A description of support services available for nurses who care for patients with HIV/AIDS in Pretoria urban public hospitals

Mumba, Judith Shadunka

dc.contributor.advisor	Durrheim, Maria, 1949-	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Perold, Annalette	en
dc.contributor.author	Mumba, Judith Shadunka	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:52:39Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:52:39Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:52:39Z
dc.date.submitted	2004-08	en
dc.identifier.citation	Mumba, Judith Shadunka (2009) A description of support services available for nurses who care for patients with HIV/AIDS in Pretoria urban public hospitals, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1404>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1404
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the study was to describe the support services available for nurses who care for patients with human immunodeficiency virus / acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Pretoria urban pubic hospitals. Problems faced by nurses in HIV/AIDS care support preferences were also investigated. The study was conducted between March and April 2003, using a descriptive design. Respondents comprised eighty-seven (87) nurses who were conveniently selected from five (5) hospitals. Results reveal that support available is inadequate in both quality and coverage of nurses. Other significant findings are inadequate job preparation, shortage of nurses and that nurses prefer to receive support from both within and outside the hospital. It has been recommended that management should work with nurses to design support interventions that match the identified problems/needs. Nurses need to take an active role in caring for themselves and more in-service training opportunities need to be created for nurses.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (various pagings)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Availability	en
dc.subject	Care/caring	en
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS patients	en
dc.subject	Nurses	en
dc.subject	Pretoria urban public hospitals	en
dc.subject	Support	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.196979200968227
dc.subject.lcsh	Nursing -- South Africa -- Pretoria -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh	Support services (Management) -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh	Nurses -- Job stress -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh	Burn out (Psychology) -- South Africa -- Pretoria -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention -- Needs assessment -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh	Nurses -- Job satisfaction -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh	Job stress -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh	Public hospitals -- Medical staff -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.title	A description of support services available for nurses who care for patients with HIV/AIDS in Pretoria urban public hospitals	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	MA (Health Studies)	en