Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "11089016 - Klopper, Hester Catharina"
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Clinical nursing and midwifery research priorities in eastern and southern African countries
Sun, Carolyn; Dohrn, Jennifer; Klopper, Hester Catharina; Malata, Address; Omoni, Grace; Larson, Elaine (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)Background: Because of the profound shortage of nurse and midwifery researchers in many African countries, identification of clinical nursing and midwifery research is of highest priority for the region to improve health ... -
Clinical nursing and midwifery research: grey literature in African countries
Sun, C.; Klopper, H.; Dohrn, J.; Omoni, G.; Malata, A. (Wiley, 2016)Aim This study reviewed grey literature to assess clinical nursing and midwifery research conducted in southern and eastern African countries over the past decade. Background The shortage of published nursing research ... -
Compassion fatigue within nursing practice: A concept analysis
Klopper, Hester Catharina; Coetzee, Knobloch Siedine (Blackwell, 2010) -
Creating positive practice environments in a primary health care setting
Rabie, Tinda; Klopper, Hester C.; Coetzee, Siedine K. (Wiley, 2017)Aim The aim of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of nurse managers, nurses, and a physician in the community health centre with the most positive practice environment in a province of South ... -
Educational background of nurses and their perceptions of the quality and safety of patient care
Swart, Reece P.; Pretorius, Ronel; Klopper, Hester (AOSIS, 2015)Background: International health systems research confirms the critical role that nurses play in ensuring the delivery of high quality patient care and subsequent patient safety. It is therefore important that the education ... -
'Global health' and 'global nursing': proposed definitions from The Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing
Wilson, Lynda; Klopper, Hester; Mendes, Isabel Amelia Costa; Catrambone, Cathy; Al-Maaitah, Rowaida (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)Aims To propose definitions of global health and global nursing that reflect the new paradigm that integrates domestic and international health. Background Increased globalization has led to expanded awareness of the ... -
Guidelines to facilitate self–care among older persons in South Africa
Rabie, Tinda; Klopper, Hester C. (AOSIS, 2015)Background: The number of older persons is growing at an alarming rate, yet the South African healthcare sector is not giving this issue the required attention. Moreover, the healthcare sector serves four-fifths of the ... -
Integrative literature review defining evidence-based neurodevelopmental supportive care of the preterm infant
Lubbe, Welma; Van der Walt, Christa S.J.; Klopper, Hester C.; Lubbe, Welma; Van der Walt, Christa S.J.; Klopper, Hester C. (Lippincot, Williams & Wilkins, 2012)Neurodevelopmental supportive care (NDSC) is a well-researched topic and extensive evidence is available on its benefits in terms of the outcome for preterm infants. The programs, strategies, and individual elements of ... -
Leadership, job satisfaction and intention to leave among registered nurses in the North West and Free State provinces of South Africa
Sojane, Jeremia S.; Klopper, Hester C.; Coetzee, Siedine K. (AOSIS, 2016)Background: The nurse leadership of a hospital is identified as the single most important aspect of the practice environment that impacts nurse outcomes. When nurses are satisfied with their ... -
Medication administration errors and related deviations from safe practice: an observational study
Blignaut, Alwiena J.; Coetzee, Siedine K.; Klopper, Hester C.; Ellis, Suria M. (Wiley, 2017)Aims and objectives To determine the incidence of medication administration errors, medication administration-related deviations from safe practice as well as factors associated with these errors in medical and surgical ... -
A Model for incorporating specialist nurse education into a University context. Part 1: Methodological perspectives
Bruce, J C; Klopper, Hester Catharina (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010) -
The nature of community health care centre practice environments in a province in South Africa
Rabie, Tinda; Coetzee, Siedine; Klopper, Hester C. (Unisa Press, 2016)The practice environment plays an important role in nursing. Currently, limited information seems to exist on the nature of practice environments within the primary health care (PHC) context of the public health care sector ... -
Non-nursing tasks, nursing tasks left undone and job satisfaction among professional nurses in South African hospitals
Bekker, Monique; Knobloch Coetzee, Siedine; Klopper, Hester C.; Ellis, Suria M. (Wiley, 2015)Aim:To investigate the relationship between non-nursing tasks (NNTs), nursing tasks left undone (NTLU) and job satisfaction among professional nurses (PNs) in South Africa (SA). Background: This study adds to the international ... -
Nurse qualifications and perceptions of patient safety and quality of care in South Africa
Blignaut, Alwiena J.; Coetzee, Siedine K.; Klopper, Hester C. (Wiley, 2014)A plethora of research links professional nurses’ qualifications to patient outcomes. Also, research has shown that reports by nurses on the quality of care correspond with process or outcome measures of quality in a ... -
Older persons experiences of loneliness: A South African perspective
Klopper, Hester Catharina; Roos, Vera (Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2010) -
Positive practice environments in critical care units in South Africa
Pretorius, R.; Klopper, H.C. (Wiley Online Library, 2012)Background: The demanding nature of the critical care unit (CCU) presents a challenge to many nursing professionals and carries the risk of a high turnover rate. The critical care nurse (CCN) is responsible for caring for ... -
Practice environment, job satisfaction and burnout of critical care nurses in South Africa
Klopper, Hester C.; Coetzee, Siedine K.; Pretorius, Ronel; Bester, Petra (Wiley, 2012)Aim To describe the practice environment, job satisfaction and burnout of critical-care nurses (CCNs) in South Africa (SA) and the relationship between these variables. Background CCNs are more sensitive to job satisfaction ... -
The qualitative research proposal
Klopper, Hester (Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), 2008) -
Relation of socio-economic status to the independent application of self-care in older persons of South Africa
Rabie, Tinda; Klopper, Hester C.; Watson, Martha J. (Elsevier, 2016)Background Many older persons in South Africa (SA) are affected by a poor socio-economic status, leading to an increase in the use of the public healthcare sector. However, the public healthcare sector is burdened by high ... -
A systematic review of counselling for HIV testing of pregnant women
Minnie, Karina S.; Klopper, Hester C.; Van der Walt, S.J.C. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)Background: Evidence-based strategies have made it possible to limit mother-to-child transmission of the HI-virus to a large extent and enable HIV-positive women to stay healthy for longer, provided their HIV status is ...