Access to continuous professional development for capacity building among nurses and midwives providing emergency obstetric and neonatal care in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses and midwives are at the forefront of the provision of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is crucial to provide them with competencies they need to provide quality services. This research aimed to assess uptake and accessibility of midwives and nurses to CPD and determine their knowledge and skills gaps in key competencies of EmONC to inform the CPD programming.

Methods

The study applied a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive research methodology. Using a random selection, forty (40) health facilities (HFs) were selected out of 445 HFs that performed at least 20 deliveries per month from July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2021 in Rwanda. Questionnaires were used to collect data on updates of CPD, k

SUBMITTER: Gakwerere M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10979581 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature