Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Nursing) by Title
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The delivery of cultural care by health professionals among the hospitalized AmaXhosa male initiates of traditional circumcision in the Eastern Cape.
(2009)Traditional male circumcision is a rite of passage among the AmaXhosa in South Africa. According to the custom of male traditional circumcision, initiates should remain in the bush for the entire seclusion period. The ... -
Description and analysis of the process of implemetation of the national qualifications framework (NQF) in nursing education (NE) in South Africa.
(2001)The intention of this study was to describe the implementation process of the NQF in nursing education at central and provincial levels in order to explore the change process. It deals with this process as follows: ... -
Developing an intervention model for data quality management and health information use at community and district levels in Rwanda
(2014)The purpose of this study was to develop an intervention model for health data quality management (DQM) and health information use at community and district levels in Rwanda and similar settings, based on a situation ... -
Developing an intervention model to manage caregiver burden experienced by family caregivers of patients living with end-stage renal disease in Nigeria.
(2017)The purpose of the study was to develop and implement an intervention model to manage caregiver burden experienced by family caregivers of patients with End-Stage Renal Disease in South-West Nigeria. The model that was ... -
Developing and evaluating a community-based HIV/AIDS stigma reduction intervention in Ongenga constituency of Ohangwena Region, Namibia.
(2012)Background: Namibia has been affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic with infected and affected persons experience stigma at different levels. As there were no local stigma reduction intervention tools, this study aimed to ... -
Developing, testing and refining of a model for implementation of HIV/AIDS self-management education in a semi-rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2011)The purpose of this study was to develop, test and refine a model for implementation of self-management education for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in semi-rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study consists ... -
Development and implementation of a staff development plan for nurses in one district in Zambia based on a learning organization approach.
(2006)This study explored the existing planning systems that nurse managers in health institutions in the Lusaka district in Zambia used to plan staff development activities, with a view to developing a model suitable for a staff ... -
The development and implementation of policy guidelines for health promotion in the workplace.
(2007)The three phased study aimed to develop policy guidelines for workplace health promotion based on an exploration of the current status of health promotion in South African workplaces. In the first phase of the study a ... -
Development and testing of a model for implementation of recognition of prior learning.
(2001)The Minister of Education's public statement In August 1999, that South African citizens should mobilize and build an education and training system for the 21'st century . among other things emphasized the application of ... -
The development and testing of a multi-ethnic, low literacy, family support programme for the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect in the child under five years.
(1995)The main aim of this research was to identify a family support programme which could be used as a primary prevention strategy against child abuse as a first positive step within the family, the basic unit of society, ... -
The development of a district-based model of intervention for improving the quality of maternal health care at primary level.
(2005)The Limpopo MCWH Directorate, concerned about the high perinatal and maternal mortality rates arising from the poor quality of maternal health care provided at primary level, commissioned this study to explore what would ... -
The development of an HIV/AIDS counselling approach for Africans.
(2004)HIV/AIDS care needs to be comprehensive and holistic (UNAIDS, 2002). Counselling has proved to be one of the most effective behavioral tools in the global anti-HIV/AIDS fight by equipping people mentally, emotionally, ... -
The development of an intervention model for managing abrupt death trajectories in KwaZulu-Natal level 1 emergency departments.
(2004)AIM: The aim of this research was to describe how the health professionals manage sudden/abrupt deaths in the ED and to foster change in current practice by involving the clients (dead or dying clients and their families) ... -
The development of an intervention model to manage secondary traumatic stress in mental health workers in Rwanda.
(2010)Introduction: It was previously established that mental health workers in Rwanda experience secondary traumatic stress when working with trauma survivors. The effects of secondary traumatic stress can be serious and ... -
An epistemological study of the power of women as nurses : a phenomenological approach.
(1996)Aim: The aim of the study was to do an epistemological analysis of the power of women as nurses working in one of the larger and more deprived regions of South Africa, namely KwaZulu-Natal. This research was based on the ... -
An ethnographic study of predictors of hypertension and its preventive strategies in a rural community in Delta State, Nigeria.
(2014)This study investigated the blood pressure profiles of residents in Ibusa community in Delta State Nigeria. Predictors of hypertension in the community were also established and traditional and cultural practices associated ... -
The experiences of death and dying of Zulu patients, their families and caregivers.
(1989)This thesis studies the impact of the terminal illness and awareness of undergoing the dying process and inevitable death, at the KwaZulu Government hospital Ngwelezana, at Empangeni in the Lower Umfolozi District. A ... -
An exploration of the presence and enactment of caring in the human resource management of nurses in KwaZulu-Natal hospitals.
(2000)The aim of the study was to explore the practice of caring in human resource management of nurses. Both the qualitative and quantitative research approaches were used to ensure that the richness and the complexities of ... -
An exploratory analysis of differently focused women's organizations in community development and health.
(1996)Two research methods, a correlational survey and a case study method were used to explore the impact of health focused and economic focused women's organizations on community development and health. Through the study ... -
An exploratory study towards disclosure of status and reduction of stigma for people living with HIV/AIDS in a low income community : the development of a community-based framework.
(2010)Introduction: Stigma associated with HIV/AIDS creates a barrier to prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS. It further restricts PLWHA from learning about their status, disclosing their status, adopting safe behaviour ...