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Critical review of training process towards strengthened service delivery in Dagoretti sub-county.
(2015-05)Human resources are the most important assets of any health system. Training is one of the principal means by which health professionals such as Nurses and Clinical Officers maintain, improve, and broaden the knowledge and ... -
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nursing Process Training In Improving the Quality of Nursing Care at Machakos Level Five Hospital.
(KeMU, 2015-05)Improvement of patient care in any hospital depends primarily on the quality of nursing care. The nurses using the phases of the nursing process can enhance the nursing care of the patient; this is because the nursing ... -
A comparative analysis of academic performance of diploma nursing students of public, private and faith based schools in Tanzania.
(2015-06)As the current nursing practice increases concerns about nursing students' academic performance, there had been high rates of failure among diploma nursing students in their final examinations in Tanzania. The purpose of ... -
Diploma students' nurses’ perceptions of factors influencing their clinical learning experience at coast provincial general hospital Mombasa-Kenya
(KeMU, 2015-06)Globally clinical expertise is the knowledge and skills of the health care professional. The clinical expertise of the nurse depends on educational preparation, current knowledge and research. Nurse training has a theory ... -
Effectiveness of teaching methods on nursing students at kenya medical training college, Nairobi
(KeMU, 2015-06)One of the key priorities of pre-registration nurse education programs is to equip nursing students with the clinical skills and knowledge appropriate for the demands of the nurse's role, which entails safe practice and ... -
Factors affecting clinical teaching for pre-service nursing education in Kenya medical training college, Nairobi campus.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Training of health workforce is an important element in ensuring delivery of quality health care services. New options for the education and in-service training of health care workers are required to ensure effective ... -
Implementation of adolescent friendly health services in county referral hospitals.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Health service delivery is a key pillar of the health system management .The World Health Organization recently emphasized the need to develop adolescent -friendly health services to improve the care provided to young ... -
Factors Influencing Pursuance of Higher Academic Qualifications by Nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2015-06)With an unprecedented growth in professional knowledge, rapid changes in health care system, changes in the nurse's role and emergence of new diseases, it is imperative for nurses to pursue higher academic qualification ... -
Evaluation of Factors Contributing to Medication Errors among Nurses Working at Mbagathi District Hospital.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Kenya healthcare policies provide that patient's dignity be observed by ensuring medical safety practices are observed. In this case, medication errors are a concern for both healthcare professionals as well as patients. ... -
Evaluation of Effective Clinical Instruction to KRCHN Students by Nurses in Machakos Level-5 and Chogoria Mission Hospitals in Eastern Region, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Clinical instruction remains a significant component and critical part of nursing education. Therefore the purpose of this study was to evaluate whether effective clinical instruction took place in Chogoria Mission Hospital ... -
Evaluation of Factors Influencing Implementation of Nursing Process among Nurses at Tenwek Hospital, Bomet County- Kenya
(KeMU, 2015-06)NP is an integral part of all hospital nursing service provision process that seeks to ensure patients are safely and adequately treated during hospitalization period. On implementation, NP is faced with different challenges ... -
Data quality of routine health management information system.
(2015-12)Effective and efficient management of today's health system depends on well-functioning Health Management Information System (HMIS) in design and implementation. Good quality data are the foundation of health systems in ... -
Community health information system utility.
(2015-12)A wealth of data is available within the healthcare systems more so at community level. However, lack of effective use of information shared during dialoguing at the community level in Bungoma County posed a great challenge ... -
Diagnosing information culture among healthcare Service providers in Machakos county, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016)Good health services are those characterized by distinctive information cultures. It is unmanageable to systematically describe the information culture of an organization. This study was carried out to establish the ... -
Factors Associated with Stunting among Children Aged 0-23 Months.
(KeMU, 2016)Globally, childhood stunting is one of the most significant impediments to human development, affecting approximately 162 million children under the age of 5 years (WHA Global nutrition target, 2025). Stunting, or being ... -
Factors influencing scaling up quality of referral processes in Kenya.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Scaling-up quality referral processes strengthens the health system. Referral refers to any process in which healthcare providers at lower levels of the health system seek the assistance of providers who are better equipped ... -
Factors influencing uptake of maternal health services initiatives among mothers: a case study of Nakuru-Kenya.
(2016-06)Strengthening health Service delivery is very important in improving maternal mortality which remains an urgent problem to be addressed in developing countries around the world. Kenya has a very high maternal mortality ... -
Implementation of Kenya quality guidelines for efficient delivery of health care services.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Quality is a key principle in health service delivery a pillar in health systems strengthening. The Kenya Quality Model of health was initiated across all health facilities to guide the implementation of quality standards. ... -
Factors Influencing Provision of Nutrition Education and Counselling To Pregnant Women by Nurses during Antenatal Care in Nairobi County.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Good maternal nutrition is essential for health, development and reproductive performance of the pregnant woman, and for the growth, survival and general health of the child. One strategy for ensuring pregnant women get ... -
Design, implementation and operation of health management information system at Kenyatta national hospital.
(2016-07)Embracing modern technology is one among very many ways of improving efficiency and reducing costs within Health care organizations. While the integration of information and health services potential benefits cannot be ...