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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Nursing Science) by Supervisor "Hattingh, S.P."
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Visser, Marlize
(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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Phiri, Lesego Margaret
(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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Van Eeden, Ilze Emelia
(University of Pretoria, 2009-12-09)
The A&E unit is a unique environment with unique problems, including those problems pertaining to the documentation of the nursing care provided to the critically ill or injured patient. In such a hectic and turbulent ...
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Gous, Marianne
(University of Pretoria, 2009-11-23)
Aim and objectives. Although many international sources in literature describe the treatment regimes for the management of adult female rape survivors, very few actually evaluate if the care that is implemented, are ...
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Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba
(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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Zarrabi, Eleonora Natali
(University of Pretoria, 2011-11-24)
Introduction : Trauma is the leading cause of death in patients between the ages of 1-44 years in South Africa. Taking these statistics into consideration it is essential to better resuscitation strategies in order to ...