| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of nursing auxiliaries towards
health care services against their scope of practice.
Nursing auxiliaries practising within the Elim, Letaba, Malamulele, Nkhensani, Shiluvana and
Tintswalo hospitals in the Gazankulu Health Administration, in the Northern Transvaal
Province, constituted the target population.
The findings revealed that nursing auxiliaries are not functioning strictly according to their
scope of practice.
They are an essential component of nursing services in Gazankulu by rendering a major
contribution towards health care services in fulfilling their scope of practice-role.
Apart from their prescribed practice-role, they are also engaged in activities that should be
performed by enrolled and professional nurses as well as doctors and general assistants.
There appears to be a need for education for all categories of nursing staff regarding the
scope of practice of nursing auxiliaries for improving the effective utilisation of this category
of nursing personnel === M.A. (Nursing Science) === Health Studies
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