Advancing the Nigerian health system through advanced practice nursing
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Damilare Jonathan Arowolo
,
Oluwatosin Comfort Olarinde
,
Yetunde Oluwafunmilayo Tola
,
Bose Cecilia Ogunlowo
,
Oluwadamilare Akingbade
Abstract
Background & Aim: To meet the changing global population needs and demands of patient care, healthcare systems worldwide are under restructuring and transformation. Advanced practice nursing has been adopted in many developed countries to meet pressing issues like workforce shortage and equitable distribution of competent healthcare professionals. However, Nigeria is yet to take advantage of this initiative despite being seriously affected by these issues. This article documents the need for and prospects of advanced practice nursing in Nigeria.
Methods & Materials: A descriptive theoretical and empirical literature analysis was done to explain the impact of advanced practice nursing in advancing the Nigerian health system.
Results: The expertise and capacity of the nursing workforce, especially its numerical strength, can be utilized to improve Nigeria’s health system and achieve the global goal of making quality healthcare accessible and available to all, thereby achieving universal health coverage.
Conclusion: Elevating the competencies of nurses through investments in advanced practice nursing will make primary healthcare available to Nigerians living in poverty, rural dwellers, youth, and children, thereby reducing the burden of diseases and improving health promotion and disease prevention.
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3. Schober M. Introduction to advanced nursing practice: An international focus. Switzerland, Springer.
4. Dauda S, Hadiza Y, Nelson L. Clinical nurse specialist, a new age healthcare, implementation challenges in Nigeria. Journal of Research in Nursing and Midwifery. 2015; 4(4):59-65.
5. Akinbode JO, Sokefun EA, Aremu MO. Appraisal of Health Maintenance Organisations’ Performance in the Nigerian Healthcare Service Sector. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2019;1(2).
6. Chimezie R, Ibe S. Advanced Practice Nursing in Nigerian Healthcare: Prospects and Challenges. Journal of Social Change, 2019;11(1):61–74.
7. Aliyu U, Matthew OK, Paul RY, Shinaba ST, Oyewole WR, Olusanya MO. Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining an Effective Nursing Workforce in Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science. 2014; 3(5): 1-11.
8. Makinde O, Aderemi A, Bamidele S, Oyemakinde A, Oyediran K, Adebayo W, Fapohunda B, Abioye A, Mullen S. Development of a Master Health Facility List in Nigeria. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2014; 6(2): 1-14.
9. Akingbade O, Okanlawon FA, Aderemi IO, Tola YO. Experiences of community tuberculosis volunteers in Ibadan North local government: A qualitative study. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 2022;1-6.
10. Akingbade, O. Perspectives on Community Tuberculosis Care in Nigeria. International Journal of Tropical Disease and Health, 2016;15(2): 1-13.
11. World Health Organization. Primary health care systems (PRIMASYS): a case study of Nigeria. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/341109 Accessed on: July 13, 2022.
12. World Health Organization. Health Workforce Requirements for Universal Health Coverage And The Sustainable Development Goals. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/250330/9789241511407-eng.pdf. Accessed on: July 12, 2022.
13. Christmals CD, Armstrong SJ. Curriculum framework for advanced practice nursing in sub-Saharan Africa: A multimethod study. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 17;10(6):e035580.
14. Heller DJ, Kumar A, Kishore SP, Horowitz CR, Joshi R, Vedanthan R. Assessment of barriers and facilitators to the delivery of care for noncommunicable diseases by nonphysician health workers in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and qualitative analysis. JAMA Netw Open, 2019; 2: e1916545.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2021.100034
19. Bryant-Lukosius D, Martin-Misener R. Advanced practice nursing: An essential component of country-level human resources for health. Policy paper for the International Council of Nurses. 2017; Available at: https://fhs.mcmaster.ca/ccapnr/documents/ICNPolicyBrief6AdvancedPracticeNursing_000.pdf. Accessed on: July 13, 2022
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23. Bergman JZ, Rentsch JR, Small EE, Davenport SW, Bergman SM. The shared leadership process in decision-making teams. The Journal of social psychology. 2012 Jan 1;152(1):17-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2010.538763
24. American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Nurse Practitioner timeline. Available at: https://www.aanp.org/about/about-the-amercan-association-of-nurse-practitioners-aanp/historical-timeline Accessed on March 11, 2022.
25. Berg JA. The perils of not knowing the history of the nurse practitioner role. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2020 Sep;32(9):602-9. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000441.
26. Parker JM, Hill MN. (2017). A review of advanced practice nursing in the United States, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), China. International Journal of Nursing Sciences. 2017; 4(2):196-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2017.01.002
27. Thomas KW, Kilmann RH. Conflict Mode Instrument Profile And Interpretive Report Competing Collaborating Assertiveness Compromising Avoiding. Conflict. 2008. Available at: https://eu.themyersbriggs.com/-/media/Files/PDFs/Reports-in-English/TKI/TKI-Profile-and-Interpretive-Report-US-English-Pat-Sample.pdf
28. Jones A. The Tuckman’s Model Implementation, Effect, and Analysis & the New Development of Jones LSI Model on a Small Group. Journal of Management, 2019; 6(4): 23-28.
29. Oyetunde OO (2009). Issues, Challenges and Prospects of University-Based Nursing Education in Nigeria. Current Trends and Issues in Nursing Nigeria. Ibadan. University Press. Available at: http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/bitstream/123456789/5007/1/%283%29%20ui_inbk_akinbola_rights_2009.pdf
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Arowolo D, Olarinde O, Tola Y, Ogunlowo B, Akingbade O. Advancing the Nigerian health system through advanced practice nursing. NPT. 2023;10(1):7-12.
