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Volume 8 Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education Community Nursing 2018
November 19-21, 2018
November 19-21, 2018 Cape Town, South Africa
International Conference on
Community Nursing and Public Health
Legislations, regulations and policies that govern clinical competence in community service program
for nurses
Kholofelo Matlhaba
University of South Africa, South Africa
Existing literature reports that many countries have introduced different retaining and recruitment strategies and programs
with the intention of improving clinical competence, recouping shortage of healthcare professionals and to retain those
who are trained by these countries. However, it is also noted that there are several factors that might influence the effectiveness
of these programs. The purpose of this article was to explore and describe legislations, policies and regulations governing
the clinical competence of community service program for nurses. A number of relevant documents, articles and theses
from the national and international journals were obtained using the following search engines, namely- science direct, pub
med, Google scholar and Medline. Articles on community service studies published between 2005 and 2017 and written and
English were used. Five themes derived from the research studies conducted on community service program. 16 sub-themes
emerged during the analysis of existing data based on the findings of cited studies. Each theme and sub-theme is discussed
separately and is supported by literature. It is recommended that objectives of the community service program for nurses can
be achieved by having all stakeholders on board as well as introducing clear policies and regulations especially at the provincial
and institutional level.
Biography
Kholofelo Matlhaba is currently working as a Lecturer in the Health Studies Department at the College of Human Sciences, Muckleneuk Campus for the University
of South Africa.
Kholofelo Matlhaba, J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C6-047