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Browsing Nursing Science by Type "Article"
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De Kock, J.; Heyns, Tanya; Van Rensburg, Gisela H.
(Medpharm Publications, 2008)
Haemorrhagic shock is more common in the pregnant woman than generally acknowledged in the clinical setting. In most cases antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage can be managed effectively by concentrating on the management ...
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Masemola-Yende, J.P.F.; Mataboge, M.L.S. (Mamakwa L. Sanah)
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-11-05)
BACKGROUND : The increase in the number of teenage pregnancies and its negative consequences
has encouraged various researchers to explore the possible causes of teenage pregnancy.
Findings from previously-conducted ...
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Phiri, Salaminah S.; Rikhotso, Richard; Moagi, Mmamphamo Miriam; Bhana, Varshika M.; Jiyane, Priscilla M.
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2015-11-23)
BACKGROUND : Despite the acceptability of the Female Condom2 (FC2) as a contraceptive method
by some women, it remains inaccessible and unavailable to the majority of women because of
affordability, training, distribution ...
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Smith, Jenna; Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba; Masenge, Andries; Heyns, Tanya
(Elsevier, 2022-06)
BACKGROUND : Triage is applied in emergency centres (ECs) to assign degrees of urgency to illnesses or injuries to decide in which order to treat patients, especially when there are many patients or casualties, facilitating ...
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Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica; Mogale, Ramadimetja Shirley
(Unisa Press, 2019-05)
The year 2019 will mark 29 years of existence of the 16 days of activism for no violence against women and children. The campaign of 16 days of activism against women and children abuse was initiated in 1991 at the Rutgers ...
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Mabuka, Sthembiso; Lowane, Mygirl P.; Nesengani, Tintswalo Victoria; Simbeni, Thembi V.
(AOSIS, 2025-01)
BACKGROUND : Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes are designed
to prevent HIV transmission to infants and children. Despite efforts to achieve this goal,
several factors continue to pose ...
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Mashao, Kapari Constance; Heyns, Tanya; White, Zelda
(Elsevier, 2021-06)
INTRODUCTION: Globally, length of stay of patients in emergency departments remains a challenge. Remaining in the
emergency department for >12 h increases health care costs, morbidity and mortality rates and leads ...
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Nyandeni, Sinethemba; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica
(Women's Health and Action Research Centre, 2024-10)
Despite many interventions already implemented, teenage pregnancy remains a public health problem globally. This scoping review
assessed if incorporating Ubuntu principles and values in the interventions for preventing ...
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Van Wyngaarden, Anna; Leech, Ronell; Coetzee, Isabella M.
(Higher Education South Africa, 2018)
In developing student nurses’ clinical reasoning skills, nurse educators play an important part. To promote clinical reasoning skills, nurse educators should identify and utilise appropriate student-centred teaching and ...
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Machava, Norgia Elsa; Salvador, Elsa Maria; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis
(Elsevier, 2022)
BACKGROUND : Although diagnosis and treatment of diarrhoea are considered easy, statistics show that 525,000 children worldwide die annually due to diarrhoea, 90% of the deaths are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and ...
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Thema, Adolphina M.; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Lavhelani, Ndivhaleni Robert
(Oxford University Press, 2024-10)
BACKGROUND: Compliance with Patients’ Rights by nurses is a crucial determinant of how well healthcare services are provided. Nurses are
responsible for upholding Patients’ Rights because they spend so much time with ...
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Nkambule, Sphamandla Josias; Moodley, Indres; Kuupiel, Desmond; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa
(Nature Research, 2021-03)
In previous studies, food insecurity has been hypothesised to promote the prevalence of metabolic risk
factors on the causal pathway to diet-sensitive non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This systematic
review and meta-analysis ...
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Mathebula, Thomas; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Ramavhoya, Thifhelimbilu Irene
(Wiley, 2024)
BACKGROUND :
Psychiatric nurses are in a unique position to build therapeutic relationships with mental healthcare users with dual diagnoses to foster trust and recovery. However, a dual diagnosis poses barriers to ...
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Mutowo, Jesca; Yazbek, Mariatha; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Maree, Catharina Magrieta (Carin)
(Elsevier, 2021)
BACKGROUND : In Zimbabwe women still initiate antenatal care (ANC) after twelfth weeks of pregnancy. Few women return for repeat visits. Early and timely ANC ensure early detection and management of high-risk pregnancies. ...
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Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Mulaudzi, Mutondi; Anokwuru, Rafiat Ajoke; Davhana-Maselesele, Mashudu
(Wiley, 2021-09)
AIM : In this paper, we critically discuss the ethics of nurses' choice to strike during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering legal and ethical arguments, overlaying the Ubuntu philosophy, an African ethic.
BACKGROUND : The ...
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Reimer-Kirkham, Sheryl; Astle, Barbara; Kromberg, Jennifer; Mgijima-Konopi, Innocentia; Shirley Mooa, Ramadimetja; De Waal, Maretha; Buyco, Meghann; Ero, Ikponwosa; Msipa, Dianah; Nesengani, Tintswalo Victoria; Mazibuko, Nomasonto; Leech, Ronell; Tjope, Mpho
(Elsevier, 2024)
BACKGROUND :
The genetic condition of oculocutaneous albinism is disproportionately present in Africa. Little research has addressed the experiences of mothers impacted by albinism, even though they are more likely to ...
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Namulondo, Sarah; Rasweswe, Melitah M.; Mooa, Ramadimetja S.
(AOSIS, 2023-06-02)
BACKGROUND : The use of blended learning (BL) pedagogy has become inevitable due to
contemporary technological innovations in the nursing education sector. As of late, the need to
use BL pedagogy has resulted by the ...
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Bucyibaruta, Joy Blaise; Peu, Mmapheko Doriccah; Bamford, Lesley; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Dyer, Thomas Anthony; Murphy, Andrea; Gatabazi, Paul; Anokwuru, Rafiat Ajoke; Muhire, Innocent; Coetzee, Clarissa Anna; Coetzee, Helene; Musekiwa, Alfred
(Wiley, 2023-03)
BACKGROUND : The concept of healthcare acceptability is important for nursing staff
spending most of their time with patients. Nevertheless, acceptability remains confusing
without a collective definition in existing ...
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Ramavhoya, Irene Thifhelimbilu; Maputle, Maria S.; Lebese, Rachel T.
(Women's Health and Action Research Centre, 2020-06)
A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological research design was conducted to explore and describe the experiences of midwives
on the management of women diagnosed with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in rural areas ...
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Heyns, Tanya; De Kock, J.
(Medpharm Publications, 2008-11)
It is not common for a woman to suffer a cardiac arrest during pregnancy, but when it occurs it can be devastating for both
mother and fetus. To improve the likelihood of a positive outcome for the mother and the fetus, ...