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A social constructionist analysis of talk in episodes of psychiatric student nurse-psychiatric client community clinic based interaction.
(2007)The study seeks to explore and to offer a critical account for the 'discursive doings' of student psychiatric nmsing practice as they are jointly constructed in the episodes of conversation between the nmse and client-speakers ... -
Acceptability, knowledge and perceptions of pregnant women towards HIV testing in pregnancy at Ilembe district.
(2005)This research study aimed at investigating the acceptability, knowledge and perceptions ofpregnant women towards IDV testing in pregnancy in Ilembe District. An exploratory research design guided the study. A systematic ... -
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. ... -
Alarms in ICU : a study investigating how ICU nurses respond to alarm limits for patient safety.
(2015)Introduction There is a need to identify alarm management challenges in South African ICU units, to revise and structure educational and training programmes to ensure ICU nurses utilise technological resources for patient ... -
Analysing cognitive levels of final examination questions for the Diploma Nursing programme using the revised bloom’s taxonomy at a selected nursing college in Eastern Cape.
(2017)Background: The main objective of the current reform is the production of graduates capable of facing challenges and adapt to changes that may be encountered post-graduation. According to the ICN (2009), ... -
Analysing the nursing students’ perceptions with regards to academic dishonesty at selected university in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Background: Academic dishonesty is a growing problem globally and represents unethical behaviour which results in students not acquiring the expected knowledge. Putting preventative measures in place would ameliorate the ... -
Analysing utilisation of a self-directed clinical skills laboratory by undergraduate nursing students in higher education: a mixed methods design.
(2016)Background Nursing qualifications at institutions of higher learning have a strong focus on knowledge acquisition to ensure that the students are well equipped to know both how and why to maximise patient care. This ... -
An analysis of clinical supervsion [sic] and support for bridging programme students in the clinical settings in the greater Durban area.
(2005)The purpose of the study was to describe the nature of clinical supervision and support provided to bridging programme students in the clinical settings. A descriptive and an exploratory design were most appropriate. There ... -
Analysis of cognitive levels of examination questions set in the Bachelor of Nursing programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)Background: 'The literature reveals that a large percentage of teachers ask questions aimed at lower cognitive levels irrespective of the underpinning philosophy. They fail to set challenging questions at higher order ... -
An analysis of health behaviour of children from child headed households in a selected health district in KwaZulu-Natal : an ethnographic study.
(2013)Introduction The loss of a parent predominantly as a result of HIV and AIDS disease has a negative effect on children, which can lead to increased number of orphans. Traditionally the extended family would take in orphaned ... -
The analysis of knowledge construction in community based service-learning programmes for basic nursing education at two selected nursing schools in South Africa.
(2011)Community based service-learning is one of the fastest growing reforms in higher education, especially in the field of health care. The increased interest in this phenomenon is based on the demands by government and society ... -
An analysis of nurse managers' human resources management related to HIV and tuberculosis affected/infected nurses in selected hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - an ethnographic study.
(2014)INTRODUCTION: Providing sufficient quality nurses in resource strapped countries is a human resource management challenge which nurse managers’ experience on a daily basis. THE PURPOSE of this study was to analyse and to ... -
An analysis of patients' awareness and attitude concerning end of life issues.
(2002)This study was conducted using a qualitative descriptive approach. It was based on an analysis that was done to determine awareness and attitude of patients in end of life issues. The semi-structured interviews were ... -
An analysis of quality improvement by nurses at a selected tertiary healthcare facility in Rwanda.
(2017)BACKGROUND: Improving and maintaining the quality of care in healthcare institutions is not easy and has become a continuous challenge. Though quality improvement continues to be a global issue, the Government of Rwanda, ... -
Analysis of sickness presenteeism prevalence among nurses working in selected health facilities in Swaziland.
(2016)Sickness presenteeism occurs when employees go to work when they would be justified in taking time off for complaints and ill health that can either be physical or mental or both (Johns, 2010; Demerouti, Le Blanc, Bakker, ... -
An analysis of the assessment of clinical learning in a nursing diploma programme in Kigali Health Institute in Rwanda.
(2007)Assessment of clinical learning is imperative in order to ensure that those who become registered nurses are safe and competent practitioners. Assessment of clinical skills requires evaluation of the development of appropriate ... -
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 ... -
An analysis of the influence of multilevel leadership on the effectiveness of provincial hospitals in the Kwazulu/Natal Province.
(1998)The purpose of this study was to describe and identify the leadership style that prevails in health care institutions, in order to establish the influence of multilevelleadershipon the effeciveness of hospitals in ... -
An analysis of the mental health of families affected by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda.
(2004)HIV/AIDS is no longer seen as an individual problem as it also affects the family as a whole. The purpose of this study is to purpose of analysing the mental health of family affected by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. It should be ... -
An analysis of the nurse managers' interpretation of the National Health Insurance Policy, its implications for implementation in healthcare facilities in the eThekwini district.
(2012)Background: The government of South Africa has focused on Primary Health Care and implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) as part of the plan to reform the South African health care system. This is based ...