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Returning individuals with mild to moderate brain injury back to work: A systematic client centered approach
(InTech publishers, 2014)An increase in the numbers of individuals who sustained brain injuries due to motor vehicle accidents, trauma induced by violence and substance abuse, has resulted in more disabled individuals becoming non-productive ... -
Vitamin D and Crohn’s disease in the adult patient: a review
(SAGE Publications, 2014)Crohn’s disease (CD) is characterized as a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Current consensus surrounding the cause of the disease suggests a complex interplay between genetic ... -
Informal mobile learning in nurse education and practice in remote areas-a case study from rural South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014)BACKGROUND: With the proliferation of portable digital technology, mobile learning is becoming increasingly popular in nursing education and practice. Most of the research in this field has been concentrated on small-scale ... -
An insight into the preoperative experiences of Ghanaian general surgical patients
(SAGE Publications, 2014)The unknown outcome of surgery has always been a source of anxiety for patients and their relatives. However, the experiences of Ghanaian surgical patients have not been adequately explored. This study sought to have ... -
Environmental and nursing-staff factors contributing to aggressive and violent behaviour of patients in mental health facilities
(Aosis openJournals, 2014)BACKGROUND: Aggressive and violent behaviour of inpatients in mental health facilities disrupts the therapeutic alliance and hampers treatment. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to describe patients’ perceptions of ... -
Mapping the existing body of health policy implementation research in lower income settings: what is covered and what are the gaps?
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014)This article uses 85 peer-reviewed articles published between 1994 and 2009 to characterize and synthesize aspects of the health policy analysis literature focusing on policy implementation in low- and middle-income ... -
Challenges in ICT experienced by nurse educators in tertiary institutions in Edo State, Nigeria
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Global acclamation of the benefits derived from the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in all facets of life has made its application in nursing education invaluable to both students and educators. This ... -
Perceptions on the motivational practices of transformational leaders in implementing a cervical programme in primary health care clinics
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Transformational leadership involves the creation of motivational practices that encourage behaviour based on a set of shared values. These practices enhance growth, development, commitment, goal achievement, and enjoyment. ... -
Nurses’ experiences on their self-leadership during a leadership development programme
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Leadership is regarded as an essential component of nursing practice and an integral aspect of the nurse’s role. A leadership development programme is an organised, often off-the-job happening, that brings people with ... -
Patients’ experiences of being nursed by student nurses at a teaching hospital
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)BACKGROUND: Teaching hospitals are medical institutes at which most nursing education institutions provide their students with practical nursing experience. Although the focus of care is the patient, attention is sometimes ... -
A generational exploration of coloured identity in post-apartheid South Africa: marching towards a new personhood
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)During the early history of South Africa, in what would become the Western Cape province, Europeans (from Dutch, German, French, and Portuguese) mixed racially and culturally with Cape slaves (from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, ... -
Experiences of caregivers of asthmatic children regarding implementation of an asthma education programme at a community health centre in Cape Town
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)This study explored the experiences of caregivers of children with asthma regarding implementation of an asthma education programme at a community health centre in the Western Cape. The study explored the experiences of ... -
District facility managers’ perspectives of mental health information processing and utilisation at primary care level in the Western Cape
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)District health facility managers play a significant role in provision of primary health care (PHC) services, particularly in integration of mental health services into the PHC level and developing a district health ... -
Prior expectations of leadership programme attendees and their subsequent reflections on completion thereof
(Unisa press, 2014)This article describes the reflections of nursing academics on their personal expectations prior to commencement of a leadership programme and their subsequent reflections on completion of this introduction to the ... -
Integrating research into teaching: needs assessment for staff development
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014)Background: The scholarship of teaching involves the integration of research into teaching activities, critical reflection of practice, and communication, and dissemination of the practice of one’s subject. However, it is ... -
External stakeholders and health promoting schools: complexity and practice in South Africa
(Emerald, 2014)Purpose: This paper examines the role of two higher education institutions in the Western Cape, South Africa, and how their initiatives and collaboration brought about a particular Health Promoting Schools (HPS) program ... -
The experiences of undergraduate nursing students working in mental health care settings in the Western Cape, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)The mental health care environment is perceived to be a stressful clinical learning environment for nursing students to work in due to a myriad of factors. These factors include amongst other, the physical environment, the ... -
A survey of cultural competence of critical care nurses in KwaZulu-Natal.
(Health medical publishing group (HMPG), 2014)BACKGROUND. Nurses are primary caregivers and have a key role in providing care in a culturally diverse healthcare system, such as in South Africa (SA). Nurses need cultural competence in the management of patients within ... -
Revisiting innovative approaches to teaching and learning in nursing programmes: educators’ experiences with the use of a case-based teaching approach at a nursing school
(Unisa Press, 2014)Innovative approaches to teaching and learning have been acclaimed by educators in health care related professions as being more suitable to teaching future professionals, and to engendering critical thinking, as well ... -
Building capacity to develop an African teaching platform on health workforce development: a collaborative initiative of universities from four sub Saharan countries
(BioMed Central, 2014)INTRODUCTION: Health systems in many low-income countries remain fragile, and the record of human resource planning and management in Ministries of Health very uneven. Public health training institutions face the dual ...