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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Nursing Science) by Title
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Introduction and background: Peer pressure and sexual coercion are driving adolescents to engage in early sexual activity. Adolescent risk behaviour that involves unsafe sexual practices remains a major concern for nurses, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Background Within the next five to ten years, an estimated 84% of nurse educators in South Africa will be exiting institutions for retirement, leaving a shortage of skilled, competent nurse educators. Succession planning ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Introduction: One way of successfully measuring the quality of end-of-life care is by means of practical, applicable and valid questionnaires that focus on quality end-of-life care and can be used to help healthcare ...
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Air ambulance transport in sub-Saharan Africa : challenges experienced by health care professionals (University of Pretoria, 2011-12-05)Introduction Air ambulances transport patients to their home country or to centres of medical excellence when they are critically ill or injured. From stranded hikers to cancer patients, individuals worldwide use air ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)Workforce shortages are a major concern of health care and the creation of a positive workplace is central to the attraction and retaining of employees where employees are motivated to be loyal towards their employer by a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-03-15)Introduction: Climate change has been described as a health issue and the United Nations has endorsed this concept as the ‘Sustainable Development Goals number 13’. Given its associated burden of diseases, climate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-11)Introduction/Background Unplanned pregnancies among students at higher educational institutions are a major concern worldwide, including South Africa. Apart from various social and psychological problems, unplanned ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Introduction and background: Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are among the top ten causes of death globally. To prevent the spread of these infections in a hospital setting, health care workers and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-06-14)ABSTRACT Introduction and background: The number of unwanted pregnancies among students in institutions of higher learning around the world continues to increase each year despite the awareness and accessibility of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-07-22)The critical illness/injury of a family member warranting an admission to an A&E unit can predispose a family to psychological and physiological needs. The patient-centred-care approach rendered in an A&E unit focuses on ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background Giving birth to a high-risk or critically ill baby who is admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for special care, portends maternal distress, anxiety, depression, and feelings of ambivalence and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-11-23)The aim of this study was to explore and describe black critical care nurses’ perception of organ donation and organ transplantation. Qualitative methodology was used in this descriptive, explorative and contextual study. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)In Vhembe district, diarrhoeal disease and dehydration are the leading causes of death in children under five. The researcher aimed to explore and describe caregiver’s practices of home management of diarrhoeal disease in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Aim: The study was to explore and describe caregivers’ safety practices regarding unintentional poisoning in preschool children in the Elias Motsoaledi Sub-district, Limpopo Province. Background: Unintentional poisoning ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)ABSTRACT Background: Community Health Workers are faced with challenges in the community when conducting home visits. The re-engineering of Primary Health Care services in South Africa brought a new cadre of Community ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: One of the prerequisites during the training of nursing students is clinical accompaniment by professional nurses, which offers direction and guidance to professional development. Exposure to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-03-18)Background Infants who are admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are a medically vulnerable population who are at risk for developmental delays, behaviour difficulties and reduced parent-infant bonding and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-06-07)Introduction: In South Africa, especially in Gauteng Province, the healthcare system has been increasingly overcrowded by high-risk obstetrician women. These women are being cared for in the labour ward by a limited number ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)In 2008, the South African National Department of Health committed to improving the quality of healthcare service delivery in public healthcare institutions. The implementation of the National Core Standards for Health ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-06-23)A lack of information is identified on the ability of professional nurses working in a neonatal intensive care unit to make competent clinical decisions pertaining to the employment of bedside blood product filters during ...
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