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Information technology training in organisations: A replication

Roets, R (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1994)

This paper replicates a study conducted in the USA to test the perceived need for IT training in organisations by non-IS employees, and the need for more general business knowledge by IS employees. The hypothesis tested ...
Verpleegkundige beraming van die behoeftes van moeders met voortydse babas

Roets, Lizeth (1995)

Premature labour is and remains an actual problem. There will always be mothers that undergo the crisis of having a premature baby. The unique needs ofthese mothers remains unfutfliled. Possible reasons fo r this are that ...
Endometriose by Tampon Gebruikers

Roets, Lizeth; Van Rijswijck, O. (Navorsings Artikel, 1999)

Endometriosis has been recognized as one of the possible causes for infertility. If endometriosis occurs more often in a women who uses tampons comparing to those who do not, it is an important point of discussion to ...
Nursing research: can a feminist perspective make any contribution?

Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 1999)

As more than 90% of the RSA’s nurses are women and as at least 50% of the health care clients are also women, nursing research can definitely benefit by incorporating feminist research approaches. Specific feminist ...
Factors influencing women's health in developing African countries

Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 1999)

In sub-Sahara Africa, women perform 80% of the agriculatural labour. In addition to this many African women also care for large families, including disabled, sick and old persons on scarce incomes necessitating them to ...
Distance eduction doctoral program for nurses as offered by the University of South Africa

Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2000)

The University of South Africa's students live and work throughout the world. Doing a doctoral degree by distance education enables the student to continue with his/her job and family responsibilities but poses numerous ...
Adolescent mothers' utilisation of reproductive health services in the Gauteng Province of the Republic of South Africa

Maja, T. M. M.; Sellers, E.; Gololo, M.; Ehlers, Valerie (AOSIS Open Journals, 2000)

A financial grant was received from the World Health Organization (WHO) during 1998 to establish whether adolescent mothers (aged 19 or younger at the birth of their babies) utilized contraceptive, emergency contraceptive ...
Problems encountered by BA Cur graduates and recommendations for enhancing learner support

Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2000)

Distance education is becoming ever more important in providing continuing post basic, and especially postgraduate, education to practising professional persons, including nurses. As more and more institutions in the ...
Nurses as advocates between Western and traditional health care practices in the Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2000)

The RSA, like most Ajkican countries, have two health care systems. The most visible one is the Westernised hospital and/or clinic based treatment of diseases. This system was introdzrced by the colonisers andperpetcrated ...
Student nurses' perceptions of "safe sex"

Netshikweta, M.L.; Ehlers, V.J. (Unisa Press, 2000)

Practising "safe sex" implies that each person should be faithful to one single sexual partner and that condoms should be used regularly. Accidental findings of interviews conducted among student nurses of the Northern ...
Novice nurse educators' lecture room instructional management competence

Durrheim, M.; Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2001)

The lecture room instructional management competence (LRIMC) of novice nurse educators (NNEs) in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) was investigated by means of a quantitative exploratory survey using questionnaires. The ...
Adolescent mothers' perceptions of reproductive health services in the Garankuwa area of South Africa

Ehlers, V. J.; Maja, T. M. M. (Unisa Press, 2001)

The estimated number of babies born to adolescents younger than 16 in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) is approximately 17 000 (Mwaba 2000:30). These figures imply far reaching health, obstetric and social implications ...
Student nurses' needs for developing basic study skills

Fischer, M.; Boshoff, E.L.D.; Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2001)

One of the key responsibilities of the nurse educator is to develop student nurses’ abilities regarding self-directed study. Self-directed study requires inter alia, the ability to find information, synthesis and ...
Report: International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World

Ehlers, V.J. (Unisa Press, 2001)

As nurses are often the first health care professionals to detect any birth difect, or any family in need of genetic counseling, they need to be knowledgable about international developments in this field. No report ...
Analysis of referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital Part2: analysis and discussion of research results

Dor, M.; Ehlers, V.J.; Van der Merwe, M.M. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2002)

The study sought to analyse the referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital in the Western Cape by studying the referral letters and the referral responses. Part 1 of the report reviewed the need to ...
Analysis of referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital Part 1: the need for and research design adopted to study referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital

Dor, M.; Ehlers, V.J.; Van der Merwe, M.M. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2002)

In order to receive holistic care, patients requiring psychiatric care, need to be referred to psychiatric services. The first part of this report reviews the need to analyse the referrals received by a psychiatric unit ...
Keeping record of the postoperative nursing care of patients

Roets, Lizeth; Aucamp, M.C.; De Beer, H.; Niemand, M. (University of the Free State, 2002)

The aim of this research project was to evaluate the recordkeeping of postoperative nursing care. A total of 186 randomly selected patient records were evaluated in terms of a checklist that included the most important ...
Strategies for community participation in developing countries

Chitambo, B.R.; Smith, J.E.; Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2002)

Community participation has been hailed as the panacea for most community programmes. Community participation at high levels empowers communities, increases selfreliance, self-awareness and confidence in self-examination of ...
Student nurses' perceptions of the development of interpersonal relationships

Solombela, P.W.; Ehlers, V.J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2002)

This survey attempted to investigate • whether significant differences existed between the first and fourth year students’ perceptions about the espousal of positive interpersonal relationships • student nurses’ perceived ...
Adolescent mothers' knowledge and perceptions of contraceptives in Tshwane, South Africa

Ehlers, Valerie Janet, 1948- (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2003)

This descriptive quantitative survey attempted to identify reasons why adolescent mothers (aged 19 or younger at the birth of their babies) failed to utilise contraceptive, emergency contraceptive and/or termination of ...

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