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Professional nurses' knowledge and skills in the management of aggressive patients in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(UNISA Press, 2015)
Aggression and violence by patients towards psychiatric nurses are a global issue. Professional nurses working in psychiatric hospitals are required to look after psychiatric patients who may become aggressive. They may ...
Relationship among fitness, morphological characteristics, skills and performance in men's fast-pitch softball
(University of Stellenbosch, 2015)
Men's fast pitch softball does not have a specific battery of tests and relies on the tests and norms of baseball. The specific morphological and fitness demands of the sport are, therefore, not fully understood. The purpose ...
A systematic review of the effects of exercise interventions on body composition in HIV+ adults
(Bentham Science Publishers B.V., 2015)
Over the years, physical activity and exercise have been used to positively impact the health and quality of life of persons infected with HIV and, more recently, has been associated with a spectrum of body composition ...
Therapeutic recreation as a developing profession in South Africa
(Routledge, 2015)
South Africa experiences socio-economic challenges with a high prevalence of poverty resulting in disability and non-communicable diseases affecting the health and welfare of communities. Health services are not always ...
Social-ecological, motivational and volitional factors for initiating and maintaining physical activity in the context of HIV
(Bentham Science Publishers B.V., 2015)
Sport and exercise can have several health benefits for people living with HIV. These benefits can be achieved through different types of physical activity, adapting to disease progression, motivation and social-ecological ...
Self-Leadership of Male Learner Nurses During a Four-Year Program at a College in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Wiley, 2015)
Self-leadership is an enabling process during which a male student nurse learns to
know himself better. This enriched self-awareness enables him to steer his work life.
Male learners in the nursing profession could face ...
Perceived Motivating Factors towards a Positive Working Environment in Rural Hospital at Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2015)
One of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to improve maternal health with the target of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters between 1990–2015. The rendering of quality patient care requires the whole ...
The Use of Mobile Phones to Deliver Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the Prevention of Mother Child HIV Transmission in Nigeria
(Sage Publications, 2015)
The objective of this study was to determine if introducing acceptance and commitment therapy in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme using weekly mobile phone messages would result in ...
Expectations of youth victims of violence regarding healthcare professionals leading them to wellness in South Africa
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Many youth victims of violence report for treatment at the health care facilities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was unclear what the youth expected regarding how they could be led towards ...
Factors contributing to incivility among students at a South African nursing school
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2015)
BACKGROUND: This study determined the experiences of nurse educators of the factors
contributing to the uncivil classroom behaviours of nursing students at a South African school of nursing. OBJECTIVE: To describe what ...