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Research | Forskning - peer review

Greenland faces severe challenges with the recruitment and retention of health workers. A healthcare reform from 2010 did not have the expected effect. On this background we explored health worker perspectives on barriers and opportunities for improvements. To generate knowledge of opportunities and… Greenland faces severe challenges with the recruitment and retention of health workers. A healthcare reform from 2010 did not have the expected effect. On this background we explored health worker perspectives on barriers and opportunities for improvements. To generate knowledge of opportunities and challenges in delivering culturally relevant healthcare, and knowledge of conditions for developing a sustainable work environment. Interviews with healthcare staff from all regions were carried out and analysed within a hermeneuticphenomenological approach. Although better cohesion of healthcare and improved communication across health units was experienced, lack of support, training, and high staff turnover overloaded the permanent staff leading to staff flight and increased use of short-term health workers. Following a need among the population, health workers call for increased focus on health promotion. They request leadership that includes local knowledge and skills to prioritise, organise and develop culturally safe healthcare, based also on the perspectives of service users. Greenland has dedicated health workers holding local knowledge of significance for care and treatment. Prioritisation of health promotion is considered necessary and satisfactory but must be supported by strategic leadership. Further, a satisfactory work-life seems closely related to recruitment and retention. Læs mere

Communication | Formidling

I denne artikel præsenteres udfordringer og visioner for sygeplejerskeuddannelsen i Grønland. På sygeplejerskeuddannelsen ved Ilisimatusarfik, Grønlands Universitet, arbejder vi med et aktionsforskningsprojekt, der skal forbedre sygeplejerskeuddannelsen, så den i højere grad er tilpasset grønlandske… I denne artikel præsenteres udfordringer og visioner for sygeplejerskeuddannelsen i Grønland. På sygeplejerskeuddannelsen ved Ilisimatusarfik, Grønlands Universitet, arbejder vi med et aktionsforskningsprojekt, der skal forbedre sygeplejerskeuddannelsen, så den i højere grad er tilpasset grønlandske forhold. Vi vil her præsentere de foreløbige resultater fra første del af projektet, der omhandler beskrivelse af den eksisterende sygeplejepraksis. Vi kan allerede konkludere, at den fremtidige indsats mod udviklingen af en implementerbar sygeplejerskeuddannelse, der er tilpasset grønlandske forhold, skal fokusere på mere end blot det faglige. Der skal formentligt også udvikles aktiviteter, der fremmer trivsel og forbereder de studerende på de følelsesmæssige udfordringer, der ved at være ansvarlig for sygeplejen i mindre byer og bygder, hvor der måske ikke engang er en læge til stede. Læs mere