Akua Kusiwaa Karikari
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana.
Title: Understanding the challenges and coping mechanisms adopted by nursing staff in managing critically-ill patients at district hospitals in the Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Biography
Biography: Akua Kusiwaa Karikari
Abstract
Many hospitals that manage health emergencies are resource-constrained and as such have challenges to provide quality care to patients. Exploring these challenges in resource-constrained hospitals and addressing them at the operational level through coping mechanisms could aid timely interventions to save patients with potentially life-threatening conditions. The study adopted qualitative approach and grounded theory design. Simple random sampling was used to cluster selected hospitals while purposive sampling was used to select right cadre of nursing leaders with experience to provide needed information.