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Adolescent mothers’ lived experiences whilst providing continuous kangaroo mother care : a qualitative study
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is the practice of skin-to-skin contact between an infant and parent and has been found to improve the growth and decrease the morbidity and mortality of low-birth-weight and premature ... -
Convalescent plasma or hyperimmune immunoglobulin for people with COVID‐19
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020-07-16)Convalescent plasma is being considered as a potential therapy for COVID‐19. We highlight and contextualise the findings of a recent Cochrane rapid review that evaluated the effectiveness and safety of convalescent plasma ... -
Factors influencing patient falls in a private hospital group in the Cape Metropole of the Western Cape
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: The fall rate of patients in hospitals is a worldwide concern due to the impact falls have on patients, the family or relatives, as well as the healthcare setting. Factors influencing patient falls are categorised ... -
Social distancing : how religion, culture and burial ceremony undermine the effort to curb COVID-19 in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020)The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has altered the way we live, interact and socialized. The viral infection first detected in Wuhan China has rapidly spread globally and subsequently declared a pandemic by the ... -
Development of a cultural and contextual appropriate HIV self-management instrument using interpretive phenomenology and focus group cognitive interviews
(Elsevier, 2020)Qualitative methods are valuable to ensure the important cultural and contextual appropriateness of research instruments but not often used. Interpretive phenomenology (IP) and focus group cognitive interviews are well ... -
Experiences of women in survivorship following mastectomy in the Cape Metropole
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)BACKGROUND: In spite of significant improvements in the treatment of breast cancer, many women still undergo mastectomy. The effects of breast cancer surgery on the diverse population of South African women have not been ... -
Exploring and describing nurse managers views on the utilisation of agency nurses in district hospitals in the Cape Metropole
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Nursing worldwide is regarded as a scare health human resource and there is literary evidence of an ongoing global nursing shortage. It is essential that nurse managers provide adequate staffing ... -
Experiences of frontline nurses about the enayatak nursing model of care implemented in a public health care facility in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the healthcare system is challenged by a workforce and population diverse in culture, background and education. In 2016 a public-sector healthcare organization in the ... -
Exploring nurse educators lived experiences with technology-mediated education within private nursing colleges in Gauteng
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The use of technology in education has become more evident globally and nationally. Nursing institutions recognize the importance of technology in nursing education and have incorporated the ... -
Exploring the perceptions of medical officers and registered nurses about family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: In emergency units, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) occurs daily as a life- saving intervention for crittically ill patients. Traditionally, families are told to wait outside when CPR ... -
A study on nurses knowledge, attitude and practices of infection prevention and control at a private hospital in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Healthcare-associated infections (nosocomial) are one of the leading adverse events within the healthcare sector worldwide. They are linked to an increasing number of morbidities and mortalities, ... -
Adolescent-friendly services : experiences of adolescents living with HIV attending healthcare services in Botha-Bothe District in Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : There is an increased focus on the promotion of health and wellbeing amongst adolescents. Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) need to access high-quality and comprehensive health services. Adolescent-friendly ... -
Nursing students satisfaction with clinical practice environment during their undergraduate training in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Since nursing is a practice-based profession, the clinical practice environment is an important aspect of nursing education. The nursing students‟ satisfaction with the clinical practice ... -
Factors influencing safe patient care provided by professional nurses in a private healthcare organisation in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: As the evolution of nursing takes place, professional nurses (PNs) are confronted with factors in the clinical field of healthcare organisations such as inadequate leadership, punitive cultures, ... -
The development of validated guidelines that contribute to the prevention of malpractice litigation in nursing practice in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Substandard care resulting in billions of rand pay-outs due to malpractice litigation remains a challenge in nursing practice. Purpose: To develop validated guidelines that contribute to ... -
Patients perceptions of primary health care service facilities in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: A large percentage of the population in the Western Cape, living in disadvantaged communities, rely predominately on a Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery system for their health needs. Despite ... -
The experiences of women who have used the sub-dermal contraceptive implant (Implanon) and their reasons for the early removal in the Cape Metropole, Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Many women of reproductive age still have unmet contraceptive needs, despite considerable increases in contraception coverage. The progestin-only implant (Implanon) releases hormones that ... -
Womens childbirth experiences in two public hospitals in Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Maternal death remains a threat to lives of women of childbearing age across the globe especially in low income countries. High maternal mortality is linked to poor quality care mostly around childbirth ... -
The underutilisation of termination of pregnancy (TOP) services by women with unintended pregnancies : a descriptive case study in community health centres within the Cape Metropole, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Legislation in South Africa permits termination of pregnancies (TOPs) up to a gestational age of twelve weeks on request of a woman and furthermore to a gestational age of twenty weeks if the ... -
Perspectives of midwives on perinatal mental health screening in maternity facilities in the Cape Metropole
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The prevalence and aetiology of perinatal mental illnesses has been largely documented in previous studies. Despite the far-reaching impact that untreated perinatal mental illnesses may have ...
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