A student's experience of nursing care in a Ghanaian hospital.
This article describes a nursing student's experience of a four-week placement in a rural hospital in Ghana and compares aspects of the care provided to patients in this hospital with that offered in the UK.
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. joyce.m@ntlworld.com
Joyce
J
Matthews
David
D
Briggs
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005869:Ghana; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom; D014838:Volunteers