Professional nurses' experience of working in a rural hospital in the Eastern Cape Province

• Main Author: Xego, Siziwe Winnifred
• Other Authors: Magenuka, Selina Nkosazana
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Eastern Cape Province; Qualitative research; Phenomenology; Professional nurse; Rural health; 610.730692096875; Nurses > South Africa > Eastern Cape; Rural health clinics > South Africa > Eastern Cape; Nursing > South Africa > Eastern Cape
• Online Access: Xego, Siziwe Winnifred (2009) Professional nurses' experience of working in a rural hospital in the Eastern Cape Province, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1410>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1410

The study explored professional nurses' experience of working in a remote rural hospital in the Eastern Cape Province. A qualitative phenomenological design was used and the study was conducted in a remote rural hospital in region `D'. Eight professional nurses were selected non-randomly from a population of professional nurses who had been working in the hospital for more than one year. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants and semi-structured phenomenological interviews were conducted to collect data. Colaizzi's eight-step method was used for data analysis. The themes that emerged from the data analysis were shortage of human and material resources, poor access, communication problems and lack of safety and insecurity. The study found that the professional nurses at the remote rural hospital experience many obstacles to quality service delivery. === Health Studies === M.A. (Health Studies)