Effectiveness of nursing sisters in primary paediatric care.
A comparison was made of the management, by nursing sisters and a paediatrician, of 76 children attending primary care clinics. In 95% of consultations, the treatment and the presumed outcome of treatment were identical. The nursing sisters identified correctly all children for whom a second opinion was needed. If nursing sisters are responsible for primary care, they can be expected to refer approximately 10% of the children they see.
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D010372:Pediatrics; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D000078329:Workforce; D015030:Zimbabwe