Ophthalmic Nursing

Ophthalmic Nursing

Ophthalmic Nursing

Ophthalmic Nursing

Ophthalmic nursing services in Botswana

Ophthalmic nurses make up 90% of all eye workers in Botswana’s public sector, and they are the only eye professionals being trained inside the country. In 2010, there were 88 ophthalmic nurses working in the public sector. The majority (74) were in primary and secondary care settings where they functioned independently under the supervision of general (non-ophthalmic) facility and department ma...

Importance of Ophthalmic Nursing in Primary Healthcare Systems

We have arrived at a new era in nursing care. Nurses are now active in both hospital-based healthcare and community health initiatives (1). Community and healthcare provider expectations have increased over the past 20 years largely because of great advances in technology, new healthcare delivery systems, and changing priorities. Advanced practice educational programs include training and devel...