The nurse workforce in the Eastern Caribbean : meeting the challenges of noncommunicable diseases / Carmen Carpio, Danielle Fuller-Wimbush.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Carpio, Carmen, author.

Fuller-Wimbush, Danielle, author.

Contributor:

World Bank, publisher.

Series:

Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)

World Bank e-Library.

Directions in development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Caribbean Area.

Nursing.

Chronic diseases--Carribean Area.

Chronic diseases.

West Indies.

Medical Subjects:

West Indies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages) ; cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The health workforce must be able to cope with shifts in the pattern of causes of death and disease that are being seen worldwide-particularly with the rise in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This requires health personnel to have a set of skills and competencies that can adapt to meet the population's growing and changing health needs. This report examines the status of the nurse workforce in the Eastern Caribbean, assessing how best to strengthen its capacity to respond to the growing burden of NCDs. The report is based on four Eastern Caribbean case studies conducted in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The case studies showed that, although overall nurse staffing levels seem to be sufficient across the four countries in terms of numbers, there are nurse shortages at hospitals and health clinics, as well as in the availability of specialists. Better management of the nurse workforce is needed to ensure adequate coverage at the hospitals and clinics is maintained. In terms of specialists, while the quality of education is generally reported to be good, there are barriers to accessing specialized training which include the high-cost of seeking specialized training due to non-existing or very limited local options and the lack of built-in incentives for completing additional education. To help address the capacity constraints faced by the nurse workforce in the Eastern Caribbean to respond to NCDs, the report generated knowledge in support of two critical areas: (i) provide an understanding of the educational and training opportunities available to nurses to strengthen their capacity to meet the NCD challenges, and (ii) assess whether there is a supportive policy environment in place for nurses to play a role in addressing NCDs. As part of the study, a toolkit was developed, which can be used to strengthen the capacity for HRH planning and management with respect to NCDs.

Contents:

Overview of the eastern caribbean health sector

The noncommunicable disease landscape in the Eastern Caribbean

NCD service delivery

Implications of a changing burden of disease

Strategies to address NCDs

Needs based analysis of the Eastern Caribbean nurse workforce

Density level

Lack of primary-health-care and specialized skills

Assessing the Eastern Caribbean nurse workforce through a health labor market approach

Supply

Demand

Productivity

Performance

The nurse education and training in the Eastern Caribbean

Dominica

Grenada

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Legislation to support HRH planning and management

HRH planning to address NCDs

The role of HRH planning in combatting NCDs

Analysis of core HRH planning functions in the Eastern Caribbean

Analysis of enhanced HRH planning functions in the Eastern Caribbean

Managing HRH to address NCDs

The role of HRH management in addressing NCDs

Analysis of core HRH management functions in the Eastern Caribbean

Analysis of enhanced HRH management functions in the Eastern Caribbean

Toolkit of resources to strengthen HRH planning and management

Conclusions and recommendations

Education

Management and planning.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781464808319

1464808317

OCLC:

946277646

Publisher Number:

10.1596/978-1-4648-0830-2

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access