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- AJNM Volume 14, Issue 1, 2012
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AJNM Volume 14, Issue 1, 2012
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(Unisa, 2012)The aim of this study was to explore and describe nurses’ experiences regarding the ritual of fetching the spirit of the deceased from a public hospital in the Thembisile area of Mpumalanga province in South Africa. A ...
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Critical care nurses' perceptions of family witnessed resuscitation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Unisa, 2012)Resuscitation can be visually disturbing and stressful, even to the most experienced of clinical staff. Allowing family members to remain with patients during resuscitation efforts has sparked controversy among medical ...
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(Unisa, 2012)South Africa focuses on service delivery at primary health care (PHC) clinics. A ‘servant leader’ could guide student nurses towards service delivery at PHC clinics. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of ...
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(Unisa, 2012)Rationalisation and deployment have become features of organisational restructuring in South African academic hospitals, and might be sources of dissatisfaction and stress among nurses. Job satisfaction levels and ...
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(Unisa, 2012)Being a mental health worker in Rwanda is very difficult as many endure traumatic stress as a result of working with trauma survivors and other psychiatric patients. This phenomenon has been described as Secondary Traumatic ...
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(Unisa, 2012)The newspaper heading 'Bring back a calling for those who really care' echoed the calls of many articles in South African newspapers from 2005 to 2009. According to one newspaper editor (In search of compassion 2006:9), ...
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(Unisa, 2012)The chronicity of end-stage renal disease and the uncertainties surrounding the course of the disease and its treatment necessitate ongoing psychosocial assessment of these patients. This study explored the psychosocial ...
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(Unisa, 2012)This study aimed to identify how the elderly in Nigeria manage osteo-arthritic pain; their descriptions of osteo-arthritic pain; and the relationship between management strategies and relief of osteo-arthritic pain. Using ...
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(Unisa, 2012)Quantitative, descriptive research, using self-completion questionnaires, was conducted to determine the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge of 92 secondary school learners in Sefhare, Botswana. Of the 92 respondents, about half ...
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(Unisa, 2012)Glaucoma is a major public health problem and is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Many patients present late for medical attention when the eye condition is already advanced, possibly due to lack of knowledge ...
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(Unisa, 2012)This year, 2012, marks the fifteenth consecutive year of publication of the Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery (AJNM) and its fifth year of publication as an academic journal accredited by South Africa's Department ...