Nurses experiences with an intervention enhancing skill-mix in Kenyan neonatal units with severe workforce deficits: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses remain critical in newborn care delivery in Kenya. However, persistent nurse shortages in newborn units limit their ability to provide optimal care. Staff shortages contribute to missed care and high workloads, negatively impacting the motivation and well-being of nurses. Evidence from Low and middle-income countries reveals strategies employed by nurses to manage high workloads. These include prioritisation of care and informal task shifting, where tasks are delegated to caregivers, student nurses, and support staff. While sharing and shifting non-technical tasks to less qualified personnel may be helpful, perceptions linked to the cadre of staff taking on extra roles and effects on the care performed and other critical relational aspects of care are often unclea

SUBMITTER: Odinga N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503053 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature