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Challenges encountered by intensive care nurses in meeting patients' families' needs in Malawi

Gondwe, W.T.M.; Bhengu, B.R; Bullemeier, K. (Unisa, 2011)

Critically ill patients may be incapable of making decisions, thus forcing their family members to make decisions on their behalf. Intensive care units (ICUs) are a new additions to hospitals in developing countries. The ...
A comparison of cardiopulmonary resuscitation between two groups of advanced practice student nurses at a medical training college in Kenya

Kipsang, J.; Bruce, J.C. (Unisa, 2011)

The aim of this study was to describe and compare the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) competence of advanced practice student nurses at a medical training college in Kenya, who had undergone two different levels of CPR ...
Conference report : the 20th Asian Conference on Occupational Health and the 5th Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health

Zungu, L.I. (Unisa, 2011)

The joint 20th Asian Conference on Occupational Health (ACOH) and the 5th National Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health was held from 9 to 11 March 2011, in Bangkok, Thailand. The joint conference was hosted ...
Editorial

Ehlers, V.J. (2011)

The ten articles published in this issue (13/2) of the Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery (AJNM) cover diverse healthcare aspects from a number of African countries: two articles each from Tanzania, Ghana and South ...
Ethics in healthcare, 3rd edition, S.A. Pera & S. van Tonder (Eds.), revised by J.M. Oosthuizen and D.M. van der Wal : book review

Van Rensburg, G.H. (Unisa, 2011)

Ethics in healthcare was originally published in 1996 under the title "Ethics in nursing practice". The current third edition is an extensively revised impression. In contrast to many texts in its class, the third edition ...
The explanatory power of factors associated with the perceived risk of contracting HIV among senior secondary school learners in Kumba, Cameroon

Tarkang, E.E.; Van der Wal, D.M.; Ehlers, V.J. (Unisa, 2011)

This article reports on the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions relating to HIV / AIDS and condom use, and reported sexual behaviours among senior secondary school learners in Kumba, Cameroon. The goal of the study was ...
Factors influencing default rates of tuberculosis patients in Ghana

Norgbe, G.K.; Smit, J.E.; Du Toit, H.S. (Unisa, 2011)

The purpose of this study was to describe factors contributing to the high default rate of tuberculosis (TB) patients participating in the Directly Observed Therapy Short Course (DOTS) programme in the Kwaebibirim district ...
The impact of mothers' knowledge on the immunisation of children younger than five in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa

Wright, S.C.D.; Maja, T.M.M.; Furaha, S.A. (Unisa, 2011)

Routine immunisation at an appropriate age is the best means of averting vaccine-preventable diseases. Though the immunisation coverage rates for all nine provinces in South Africa are available, these are not available ...
The knowledge of parents of children with congenital heart disease in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ndile, M.; Kohi, T.W. (Unisa, 2011)

Parents of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) or other heart defects face challenges when caring for these children, as most of these defects require longterm treatment and care. However, there has been no published ...
Motivation levels among nurses working at Butare University Teaching Hospital, Rwanda

Kamanzi, J.; Nkosi, Z.Z. (Unisa, 2011)

The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing the motivation levels of nurses working at Butare University Teaching Hospital (BUTH) in Rwanda. A quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research design was ...
Patients' satisfaction with midwifery services in a regional hospital and its referring clinics in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

Lumadi, T.G; Buch, E. (Unisa, 2011)

Patients' satisfaction with healthcare services is a measure of the quality of care received and of the responsiveness of healthcare systems to patients' expectations. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was ...
Treatment outcomes of neonatal asphyxia at a national hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sepeku, A.; Kohi, T.W. (Unisa, 2011)

Birth asphyxia is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Birth asphyxia continues to present a major clinical problem, and worldwide approximately one million newborn infants are ...
Ugandan women's childbirth preferences

Konde, A.; Dolamo, Bethabile Lovely; Monareng, Lydia V (Unisa, 2011)

The 5th Millennium Development Goal (MDG) intends to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 75% by 2015. Having childbirth managed by providers with midwifery skills is the most important intervention for promoting ...

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