Evaluating 5 years’ NIMART mentoring in South Africa’s HIV treatment programme : successes, challenges and future needs

dc.contributor.authorJones, M.
dc.contributor.authorCameron, David A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-15T08:47:18Z
dc.date.available2018-02-15T08:47:18Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractTask shifting has enabled South Africa (SA) to rapidly expand its HIV treatment programme. This has been achieved by training and mentoring primary-care nurses in nurse initiation and management of antiretroviral therapy (NIMART). Five years into its clinical mentoring programme, the Foundation for Professional Development conducted an evaluation that identified improved knowledge, attitudes and confidence perceived by nurses who received NIMART mentoring. Low completion rates for the Department of Health (DoH) NIMART training process were identified and therefore targeted mentoring was introduced; this increased the percentage of primary nurses eligible for DoH certificates of clinical competence in NIMART from 12%, adding a further 30%. There remain a large number of primary nurses who require mentoring in order to complete the NIMART process. For those who have completed the process, there remains a need for ongoing mentoring as SA’s HIV programme evolves, complex cases emerge and primary care undergoes change.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentFamily Medicineen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipFoundation for Professional Development.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJones, M. & Cameron, D. 2017, 'Evaluating 5 years’ NIMART mentoring in South Africa’s HIV treatment programme : successes, challenges and future needs', South African Medical Journal, vol. 107, no. 10, pp. 839-842.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i10.12392
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63983
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017, South African Medical Association. All rights reserved. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectTreatment programmeen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)en_ZA
dc.subjectProfessional developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectPrimary medical careen_ZA
dc.subjectNurseen_ZA
dc.subjectNonhumanen_ZA
dc.subjectClinical competenceen_ZA
dc.subjectAntiretroviral therapy (ART)en_ZA
dc.subjectTask shiftingen_ZA
dc.subjectEvaluationen_ZA
dc.subjectAcquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)en_ZA
dc.subjectMentoringen_ZA
dc.subjectNurse initiation and management of antiretroviral therapy (NIMART)en_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.subject.otherHealth sciences articles SDG-17
dc.subject.otherSDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
dc.titleEvaluating 5 years’ NIMART mentoring in South Africa’s HIV treatment programme : successes, challenges and future needsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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