The essence, opportunities and threats to Advanced Practice Nursing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The conditions that stimulated the implementation of Advanced Practice Nursing programmes all over the world have long been ignored in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objective

This study sought to explore the essence, opportunities and threats to the implementation of an Advanced Practice Nursing (Child Health Nurse Practitioner) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted and findings reviewed by a multinational multidisciplinary health experts' team through a Delphi study.

Results

Children are the majority of the 70-90% of the sub-Saharan African population who reside in the rural areas where access to timely, quality and cost-effective healthcare is poor. The Child Health Nurse Practitioner programme offers an opportunity to prov

SUBMITTER: Christmals CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812225 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature