PREPAREDNESS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSES TO PROVIDE PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY CARE
Baituganova A. Saltabayeva U. Zhaksylykova G. Bakytzhan K. Akerke K.
January 2025Georgian Association of Business Press
Georgian Medical News
2025#367Issue 1025 - 31 pp.
Introduction: Respiratory diseases remain one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where access to quality healthcare and trained professionals is limited. Nurses working in primary healthcare (PHC) settings play a pivotal role in caring for children with respiratory diseases, including initial contact, early symptom detection, and organizing preventive measures. However, despite the growing need for quality care, nursing education programs and training standards for managing pediatric respiratory diseases in Kazakhstan still require significant improvement and systematization. The aim of this review is to conduct a systematic analysis of international studies on the knowledge and best practices of nurses in managing pediatric respiratory diseases in primary healthcare settings. Search Strategy: A literature search was conducted in electronic databases including PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus for the period from 2014 to 2024. The search terms used were «nursing», «knowledge», «practice», «competence», «primary health care», «pediatric respiratory diseases», «asthma», «children», «evidence-based nursing practice». Relevant publications in Russian and English describing the knowledge and practical approaches of PHC nurses in pediatric respiratory care, as well as barriers in this field, were included. Out of 1156 articles identified, 46 were selected after removing duplicates and those not meeting inclusion criteria. Exclusion criteria included publications older than 10 years, theses, abstracts. Results and Conclusion: Respiratory diseases place a significant burden on primary healthcare systems, highlighting the need to improve nurse training. International experience emphasizes the importance of implementing specialized educational programs, clinical protocols, and multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance the effectiveness of care for children. Adapting such best practices in Kazakhstan could significantly improve the quality of pediatric healthcare and patient satisfaction.
asthma , children , competence , evidence-based nursing practice , knowledge , Nursing , pediatric respiratory diseases , practice , primary healthcare
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Nursing Department, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
JBI Kazakhstan Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Nursing Department
JBI Kazakhstan Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing
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