title: Case Study: Primary Healthcare Clinical Placements during Nursing and Midwifery Education in Lesotho.
abstract: In Lesotho, primary healthcare is the main access point for health services. While nurses and midwives provide most of the care at this level, assessments of the clinical education programs have highlighted gaps in primary healthcare experiences for nursing and midwifery students. This case study examines placement of nursing and midwifery students in primary health clinics alongside preceptors. The placements provide students with varied clinical experience, better preparing them to practice in primary healthcare clinics. To date, more than 700 nursing and midwifery students have been placed in 40 rural health centres and 228 preceptors have been trained. The government is scaling up the program nationally.
authors: Regional HIV and TB Advisor, Jhpiego, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
authors: Alice
authors: A
authors: Christensen
authors: Technical Advisor, Jhpiego, Maseru, Lesotho.
authors: Semakaleng
authors: S
authors: Phafoli
authors: FNP, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors: Johannah
authors: J
authors: Butler
authors: Scott School of Nursing, Christian Health Association of Lesotho, Lesotho.
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Nyangu
authors: Associate Director, Maternal Child Survival Program, Washington, DC, USA.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Skolnik
authors: FNP, Senior Technical Advisor, HIV/TB/ID, Jhpiego, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors: Stacie C
authors: SC
authors: Stender