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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...