Timely management in pre-hospital emergency care enhances the chances of patients' survival or clinical outcomes of an Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). In Botswana nurses serve in the frontline of pre-hospital emergency ...

Background: The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework established by the South African Nursing Council (SANC) states that organisations have a responsibility to create enabling environments in which the ...

Unplanned extubation is premature removal of endotracheal tube, is an adverse event; which can either, be accidental during a nursing procedure or self deliberate by the patient. The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care was ...

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 ...

The purpose of the research was to determine the underlying contributory factors in an obstetric unit at the district hospital in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, regarding neonatal deaths and to propose strategies for ...

The overall purpose of this study was to explore and describe the factors that affect theory-practice integration of student nurses at a selected campus of a nursing college in the Limpopo Province. Quantitative, descriptive, ...

Burnout is reflected in pathological emotional depletion and maladaptive detachment that is a secondary result of exposure prolonged occupational stress. It is comprised of three dimensions, namely, emotional exhaustion, ...

Rapid changes in the healthcare environment increase the need for nurse practitioners to be motivated, knowledgeable and skilled in order to ensure quality patient care. Accident and emergency units are challenging ...

The system of care for persons suffering from schizophrenia is in a state of upheaval and the community in general is visibly frightened of an illness it knows little about except for the information acquired often from ...

Ageing is a process that starts from the moment of conception. It is accompanied by gradual impairment of body functions rendering the elderly less active socially as well as physically as a result of organ failure and ...