Revista de Enfermagem e Cuidados com o Paciente

Human Resource Development Trends in the Botswana Health Sector: The Case of Gaborone Private Hospital

Theophilus Tshukudu

This paper examines and analyses changes or evolution of human resource developments in nursing profession in Gaborone Private Hospital (GPH) and how they have impacted the nursing care delivery and how they will continue to affect the delivery of health care services. Gaborone private hospital is in the city of Gaborone. HRD in nursing goes beyond professional boundaries and has a strong connection to the organizational strategy. Healthcare organizations are highly knowledge-intensive foundations which need frequent learning for performance improvement. Creating learning environment is an important matter for the employees [26]. Nurses around the world in different health care systems should be prepared such that they are able to function in different settings and still be productive to embrace the principle of universality and this can be achieved through learning and knowledge acquired by individuals themselves and/or through the organization programs. The human resource development model under the theory of human resource development will be used to explore the human resource development trends in Gaborone private hospital.