Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Klopper, Hester C."
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A tale of two systems-Nurses practice environment, well being, perceived quality of care and patient safety in private and public hospitals in South Africa: a questionnaire survey
Coetzee, Siedine K.; Klopper, Hester C.; Ellis, Suria M.; Aiken, Linda H. (Elsevier, 2013)Objective: To examine the practice environment, nurse reported quality of care and patient safety, and nurse workforce outcomes in medical and surgical units in private and public hospitals in South Africa (SA), and determine ... -
What is the ideal ratio of categories of nurses for the South African public health system?
Uys, Leana R.; Klopper, Hester C. (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2013)