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The experiences of private somatology therapists on their self-management in a private practice
(Health SA Gesondheid, 2013)
Somatology therapists have a demanding occupation, both physically and emotionally. Long working hours coupled with handling clients on a daily basis, notwithstanding the strain of ensuring high quality client care, are ...
Cracking the nut of service learning in nursing at a Higher Education Institution
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
BACKGROUND: The readiness of academics to engage in the service-learning (SL)
institutionalisation process is not accentuated in research on SL institutionalisation in
South Africa. The argument has been advanced that ...
The Ghanaian surgical nurse and postoperative pain management: a clinical ethnographic insight
(PubMed Commons, 2014)
This study
aimed at illuminating the perceptions and responses of Ghanaian
surgical nurses regarding their patients’ POP. It also identified the
factors that influenced nurses’ pain responses. A focused ethnography ...
The paradoxical effects of being a cost centre manager at a public hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of being a cost centre manager at a public hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa. A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and contextual research design was used. ...
Nurses’ experiences and understanding of workplace violence in a trauma and emergency department in South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
Violence in South African society has reached epidemic levels and has permeated the walls of the workplace. The aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of how nurses experience and understand workplace violence ...
Depressive symptoms in community-dwelling persons aged≥60 years in Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
BACKGROUND. Physical and psychological ailments increase with age; while the physical ailments are well documented, mental health issues
have received less attention.
OBJECTIVE. To determine the prevalence of depressive ...
Experience of nurse leaders in delivering care to youth victims of violence
(African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (AFAHPER-SD), 2015)
Violence continues to take its toll on post-apartheid South Africa and the youth remain the most affected group in many communities. Research has either dealt with violence in isolation, or the youth affected by violence. ...
Self-leadership behaviour of the clinical research nurses in the southern suburbs of Cape Town
(African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (AFAHPER-SD), 2015)
Clinical research nurses are at the frontline of clinical research and they act as nurse leaders in the area of patient-orientated research. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the experiences of clinical ...
Mothers' perceptions of female genital mutilation
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM)
is widespread in Nigeria. This study was conducted
to assess the perceptions of FGM among
mothers at a primary healthcare centre in Lagos,
Nigeria. A convenience sample ...