International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Dearth of literature on barriers to provision of psychiatric nursing care in Nigeria: Findings from a literature review

Solomon Musa Gimba*
  • Solomon Musa Gimba*
  • Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Univerity of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Duma Sinegugu
  • Duma Sinegugu
  • Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Univerity of Cape Town, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 08 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 28 January 2015
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

Abstract

The literature review was conducted to review barriers to provision of psychiatric nursing care in the world. The literature search highlighted a dearth of literature in Nigeria on barriers to provision of psychiatric nursing care, highlighting a gap in knowledge base that needs to be filled. The aim of publishing this literature review is to fill the gap in knowledge highlighted. The literature review was discussed under four headings namely: universal barriers, barriers in Nigeria, barriers in some middle-income economies and barriers in some high-income economies. The implications of discussing the barriers under various heading were also discussed.

Key words: Psychiatric nursing care, barriers, Nigeria.

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