Nursing Care of AIDS Patients in Uganda

This article reports the findings from a participatory action research study concerning the experience of Ugandan nurses caring for individuals with HIV illness. Six key informants from government and non-governmental organizations were interviewed using a semistructured format. Six nurses from a la...

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Published in:Journal of transcultural nursing 2007-07, Vol.18 (3), p.257-264
Main Authors: Fournier, Bonnie, Kipp, Walter, Mill, Judy, Walusimbi, Mariam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - nursing
Action research
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel - ethnology
Clinical Competence
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Empathy
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital - supply & distribution
Fear
Female
Focus Groups
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Research
HIV
Hospitals, Public
Hospitals, Teaching
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infection Control
Male
Nurse's Role - psychology
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Participatory research
Poverty - psychology
Self Efficacy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transcultural nursing
Uganda - epidemiology
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Summary:This article reports the findings from a participatory action research study concerning the experience of Ugandan nurses caring for individuals with HIV illness. Six key informants from government and non-governmental organizations were interviewed using a semistructured format. Six nurses from a large national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda, participated in 10 focus group meetings during a period of 11 months. In-depth interviews, focus groups, and photovoice were used to collect the data. Findings indicate that nurses faced many challenges in their daily care, including poverty, insufficient resources, fear of contagion, and lack of ongoing education. Nurses experienced moral distress due to the many challenges they faced during the care of their patients. Moral distress may lead nurses to quit their jobs, which would exacerbate the acute shortage of nurses in Uganda. This study provides important knowledge for guiding clinical practice and nursing education in resource-constrained countries like Uganda.
ISSN:1043-6596
1552-7832
DOI:10.1177/1043659607301301