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Amy K Olson1,2, Yolanda Babenko-Mould2, Panagiota D Tryphonopoulos2,3
1Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
|August 25, 2022
Summary
Rwandan nurses transformed pediatric care by applying new skills learned in a continuing professional development program. This initiative enhanced child health services and identified pathways for broader implementation.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Nursing Education
- Pediatric Care
Background:
- A Pediatric Nursing Continuing Professional Development (PNCPD) program, utilizing the Training, Support, and Access Model (TSAM) for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), was established in Kigali, Rwanda in 2016.
- This collaborative Canada-Rwanda project delivered specialized pediatric nursing education to 41 Rwandan nurses and nurse educators in 2018-2019.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the application of pediatric knowledge and skills acquired through the PNCPD program by nurses and nurse educators in academic and clinical settings.
- To understand the experiences of healthcare professionals integrating new pediatric nursing competencies into their practice.
Main Methods:
- An interpretive descriptive approach was employed to investigate the application of knowledge gained from the PNCPD program.
- Data were gathered through individual interviews with participating nurses and nurse educators.
- Inductive content analysis was utilized to analyze the collected qualitative data.
Main Results:
- Five key themes emerged from the data analysis: Transformations in Pediatric Nursing Practice, Knowledge Sharing, Relationship-Based Nursing, Barriers and Facilitators to Knowledge Implementation, and Scaling-up PNCPD within the Health System.
- Participants reported significant changes in their pediatric nursing practice and actively shared their acquired knowledge.
Conclusions:
- The study findings offer valuable insights for improving child healthcare in Rwanda.
- There is significant potential to scale up the PNCPD program to other regions and healthcare settings within Rwanda.
- The successful implementation highlights the impact of targeted professional development on pediatric nursing and MNCH outcomes.
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