Community health workers and professional nurses: Defining the roles and understanding the relationships
Community health workers and professional nurses: Defining the roles and understanding the relationships
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DOI：
10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220413.x
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发表时间：
2005-07-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Coetzee, M
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作者：
Doherty, TM;Coetzee, M
多年来，发达国家和发展中国家都提倡使用社区卫生工作者。本文报告了一项描述性研究的结果，该研究探索了在南非资源匮乏的环境中工作的社区卫生工作者和护士之间的关系。这项研究的结果突出了这两个主要护理提供者在地区一级发生的复杂互动的各个方面。了解社区卫生工作者与护士的主要互动有助于进一步了解社区卫生工作者在地区卫生系统中的更广泛的作用。显然，卫生福利院非常适合在支持公共卫生服务方面发挥关键作用。然而，它们的作用和功能并没有被正式确定，项目的有效性往往没有得到严格的评估。本文讨论了与这一卫生工作者干部有关的一些问题，以及他们在公共卫生保健结构中的作用。
The use of community health workers (CHWs) has been advocated in both developed and developing countries for many years. This article reports the findings of a descriptive research study that explored the relationship between CHWs and nurses working in resource-poor settings in South Africa. The findings of the study highlight dimensions of complex interactions occurring between these two main providers of care at the district level. Understanding the primary interaction of CHWs with nurses offers further understanding of the broader role of CHWs within the district health system. It is evident that CHWs are ideally suited to play a pivotal role in supporting the public health services. However, their role and functions are not formalized and the effectiveness of programs is often not rigorously evaluated. This article discusses some of the issues related to this cadre of health worker and their role in public health care structures.