A clinical support application to foster collaboration between community health nurses and medical specialists
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2013-04
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Community health nurses of the CHPS program find themselves operating
in remote environments sometimes, and are cut off from the training
sessions and specialist interaction that colleagues in urban areas are
exposed to. This means for them that they are unable to provide quality
healthcare to the communities they serve in some instances. Because of
this, there is little faith in the program by the community members who
tend to travel long distances to urban areas, where they believe they will
receive good health care.
To improve upon the performance of community health nurses, a mobile
application is proposed for their use. This mobile application would foster
collaboration between the nurses and specialist and also provide clinical
support and educational materials for these nurses. The benefits of this
application are access to clinical advice and professional development of
community health nurses and better access to healthcare by communities.
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Computer Science, Ashesi University College, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems, April 2013
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Ghana, community health nurses, mobile app, Community-based Health Planning and Service (CHPS), health care