http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3753 2013-05-19T17:13:07Z 2013-05-19T17:13:07Z Van Rensburg, G.H. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9378 2013-05-18T22:02:01Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conference report : 40th Biennial Convention : Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) : Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 31 October - 4 November 2009 Van Rensburg, G.H. The convention took place from 31 October to 4 November 2009 at the Indiana Convention Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the convention the global nursing community was represented to share diverse experiences, perspectives and knowledge of members of STTI about clinical innovations, cutting-edge research projects and leadership initiatives.

2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Zungu, L.I. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9377 2013-05-18T22:02:08Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conference report : International Military Nursing Conference : St Georges Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17-21 August 2009 Zungu, L.I. The 1st International Military Nursing Conference hosted by the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) under the command of the Surgeon General (SG) of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), was held in Johannesburg with the theme "Military Nursing as a Catalyst in Support of Military Medicine, a National Asset within the SAMHS". Delegates included healthcare workers of various categories from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region and the African Union (AU). The aim of the conference was to determine and clarify the extensive role and functions of nurses in the SAMHS, as military nursing officers in the department of defence (DOD) in order to affirm military nurses as an asset for the country.

2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Jooste, K. Van der Vyfer, M. Van Dyk, A. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9372 2013-05-18T22:01:25Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Implementing the nursing process in gynaecology wards in Namibia Jooste, K.; Van der Vyfer, M.; Van Dyk, A. Since its implementation in 1985, the nursing process in Namibia - for unknown reasons - had been utilised with difficulty. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a programme to operationalise the nursing process in gynaecology wards in Namibia. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual design was used to perform this study. Seven in-depth interviews were conducted in the training hospitals in Namibia. The study was performed in four phases : a situation analysis was carried out to explore and describe the educational needs of registered nurses for internalising and operationalising the nursing process; a conceptual framework was compiled based on the results of phase 1; a programme was developed to internalise and operationalise the nursing process; and finally, guidelines were generated for the implementation of the programme. The situation analysis revealed that the nursing process had been utilised ineffectively. The findings indicated that registered nurses' belief systems and attitudes should be reframed, that registered nurses should approach the nursing process differently and that the nursing process was a prerequisite for effective nursing care. Guidelines for internalising and operationalising the nursing process through programme implementation were described. Since guidelines are important tools in the quest for evidence-based practice (Lawson, 2005:18), the guidelines include actions and activities for professional nurses about the nursing process.

2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamabolo, L.R.C. Tjallinks, J.E. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9370 2013-05-18T22:02:05Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Experiences of registered nurses at one community health centre near Pretoria providing termination of pregnancy services Mamabolo, L.R.C.; Tjallinks, J.E. Legalising abortion in many countries has given women the choice or right to decide to terminate a pregnancy. In South Africa the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act, 92 of 1996, was promulgated in 1997. This legislation promotes reproductive rights including the choice to have an unwanted pregnancy terminated timeously, safely and legally. This exploratory, descriptive and contextual qualitative (phenomenological) study was designed to gain insight into the experiences of registered nurses providing TOP services and to provide relevant recommendations. Participants comprised registered nurses providing TOP services at one community health centre near Pretoria. Registered nurses have the right to refuse to participate in TOPs; those who do provide services could experience psychological trauma.

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