Poor Management in the Hospitals of Limpopo

1) Research Problem:

The problem evident in the article, “Nurse was managing Limpopo Hospital (1),” is that due to the fact that there is poor management in the clinics and hospitals is causing problems in the health of the patients. This is due to the fact that poorly managed hospitals are leading to doctors as well as other staff being absent from work or being late. Another problem is that due to poor management the treatment is not appropriate when patients are very ill. It is evident that this is causing problems in the health of patients, as there have been four infant deaths. This is as a result of incompetent managers leading to nurses having to manage the hospital when they should be treating patients. It is also due to the nurses having to perform extra roles, which may be outside of their professional scope, and they are therefore not performing up to standards in the areas they are meant to be practicing in.

Justification of the Research Problem:

a) The article and therefore the research problem brings about the concern that nurses and possibly other health care practitioners are practicing outside of the scope that they have been formerly trained in.

b) It brings about concern as to the fact that there is poor management, which is causing infant deaths. The fact that the hospital is poorly managed leads to poor treatment of patients receiving care at the hospital and therefore affects the experience that the have.

c) It also brings about concern over the fact that some healthcare professionals at the hospital, such as doctors, are not working or are late for work. Therefore the reasons for this may be investigated.

d) The fact that this is happening in one hospital also brings about concern whether or not it is happe...

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