[Competencies to manage basic healthcare units: manager's perception].

Nurses’ competencies in home healthcare: an interview study

Background Nurses working in Home healthcare (HHC) are facing major challenges since more advanced care and treatment are increasingly being carried out in patients' homes. The aim of this study has been to explore how nurses experience their competencies in HHC situations. Methods This study has a qualitative and explorative design. Ten nurses were interviewed and data was analyzed using con...

Disasters Characteristics; an Effective Factor in Risk Perception of Healthcare Middle Managers in Armed Forces: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: According to the increasing incidence of disasters in all countries and the emphasis on the Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction, recognizing such risks is an important step in increasing preparedness. Evidence suggests that healthcare system is not ready to deal with disasters. Disaster risk perception is a new and contextual concept, and no research is yet conducted in t...

Essentials of Advocacy in Case Management: Part 2: Client Advocacy Model and Case Manager's Advocacy Strategies and Competencies.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES This article describes a client advocacy model for use by case managers. It delineates necessary competencies for the case manager and shares important strategies for effective client advocacy. PRIMARY PRACTICE SETTING(S) All practice settings across the continuum of health and human services and case managers of diverse professional backgrounds. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION A...

Exploring the Management Competencies and Experiences of Healthcare Providers to Reduce Casualties and Injuries to Veterans during the Iran-Iraq war: A Qualitative Study

What should the African health workforce know about disasters? Proposed competencies for strengthening public health disaster risk management education in Africa

BACKGROUND As part of efforts to implement the human resources capacity building component of the African Regional Strategy on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for the health sector, the African Regional Office of the World Health Organization, in collaboration with selected African public health training institutions, followed a multistage process to develop core competencies and curricula for t...