Abstract
M.Cur.
This research study is on the acceptability of clinical community
nursing skills in mobile health services. It is aimed at highlighting
whether the skills of community nurses working in mobile health
services at a certain area in KwaZulu-Natal are accepted by the
community they serve. This was of concern to the researcher
because it was discovered that a significant number of people in
the community in this area flock to the hospitals, private doctors
and traditional healers when there are mobile services which travel
to various communities, in order to attend to the health needs of
their residents. Interviews were conducted with the patients
attending the mobile health services to obtain their views,
especially on the community nursing skills. Observations were also
conducted after the interviews by the researcher on the skills of the
community nurses in the mobile health services. The observations
were conducted to verify the results of the interviews. Findings
from both data collection methods revealed that some community
nursing skills are acceptable and others are unacceptable.
Guidelines were formulated to render the mobile health services
more user friendly.