Browsing by Author "10062211 - Koen, Magdalena Petronella"
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Clinical judgement within the South African clinical nursing environment: a concept analysis
Van Graan, Anna C.; Williams, Martha J.S.; Koen, Magdalena P. (Elsevier, 2016)Reform in the South African healthcare and educational system were characterized by the ideals that the country needs to produce independent, critical thinkers. Nurses need to cope with diversity in a more creative way, ... -
Coping with HIV/AIDS stigma by women who lost their partners to AIDS in the North West Province
Greeff, Minrie; Koen, Magdalena Petronella; Manyedi, Mofatiki Eva (Zhengzhou University, 2011)The aim of this article is to explore and describe how women who lost their partners to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the North West Province, cope with the stigma of the disease. A phenomenological ... -
A critical synthesis of interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness
Seroalo, Kenetsoe B.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P.; Koen, Vicki (AOSIS, 2014)Background: Interventions have been developed and implemented to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. However, mental healthcare users are still stigmatised. Objective: The objective of this study was to critically ... -
A critical synthesis of interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness
Seroalo, Kenetsoe B.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P.; Koen, Vicki (AOSIS, 2014)Background: Interventions have been developed and implemented to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. However, mental healthcare users are still stigmatised. Objective: The objective of this study was to critically ... -
Effective educator–student relationships in nursing education to strengthen nursing students’ resilience
Froneman, Kathleen; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P. (AOSIS, 2016)Background: Little research has been conducted in private nursing schools with regard to the educator–student relationship to strengthen the resilience of nursing students and to improve the educator–student relationship. ... -
Experiences of partners of professional nurses venting traumatic information
Rabie, Tinda; Wehner, Melanie; Koen, Magdalena P. (AOSIS, 2018)Background: Professional nurses employed in trauma units encounter numerous stressors in their practice environment. They use different strategies to cope with this stress, including venting traumatic information to their ... -
The exploration of in-service training needs of psychiatric nurses
Letlape, Herman R.; Koen, Magdalena P.; Coetzee, Siedine K.; Koen, Vicki (AOSIS, 2014)BACKGROUND: New research findings, changes in legislation and the use of information technology in nursing, require continuous in-service training of psychiatric nurses to cope with, reflect on and modify their clinical ... -
Exploring home visits in a faith community as a service-learning opportunity
Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalene P.; Bester, Petra (Elsevier, 2013)Background: Within South Africa the Psychiatric Nursing Science curriculum in undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing education utilizes home visits as a service-learning opportunity. In this context faith communities ... -
Exploring leadership hubs as an intervention in strengthening the resilience of health caregivers
Koen, Magdalena P.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Watson, Francois G. (Taylor & Francis, 2013)This article reports the findings from an intervention to strengthen the resilience of leaders of health caregivers involved in HIV and AIDS care across 4 countries, namely South Africa, Uganda, Jamaica and Kenya. Data ... -
Exploring resilience in nurses caring for older persons
Benadé, Petronella; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena Petronella (Elsevier, 2017)Background A shortage of nurses caring for older persons is experienced due to adverse working conditions. Resilience might empower nurses to persevere while caring for older persons. Research regarding the resilience of ... -
Guidelines with strategies for enhancement of resilience and psycho-social well-being in professional nurses
Koen, Magdalena Petronella; Koen, Vicki; Van Eeden, Chrizanne; Wissing, Maria Philipina (Taylor & Franmcis, 2011)There are currently no guidelines available for enhancement of resilience in professional nurses. This study aims to provide broad guidelines with specific strategies that may enhance resilience and psycho-social well-being ... -
Increasing coping and strengthening resilience in nurses providing mental health care: empirical qualitative research
Ramalisa, Rudor J.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P. (AOSIS, 2018)Background: Research on coping and resilience is on the rise. However, there is a paucity of information addressing strengths, assets, competence or resilience that enable nurses to remain committed and cope in their ... -
Interventions to promote psychiatric patients’ compliance to mental health treatment: a systematic review
Serobatse, Mosidi B.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P. (AOSIS, 2014)BACKGROUND: Non-compliance to treatment remains one of the greatest challenges in mental healthcare services, and how to improve this remains a problem. AIM: The aim of this study was to critically synthesise the best ... -
A model for the incorporation of the traditional healers into the national health care delivery system of South Africa System of South Africa
Greeff, Minrie; Koen, Magdalena Petronella; Pinkoane, Martha (African networks on ethnomedicines, 2012)In South Africa the patient uses both the traditional healers and biomedical personnel’s services out of need for the best healing therapy to fulfil his/ her health needs. Failure of one to yield the expected results leads ... -
Policy makers' perceptions and attitutdes regarding incorporation of traditional healers into the national health care delivery system
Greeff, Minrie; Koen, M.P.; Pinkoane, M.G. (Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), 2008) -
The prevalence of resilience in a group of professional nurses
Koen, Magdalena Petronella; Van Eeden, Chrizanne; Wissing, Maria Philipina (AOSIS, 2011)The literature and practice show that many professional nurses feel emotionally overloaded and are experiencing job dissatisfaction, which often results in them leaving the profession. Paradoxically, some nurses choose to ... -
Professional nurses' understanding of clinical judgement: a contextual inquiry
Van Graan, Anna C.; Williams, Martha J.S.; Koen, Magdalena P. (Elsevier, 2016)Higher cognitive skills are essential competencies for nurses joining the technologically and increasingly complex health care environment to provide safe and effective nursing care. Educators and clinical facilitators ... -
Professional nurses' understanding of clinical judgement: a contextual inquiry
Van Graan, Anna C.; Williams, Martha J.S.; Koen, Magdalena P. (Elsevier, 2016)Higher cognitive skills are essential competencies for nurses joining the technologically and increasingly complex health care environment to provide safe and effective nursing care. Educators and clinical facilitators ... -
The relationship between resilience and empowering leader behaviour of nurse managers in the mining healthcare sector
Tau, Babalwa; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Daleen; Ellis, Suria (AOSIS, 2018)Background: The South African mining healthcare sector faces injuries, illnesses including HIV and AIDS and high staff turnover rates. In this sector, nurse managers should create an optimal environment for providing ... -
The strengths of families in supporting mentally–ill family members
Mokgothu, Masego C.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P. (AOSIS, 2015)Background: Although families caring for a mentally-ill family member may experience challenges, some of these families may display strengths that help them to overcome difficulties and grow even stronger in ...