Abstract

At the beginning of the 20th century, St. Kitts and Nevis had one of the highest infant mortality rates in the Caribbean. However, unlike some Caribbean nations with similar historical and socioeconomic factors that continue to suffer from significant health disparities, St. Kitts and Nevis implemented strategic health reforms that have led to dramatic improvements in maternal and neonatal health outcomes. One of the strategic reforms designed to address these poor health outcomes was to mandate that all registered nurses in St. Kitts and Nevis pursue certification in the post-basic midwifery program. The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experience of registered nurses and registered midwives in St. Kitts and Nevis. No research has been conducted on the central role these registered nurses and registered midwives have performed in St. Kitts and Nevis' highly successful healthcare system. To address this significant gap in the scholarly literature, a qualitative, hermeneutic interpretive phenomenological study was conducted to gain insight into the everyday lived experiences of the registered nurses and registered midwives in St. Kitts and Nevis.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30487495; ProQuest document ID: 2812351551. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Raiden Gaul, PhD, CNE, CHSE, RNC-NIC, OB, EFM, IBCLC

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nurse Midwives, Nursing Education, Nursing History

Advisor

Carlo Parker

Second Advisor

Audrey Snyder

Third Advisor

Carolyn Bottone-Post

Fourth Advisor

Cassandra Bergstrom

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Nothern Colorado

Degree Year

2023

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-07-22

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