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The relationship between learning styles, stages of self-direction in learning and academic performance in a case-based nursing program.
(2001)
The Institutes of Nursing in the United Arab Emirates adopted a new approach for educating and training the Diploma Nursing students in 1997. This approach emphasized the use of case-based learning, which was characterized ...
Knowledge and practices of smoking among students of the University of Natal on Durban campus residences.
(2001)
The Health Belief Model developed by Becker ( 1984) cited in Katzenellenbogen et al. ( 1999) guided this study. The model attempts to identify beliefs and the way they may interact to influence individuals' conscious ...
Epidemiological and clinical status of South African primary school children : investing in the future.
(2001)
The physical, psychological and social development of school children has been
neglected - partly because they were seen as healthy "survivors" of the ravages of
childhood illnesses, and partly because of the way in which ...
Leptin levels in the hypertensive black African parturient.
(2001)
Background: Leptin is a new adipose-derived hormone discovered in 1994. It is
vital in energy balance and weight regulation in humans. During pregnancy the
placenta is an extra source of leptin. The role of leptin in ...
The Effect of exhaustive exercise on lymphocyte apoptosis.
(2001)
Post exercise lymphocytopenia is a well documented phenomenon. Studies have reported exercise induced DNA damage in leucocytes and have postulated a possible link to apoptosis. Five subjects of differing fitness levels ...
An analysis of the current basic nursing education systems of francophone African countries of the World Health Organization Afro region.
(2001)
It is against the background of new developments and initiates taking place in
various countries to make basic nursing education systems more responsive and
relevant to the ever-changing nature of society that a ...
A survey of medical doctor's views on cadaveric organ donation and transplantation.
(2001)
The views of medical doctors regarding organ donation and transplantation in the Durban Metropolitan Region were examined in an exploratory and explanatory study, which included a descriptive, convenience sampled study of ...
The acceptance of males in midwifery practice in the Seychelles.
(2001)
The aim of the study was to discover, describe and analyze factors related to the perceived acceptance of male nurses in the practice of midwifery in the Seychelles as perceived by nurses, pregnant women and their partners. ...
An evaluation of the use of transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurement in the non-invasive vascular laboratory : with special reference to selection of amputation level.
(2001)
Transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurement (TCp02) using a miniaturised Clarke electrode
and a heating thermistor was developed independently by Huch et al and Eberhardt et al in
1972. After its initial use to non ...
Critical thinking skills development among the diploma nursing students in a case-based curriculum.
(2001)
Faculty members in many schools of nursing have been urged to include critical thinking in all aspects of the nursing curriculum. The faculty at the Institutes of Nursing in the United Arab Emirates, have adopted in the ...