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Barriers to cervical cancer screening programs among urban and rural women in Blantyre district, Malawi.
(2009)Despite the availability, accessibility and affordability of cervical cancer screening (CCS) in Malawi, many women do not utilize the CCS services. This research was conducted in Blantyre district, Malawi. The main objective ... -
Characteristics and risk factors of burn injuries in Chuk/Rwanda.
(2009)Introduction: Bums are senous health problems associated with high mortality and morbidity. Bum deaths include bums from residential fires and scalds, clothing bums, industrial injuries, electrical injuries, among other ... -
Client satisfaction with primary health care (PHC) services in Lilongwe health district, Malawi.
(2004)The aim of this study was to describe the clients' satisfaction with Primary Health Care (PHC) Services in Lilongwe Health District with regard to client involvement in health care delivery and the accessibility of PHC ... -
Clients' perceptions of therapeutic interaction with nurses at Escoval House Community Psychiatric Clinic in Durban.
(2003)The objective of this study was to explore clients' perceptions and expectations of therapeutic interaction with nurses at Escoval House Community Psychiatric Clinic in Durban. Following the shift of psychiatric care from ... -
Closed suctioning system of endotracheal tube (CTSS) : the practice and perception of intensive care nurses.
(2001)Purpose: The of this study was to explore the knowledge, level of practice, and the frequency of problems met during the use of CTSS amongst intensive care unit (ICU) nurses and suggest ways to improve the use of the system. ... -
Comparative analysis of the effects of two curricular approaches to the development of clinical reasoning abilities in nursing students following comprehensive basic nursing programmes.
(2001)A comparative analysis was undertaken using descriptive survey and cross-sectional design to explore the effects of two curricular approaches ( Problem-based learning and traditional) used in Comprehensive basic nursing ... -
A comparative descriptive study of the perspectives of families and nurses regarding the needs of families in adult intensive care unit in two tertiary hospitals in eThekwini district.
(2010)The aim of this study was to describe and compare the needs of families of critically ill patients in two adult ICUs from both the family and the nurses' perspectives. A non-experimental descriptive survey design with ... -
Consumer satisfaction with mental health service delivery in Durban.
(2002)This research presents a consumer evaluation of the delivery and aspects of services provided at three community run mental health centres. The purpose of this research is to describe the satisfaction levels of consumers ... -
Coping strategies of parents with physically disabled children at disabled schools in Plateau State: a descriptive study.
(2017)Introduction Parenting is no longer accepted merely as an interpersonal bond characterised by love and care. Instead, it has been reframed as a job that must be done well with some level of competence. Parents face different ... -
Critical care nurses' perceptions and attitudes on the use of the objective structured competence examination (OSCE) in critical care education in two hospitals in eThekwini, Durban, South Africa.
(2012)Intensive care units in South Africa have been faced with various challenges which in turn affect the working condition of critical care nurses, thus leading to poor productivity. Nurses in the work environment blame ... -
Critical thinking in a case-based and a traditional nursing education program.
(2001)Up to 1998, the Institutes of Nursing in the United Arab Emirates have been using the traditional lecture-based teaching/learning process in their graduate-nursing program. In 1998, however, these Institutes adopted a ... -
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 ... -
Describing midwives’ perceptions of maternal postnatal care role within a level one district hospital in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Background The quality of maternal postnatal care is reported to have decreased resulting in maternal deaths (WHO, 2013: 722), with the majority that occurred in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2008 were as a result ... -
Describing mothers’ compliance to Kangaroo Mother Care at a selected hospital in Southern Malawi.
(2016)Background: Studies have shown that Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is one of the low-cost, effective measures practiced in low income settings to enhance the survival of low birth weight babies. Since its development in 1979 ... -
Describing nurses’ stigmatising attitudes towards persons with mental disorders in a selected district hospital setting in Rwanda.
(2013)Aim The purpose of this study was to describe mental disorder stigmatising attitudes held by nurses, in a selected district hospital in Rwanda, and to analyse the potential mediating effects of person variables, specifically ... -
Describing the incidence of depressive symptoms and associated person's variables among emerging adults within a selected general hospital outpatient department in Kenya.
(2015)Introduction: Suicide is a global health concern, specifically among the youth. Bio-psychosocial factors, specifically depression, are associated with suicide behaviour and viewed as potential risk indicators. Depression ... -
A description of mental health care practitioners and a mental health care director's perceptions of mental health care nurses obtaining prescription authority in eThekwini district KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)Aim To explore Mental Health Care Practitioners and a Mental Health Care Directors perceptions of mental health care nurses obtaining prescription authority in eThekwini District KwaZulu-Natal. Methodology A qualitative ... -
Description of psychiatric nursing students’ stereotypical beliefs associated with mental illness labels and the potential mediating effects of information and contact.
(2014)Aim To describe psychiatric nursing students’ stereotypical beliefs associated with mental illness labels and the potential mediating effects of information provided from curriculum content and contact through clinical ... -
A description of the forensic nursing role in the emergency departments in Durban Metro.
(2006)Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the forensic role behaviour and expectations of the nurses working in the emergency departments. Design: An exploratory descriptive survey was used, using the quantative approach. ... -
A descriptive analysis of knowledge and skills of midwives in monitoring progress of labour using a partograph in selected hospitals at eThekwini District in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Introduction Midwives are recognised as principal protagonists in achieving their objectives and therefore priority must be given to ensuring the quality of the education and training of midwives, as well as to making ...