Ioversol and Iomeprol are radiological contrast media commonly used interchangeably in many South African imaging facilities for coronary angiography. Despite differences in chemical composition, they are presumed to have ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of unit managers towards the training of student nurses coming to their units for clinical practica. The sample consisted of students training in the four nursing ...
The purpose of this study was to identify, explore and describe the potential contributing
factors of the upsurge of HIV among children aged three to eighteen months in the
Mangaung Metropolitan area of the Free State ...
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the contributory factors to the high teenage pregnancy rate within a district hospital in the Ehlanzeni district of the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Quantitative, ...
The aim of this study is to explore and describe the coping skills of registered nurses in a changed working environment. The research is conducted in the City Health clinics.
The objectives of the study are:
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Caregiver burden results from providing care to the haemodialysis patient. However, the
multi-disciplinary team often overlooks this issue. The purpose of this study was to
explore the coping strategies used by caregivers ...
The contribution of general diagnostic imaging in the diagnosis and clinical management of patients in rural hospitals of South Africa is enormous. To provide high quality diagnostic imaging services for specific contexts ...
The study analysed and compared data from patients' medical and pharmacy
refill records to identify correlations between CD4 cell counts and adherence to
antiretroviral drugs at Katutura Intermediate Hospital (KIH) in ...
Background and purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine the costs incurred on the average length of stay (ALOS) on patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) ...
The study was aimed at furthering the health objectives of the government's Reconstruction and
Development Programme (ANC 1994b) in the area of primary health care. .
The purpose of the study was to examine the possible ...
Adolescent reproductive health services (ARHS) in Gauteng Province are not meeting the reproductive health
needs of adolescents. There is also no formalised adolescent/youth policy laid down to assess the quality of
care ...
The purpose of the study was to analyse if the two year upgrading programme done at Malawi College of Health Sciences attended by Nurse Midwife Technicians (NMTs) is able to improve the competencies, knowledge, skills and ...
Eye health promotion is an important aspect of VISION 2020 campaign that aims to eliminate unwarranted cases of avoidable blindness worldwide by the year 2020. Most developing countries, including South Africa, have a ...
The aim of the study was to describe the perceptions of critical care nurses concerning family witnessed resuscitation, presenting arguments for or against the practice thereof.
A quantitative, descriptive and exploratory ...
patients and their families.
The purpose of the study was firstly, to explore and interpret the meaning of the experiences of critical care nursing students about clinical accompaniment in open distance learning (ODL). ...
Although it is relatively easy to study and learn about a practice discipline in the safe
environment of an academic institution, it is far more complex to make sense of what
has been learned when faced with the real ...
Critical thinking ability is imperative for nurse practitioners in the multidimensional unfolding health care arena. Consensus as to what critical thinking entails has yet to be articulated. This non-empirical study thus ...
The study explored the cultural care beliefs, values and attitudes among Shangaans relating
to hypertension.
The study aimed to describe the cultural values, beliefs and practices such as taboos, rituals and ...
A qualitative research design and an ethno-nursing research method were used to identify cultural factors influencing Xhosa women's health seeking behaviours associated with breast lumps. Focus group interviews were conducted ...
This study examined Angolan culture as an influence to accessing modern scientific health care with the aim to develop health information brochures to inform the population of the advantages of scientific medicine. The ...