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Browsing Research Articles (Nursing Science) by Type "Postprint Article"
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Van Heerden, Carlien; Janse van Rensburg, Elsie S.; Maree, Catharina Magrieta (Carin)
(Sage, 2021-12)
Neonatal resuscitation can save newborn lives when performed by competent staff in a setting that is adequately equipped and organised. To develop strategies to sustain quality improvement in neonatal resuscitation, an ...
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Boersema, G.C. (Christelle); Van Wyk, Neltjie C.; Louw, Elizabeth M.
(Wiley, 2019-06)
AIM : To adapt the Youth‐Friendly Health Services‐World Health Organization+ questionnaire to suit the health needs of youth in the South African context, and estimate its psychometric properties.
BACKGROUND : Youth‐friendly ...
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Van Wyk, Neltjie C.; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Havenga, Y.; Heyns, Tanya
(Wiley, 2016-03)
INTRODUCTION : The quality of the relationship between postgraduate students and their supervisors
often determines the progress of the students.
BACKGROUND : Successful supervision according to students is associated ...
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Mudau, Doreen Onkarabile; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica; Anokwuru, Rafiat Ajoke
(Springer, 2023-04)
Although roll-out of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been reported to have changed contexts of HIV risk in areas where it was well-implemented. The rate of its uptake and retention amongst young females has not ...
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Coetzee, Marie-Heleen; Ngunyulu, Roinah Nkhensani
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2015)
BACKGROUND : Unplanned pregnancies amongst students at higher education institutions are a
major concern worldwide, including South Africa. Apart from various social and psychological
challenges, unplanned pregnancies ...
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Van Wyk, Neltjie C.; Leech, Ronell
(Routledge, 2016-02)
The transition to motherhood starts early in pregnancy and is
completed when the mother feels competent in caring for the
infant. Becoming the mother of a child with disabilities is demanding
as their needs are complex. ...
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Van Wyk, Neltjie C.
(Wiley, 2021-01)
The aim of the study is to clarify the concept “care for carers,” and enhance our understanding of caring for carers of ill relatives. Healthcare professionals often refer to “care for carers” when discussing methods to ...
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Mofokeng, Meisie; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth
(Routledge, 2017-10)
OBJECTIVE : The aim of this South African study was to explore parents’ experiences of living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS : A qualitative research design was followed. Purposive ...
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Anker-Hansen, Camilla; Skovdahl, Kirsti; McCormack, Brendan; Tønnessen, Siri
(Wiley, 2020-03)
BACKGROUND : Collaboration with care partners is a political aim in recent white papers in Norway and internationally. Home care services regularly work closely with care partners, but there are many indications that the ...
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Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis
(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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De Lange, Santel; Heyns, Tanya; Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba
(Elsevier, 2024-06)
BACKGROUND :
Transfer of patients from the prehospital to the in-hospital environment is a frequent occurrence requiring a handover process. Habitually, emergency care practitioners and healthcare professionals focus ...
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Botma, Yvonne; Van Rensburg, Gisela H.; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Heyns, Tanya
(Routledge, 2015-09)
Students bridge the theory–practice gap when they apply in practice what they
have learned in class. A conceptual framework was developed that can serve as
foundation to design for learning transfer at modular level. The ...
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Madisa, Montlenyane; Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba; Heyns, Tanya
(Elsevier, 2023-01)
BACKGROUND : Effective inter-professional collaboration may improve healthcare outcomes, including maternal and child healthcare settings where unfavourable outcomes are often due to communication and collaboration ...
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Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica; Makhado, Lufuno
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2018)
This study aimed to describe factors associated with the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among rape survivors. Participants were female survivors attending a treatment centre in South Africa (black = ...
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Viljoen, Myra Elizabeth; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Heyns, Tanya
(American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2017-01)
BACKGROUND : Society demands competent and safe health care, which obligates professionals to deliver quality patient care using current knowledge and skills. Participation in continuous professional development programs ...
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Balfour, Liezl; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Heyns, Tanya
(Sage, 2012)
Lately the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has gained popularity as an alternative to traditional invasive ventilation for the management of patients presenting with acute respiratory failure. This is largely due to ...
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Slater, Paul; McCance, Tanya; McCormack, Brendan
(Oxford University Press, 2017-08)
OBJECTIVE : The aim of the study was to develop and test an instrument, underpinned by a recognized theoretical framework, that examines how staff perceive person-centred practice, using proven methods of instrument design ...
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Hayton, Yolande; Botma, Yvonne; Heyns, Tanya
(Elsevier, 2021-09)
Newly Qualified Professional Nurses (NQPNs) require support while transitioning from student to professional nurse. Nurse residency programmes guided by competent facilitators provide such support. We developed a conceptual ...
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Armah, Deborah; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Yazbek, Mariatha; Naab, Florence
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-03)
Infertility care is often directed by a biomedical approach rather than a holistic approach, especially in African countries. This article explores the opinions of health care providers regarding holistic health care ...
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Dewing, Jan; McCormack, Brendan
(Wiley, 2017-09)
The International Community of Practice for Person-centred Practice (PCP-ICoP) coordinated from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, recently wrote about the current state of person-centredness across several countries ...