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Browsing Research Articles (Nursing Science) by Issue Date
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(OpenJournals Publishing, 2001)Research already conducted in African countries indicates that the majority of patients still seek help from the traditional indigenous health care systems. This is an indication that, to achieve the goals of Health Care ...
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(DENOSA, 2006-03)A Grounded Theory study has been used, based on its Theory of Symbolic Interactionism, to explore indigenous healers’ beliefs and practices concerning sexually transmitted diseases amongst the Vhavenda. Initial data ...
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(Brill, 2007)The statistical reports as shown by the Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) indicate that despite efforts to combat the epidemic, the number of new infections continues to rise daily. This paper reflects ...
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(OpenJournals Publishing, 2007)Cultural and ethnic identity and folk beliefs play a decisive role in perceptions, attitudes and practices regarding health care and illness. Such beliefs and practices of a community may have an influence on the causes ...
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(DENOSA, 2007-09)Currently, the syndromic management of HIV/AIDS is based on a biomedical model that focuses on the ABC (Abstain, Be faithful, Condomise) model. The ABC model overlooks the issue of indigenous cultural practices, sexual ...
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(Springer, 2007-12)This ethnographic study aims to identify and describe how a group of elderly African people in South Africa experience their daily life and related concerns and interests. Data were collected through group interviews ...
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(Indilinga, 2008)The purpose of this article is to explore and describe the perceptions of traditional healers of cervical cancer care. The incidence of cervical cancer, especially among black South African females, is among the highest ...
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(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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(University of Johannesburg, 2008-03)Health promotion is regarded as the cornerstone of good health. It is the action expected from individuals and families in order to better their own health situation. Health promotion is an art and science (Edelman & Mandle, ...
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(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, ...
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Suggestions for creating a welcoming nursing community : Ubuntu, cultural diplomacy, and mentoring (International Association for Human Caring, 2009)Although there is historical evidence that nursing has been a profession that nurtures and affirms young nurses, some have observed recently that senior nurses “eat their young” and that there is a lack of student nurse ...
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(Unisa Press, 2009)In South Africa women are discharged from maternity wards 24 hours after normal deliveries. The result is that postnatal care is provided by family members and grandmothers who are often assisted by traditional birth ...
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(Unisa Press, 2009)Higher education in developing countries face a particular challenge; half of the world's higher education students are found in developing countries, placing great strain on an already under funded system. Whilst the New ...
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(Unisa Press, 2009)The article reports on a research study done at a rural area in Mpumalanga Province. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual design was followed to investigate the experiences of caregivers of individuals ...
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(Medpharm Publications, 2009-01)Developmental care is a relatively new concept in neonatal intensive care within the South African context. The term ‘developmental care’ describes a group of interventions focused at reducing stress levels of the preterm ...
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(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-06)The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of health care providers managing sexual assault victims in the emergency unit of a community hospital in the Nkangala district in the Mpumalanga ...
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(University of Johannesburg, 2009-06)A methodology is proposed to develop a measuring instrument (metric) for evaluating subjects from a population that cannot provide data to facilitate the development of such a metric (e.g. preterm infants in the neonatal ...
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(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009-09)The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of health care providers managing sexual assault victims in the emergency unit of a community hospital in the Nkangala district in the Mpumalanga ...
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(SUNMeDIA, 2010)A model is developed for the education of neonatal nurses as reflective practitioners in a South African context to prepare them for their demanding role in neonatal nursing practice. An exploratory and descriptive design ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2010-03)PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the health education needs of educators at health promoting schools in Makapanstad in North West Province. METHODOLOGY: Qualitative, exploratory and descriptive ...
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