This study explored challenges experienced by health care professionals working in resource-poor intensive care units.METHOD: A qualitative, explorative, descriptive design was used. The population comprised nurses and doctors working in an intensive care unit of one hospital in the Limpopo province of South Africa. A purposive sample was selected and 17 semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were analysed using Tesch's method. Ethical considerations were adhered to.RESULTS: Participants experienced challenges related to provision of suboptimal patient care, the challenge of non-adherence to protocols and/or instructions and the challenge of practising beyond the scope of practice.CONCLUSION: Lack of resources resulted in providing suboptimal intensive patient care. Patients were prone to infections and their safety might be compromised.