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A prospective study of the value of the oesophageal electrocardiogram in the differentiation of wide complex tachycardias.
(1990)The accurate differentiation of a ventricular from a supraventricular origin of a wide QRS tachycardia (QRS > 120 milliseconds) is an important clinical problem. Misdiagnosis of this arrhythmia can lead to institution of ... -
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 ... -
The acceptability and efficiency of routine "opt-out" HIV testing in a South African antenatal clinic setting.
(2008)Background and Objectives The improved uptake of antenatal Opt-out testing has been documented internationally. In South Africa little is known about the efficiency and die acceptability of Opt-out testing. This study ... -
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. ... -
Access to higher education in the health sciences : a policy implementation analysis.
(2014)Access to health sciences education in South Africa is a challenging and contested area of higher education seeped in politics and history within a context of transformation. There are a large number of students wanting ... -
Adapting the WHO Health Promoting Hospitals strategy for South African hospitals : an evaluation.
(2008)Objective To conduct an evaluation of the pilot implementation of the World Health Organization Health Promoting Hospitals initiative and its self-assessment tool in public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal in 2004/2005 Study ... -
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy by HIV infected patients in rural UMkhanyakude District, South Africa.
(2008)The background. HIV and AIDS is a huge problem in sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 22.5 million people were living with HIV in 2007.1 South Africa has the worst epidemic in the world.1 There were about 5.5 million ... -
Adherence-monitoring practices by private healthcare sector doctors managing HIV and AIDS patients in the eThekwini metro of KwaZulu-Natal.
(MedPharm, 2009)Background: The danger of poor adherence to treatment by patients with HIV infection is that poor adherence correlates with clinical and virological failure. Understanding how private-sector doctors monitor adherence by ... -
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 ... -
Alcohol use and the availability of supportive services in a white urban community.
(1986)This study identifies the alcohol intaKe patterns of 274 white patients attending an Urban General Practice. The average consumption rate was 6.5 drinKs per person per weeK (d/p/w). 40X of the surveyed group did not ... -
Ambient sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM10) concentrations measured in selected communities of north and south Durban.
(2006)The industrial basin in the south of Durban is an area of ongoing contention between the residents and major industries, regarding environment health issues especially poor air quality resulting from industrial air pollution. ... -
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 and evaluation of the child survival project in the uThukela district of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)The uThukela District in the province of Kwazulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa, has been involved in improving Primary Health Care (PHC) in the district through evaluation surveys carried out at regular intervals during ... -
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 ... -
An analysis of health inspection as a component of school health service, in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2000)Introduction In 1996 there were 1,847,440 pupils in 4007 primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) who were targeted for school Health Inspection (HI). In the same year there were only 95 school health teams who were ...