Browsing by Subject "nursing"
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Nurses’ coping mechanisms in a mental health establishment
(North-West University, 2018)This study notes that mental healthcare establishments are perceived as extremely stressful environments to work in when compared to general hospitals. It was therefore the aim of this study to explore and describe nurses’ ... -
Positive practice environments in community health centres of the North West Province: a case study
(North-West University, 2012)The practice environment of nurses plays a very important role in the delivery of quality health care. However, there is limited knowledge on what positive practice environments entail with specific reference to the primary ... -
Resilience characteristics in nurses working for the South African National Blood Services
(North-West University, 2018)The South African National Blood Services (SANBS) has to collect 3000 units of blood every day to ensure sufficient safe blood supply for South Africa. This blood is collected from voluntary non-remunerated donors. The ... -
Stigma in AIDS nursing care in sub-Saharan Arica and the Caribbean
(Sage Publications, 2013)Some nurses who provide AIDS care, in addition to experiencing stigma themselves, also exhibit negative attitudes and perpetrate stigma and discrimination toward persons living with HIV (PLWHAs). We used a participatory ... -
Using an innovative mixed method methodology to investigate the appropriateness of a quantitative instrument in an African context: antiretroviral treatment and quality of life
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The relationship between quality of life (QoL) and antiretroviral treatment (ART) has mainly been studied using quantitative scales often not appropriate for use in other contexts and without taking peoples' lived experiences ... -
Using an innovative mixed method methodology to investigate the appropriateness of a quantitative instrument in an African context: Antiretroviral treatment and quality of life
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2014)The relationship between quality of life (QoL) and antiretroviral treatment (ART) has mainly been studied using quantitative scales often not appropriate for use in other contexts and without taking peoples' lived experiences ...
