An Investigation into how Primary Care Nurses Practices affect clinical competence in Emergency Maternal Obstetric and Newborn Care skills in Nakuru County
Abstract
To reduce the risks of maternal morbidity, mortality and newborn death worldwide, the use of high-quality emergency obstetric and new born care (EMONC) was proposed to ensure women and their babies receive high-quality care. The government of Kenya with non-profit health programs have jointly invested resources with the aim of achieving SDG’s goal of zero rating maternal and neonatal death cases in the country. Despite these efforts, maternal and neonatal death cases have not reduced significantly. Most of the contributing factors to the deaths occur in the lower levels of the health care delivery system. Majority of the health care providers at these levels are the primary care nurses. It is on this background that the study sought to investigate how primary care nurses practice affect clinical competency in emergency maternal, obstetric, and new born care skills in Nakuru county. Madeleine Leininger’s Transcultural Theory of Nursing anchored the study. It deployed correlational cross-sectional survey design, targeting midwives and nurses in 184 KEPH level II and III facilities in all the 11 sub counties in Nakuru County. The study used stratified sampling technique to sample 126 health facilities distributed in every Sub County. A sample size of 196 primary health care nurses from the sampled facilities were involved. Key informant interview and questionnaires were used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. To analyze data, SPSS version 26 was used to generate inferential and descriptive statistics, correlation analysis was carried using multiple regression model to ascertain the relationship between dependent and independent variables. Results found that Maternal and newborn care practice was found to have a significant positive relationship with competence in EmONC skills. (P<0.05). This was achieved through clean and safe delivery, thermal care and cord care which were carried out in KEPH level II and III facilities. It was concluded that maternal and neonatal care practices had positive significant relationship with competent EmONC. The study advised that the practice of fundamental maternal and newborn care has to be improved. The primary care nurses should be culturally competent in engaging the community members. Through community-based health care efforts, mothers need to be sensitized about delayed bathing, umbilical cord care, feeding, and thermal care for newborns. Further, County Government of Nakuru should support programs that enables primary health care nurses pursue maternal and neonatal care courses. County Government of Nakuru should ensure ambulance services are easily accessible to all, equipment availability at all time, consistent supply of all drugs needed and the need to create awareness among women, family and community members on newborn and early neonatal care
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