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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Nursing Science) by Title
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-11-23)Continuous professional development has become an essential part of contemporary nursing practice. Continuous professional development implies that accident and emergency (A&E) practitioners can never stop learning. A&E ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Introduction: The majority of learners until Grade 12 lack adequate information about nurs-ing as a career. Fewer learners select nursing as a career whilst in Grade 12; as evidenced by the intake of student nurses from ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010)The purpose of the research study was to describe the general South African public’s perception of the image of nurses. The general public’s perception of nurses in South Africa and globally is seen as one of the main ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Introduction: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an alternative method for providing safe mechanical ventilatory assistance to adult patients presenting with acute respiratory failure. Internationally the utilisation of NIV ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)With a projected global increase in incidence of cancer the need for supportive cancer care is also on an increase. Nurses are tasked to care for the psychological and social needs of the patients. However, patients and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)In her thesis, Implementation of family integrated neonatal care by health care providers in a district hospital of Limpopo Province, the promovenda aimed to develop and evaluate the implementation of family-integrated ...
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Improving patient handover practices from emergency care practitioners to healthcare professionals (University of Pretoria, 2016)Background Patient handovers in the emergency department (ED) of a hospital are unique. The transfer of accountability and responsibility from one healthcare professional to the next is vital in ensuring safe and continuous ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Indigenous knowledge of Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) in the Management of rigoni is of paramount importance for the indigenous practitioners by exploring, describing and documenting their practices. There was ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The world, including developing countries such as South Africa, is burdened with deeply rooted women sexual health challenges such as dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhoea, also known as, "period pains", while not life-threatening, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Healthcare utilisation has a strong impact on maternal health. Any delay in accessing obstetric care may result in the death of a mother and the unborn child. The fundamental aim of this study was to develop and implement ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background: Prolonged length of stay in an emergency department, which affects quality patient care and patient outcomes negatively, is a worldwide problem. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe associated areas of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Tracheal cuff pressure monitoring plays a significant role in the care of patients in the critical care environment. Most patients in critical care environment are intubated with cuffed tubes via the ore or the naso-tracheal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Birth asphyxia is a major contributor to neonatal mortality worldwide resulting in neonatal mortality and morbidity. Birth asphyxia is the fifth largest cause of death in children under the age of 5 years. According to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background: In South Africa, nurse educators are trained at various higher education Institutions. The indispensable knowledge and skills of nurse educators should enable the development of a curriculum. Failure to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-11-12)The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of critical care nurses regarding forensic and liability issues in the critical care environment in order to design an education programme on the topic. A quantitative, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Obstetric emergencies account for the majority of causes of maternal death. The major causes of death in obstetric emergencies include bleeding, pregnancy induced hypertension, cord prolapse, shoulder dystocia, poor progress, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-05-22)"Hearing is one of the body's five senses. But listening is an art." (Tyger, 2005 : para.1). While working in the haemodialysis unit in KwaZulu-Natal, I observed that patients preferred not to disclose their experiences ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Military nursing students face challenges when they fall pregnant while training because of their responsibilities towards soldiering and being a student. The purpose and objective of this study was to explore and describe ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-01-13)The number of new graduates greatly affects the existence of any profession and for the nursing profession this rings very true. However, in this caring and nurturing profession many undergraduate nursing students indicate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-06-23)The concept ‘mentoring’ in nursing is not a new concept as such and has probably been used in a variety of situations and given many interpretations. In healthcare, mentoring is aimed at facilitating professional learning ...
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