Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "20417519 - Pretorius, Ronel"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor as a prognostic marker of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a black population
Botha, Shani; Fourie, Carla M.T.; Schutte, Rudolph; Eugen-Olsen, Jesper; Pretorius, Ronel; Schutte, Aletta E. (Elsevier, 2015)Background: Elevated inflammatory markers such as C–reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin–6 (IL–6) are wellknown risk factors for cardiovascular mortality. The less familiar marker, soluble urokinase plasminogen activator ... -
The relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and knowledge of cardiovascular disease in African men in the North–West Province
Burger, Adele; Pretorius, Ronel; Fourie, Carla M.T.; Schutte, Aletta E. (Elsevier, 2016)Background: South Africa has an established high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly amongst urban African communities. However, it was unknown whether African men's CVD knowledge was associated with ...