When the unthinkable happens: protecting moms and babies in the hospital
| dc.contributor.author | Bam, Nokwanda Edith | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-06T12:05:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-08-24 | |
| dc.description | Short-story, Faculty of Health Science (Nursing)-- North-West University, Mahikeng Campus | |
| dc.description.abstract | Imagine a hospital's maternity ward: new mothers are recovering, babies are nestled in cribs, and some, born too soon, are in incubators, fragile and dependent. Now, picture a sudden crisis, a fire, a flood, or a major power outage. What happens to these incredibly vulnerable patients and the dedicated nurses caring for them? Are they truly ready? This vital research, from a Master's research study supervised, explored this exact question in a public hospital in South Africa, where most of the nation's births occur. It uncovered a crucial reality: while our nurses are immensely dedicated and understand what a disaster is, they often feel profoundly unprepared to act effectively when one strikes in their obstetric unit. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bam, N. E., 2025. When the unthinkable happens: protecting moms and babies in the hospital.[Storytelling based on: Horn, C., Bam, N. E., & Matsipane, M. J. (2024). Exploring disaster preparedness in an obstetric unit in a district hospital in the Western Cape Province. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 654. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11104-x], North-West University, http://hdl.handle.net/10394/43355. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11104-x | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/43355 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | North-West University | |
| dc.subject | disaster preparedness | |
| dc.subject | obstetric nursing | |
| dc.subject | emergency planning | |
| dc.subject | simulation | |
| dc.subject | South Africa | |
| dc.subject | qualitative study | |
| dc.title | When the unthinkable happens: protecting moms and babies in the hospital | |
| dc.type | Other |