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View article: Policies and resources for strengthening of emergency and critical care services in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
Policies and resources for strengthening of emergency and critical care services in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya Open
Critical illnesses cause several million deaths annually, with many of these occurring in low-resource settings like Kenya. Great efforts have been made worldwide to scale up critical care to reduce deaths from COVID-19. Lower income count…
View article: Developing metrics for nursing quality of care for low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review linked to stakeholder engagement
Developing metrics for nursing quality of care for low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review linked to stakeholder engagement Open
Background The use of appropriate and relevant nurse-sensitive indicators provides an opportunity to demonstrate the unique contributions of nurses to patient outcomes. The aim of this work was to develop relevant metrics to assess the qua…
View article: Missed nursing care in newborn units: a cross-sectional direct observational study
Missed nursing care in newborn units: a cross-sectional direct observational study Open
Background Improved hospital care is needed to reduce newborn mortality in low/middle-income countries (LMIC). Nurses are essential to the delivery of safe and effective care, but nurse shortages and high patient workloads may result in mi…
View article: Missed nursing care in newborn units: A cross- sectional direct observational study \n
Missed nursing care in newborn units: A cross- sectional direct observational study
\n Open
Background Improved hospital care is needed
\nto reduce newborn mortality in low/middle-income
\ncountries (LMIC). Nurses are essential to the delivery of
\nsafe and effective care, but nurse shortages and high
\npatient workloads may resu…
View article: Neonatal nasogastric tube feeding in a low-resource African setting – using ergonomics methods to explore quality and safety issues in task sharing
Neonatal nasogastric tube feeding in a low-resource African setting – using ergonomics methods to explore quality and safety issues in task sharing Open
View article: Quantifying nursing care delivered in Kenyan newborn units: protocol for a cross-sectional direct observational study
Quantifying nursing care delivered in Kenyan newborn units: protocol for a cross-sectional direct observational study Open
Introduction In many African countries, including Kenya, a major barrier to achieving child survival goals is the slow decline in neonatal mortality that now represents 45% of the under-5 mortality. In newborn care, nurses are the primary …
View article: Incidence, causes and phenotypes of acute seizures in Kenyan children post the malaria-decline period
Incidence, causes and phenotypes of acute seizures in Kenyan children post the malaria-decline period Open
Acute seizures remain common in children despite a decline in the incidence of malaria; suggesting that causes for these seizures need to be prevented in the community.