Case Study: Primary Healthcare Clinical Placements during Nursing and Midwifery Education in Lesotho

Christensen, Alice; Phafoli, Semakaleng; Butler, Johannah; Nyangu, Isabel; Skolnik, Laura; Stender, Stacie

Abstract

In Lesotho, primary healthcare is the main access point for health services. While nurses and midwives provide most of the care at this level, assessments of the clinical education programs have highlighted gaps in primary healthcare experiences for nursing and midwifery students. This case study examines placement of nursing and midwifery students in primary health clinics alongside preceptors. The placements provide students with varied clinical experience, better preparing them to practice in primary healthcare clinics. To date, more than 700 nursing and midwifery students have been placed in 40 rural health centres and 228 preceptors have been trained. The government is scaling up the program nationally.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Deposit Date: Jun 7, 2023
• Journal: World Health and Population
• Print ISSN: 1718-3340
• Publisher: Longwoods Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 46-53
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2016.24493
• Keywords: MSN; MSc Inf Dis; FNP; Senior Technical Advisor; HIV/TB/ID; Jhpiego; Cape Town; South Africa Education