ADEQUACY OF CRITICAL CARE BEDS INCLUDING HIGH CARE AT THE CHARLOTTE MAXEKE JOHANNESBURG ACADEMIC HOSPITAL
Date
2012-10-08
Authors
Mthethwa, Florance Thabi Pinkie
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Abstract
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic (CMJA) Hospital has
experienced a shortage of critical beds for a period of more than thirteen
years without investigating the factors that are contributing to the shortage.
The purpose of this study was to determine the underlying factors that
contributed to the shortage of critical care beds at the CMJA Hospital. The
study also focused on the implications of the hospital strategic plan
regarding the factors identified, and proposed interventions to resolve the
shortage of critical care beds at the CMJA hospital. The hospital’s strategic
plan had measures in place to begin to address the shortage.
Findings revealed that the main factor that contributed to the shortage of
critical care beds at the hospital was the shortage of critical care nurses.
The study recommended that the South African Nursing Council should
develop a curriculum for lower categories of nurses to function in critical
care areas.
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MM thesis - P&DM
Keywords
Hospitals, South Africa, Nursing shortage, South Africa, Critical care in hospitals