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Exploring the resilience of generation Y professional nurses in a private hospital group in Gauteng, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The nursing shortage is a huge concern in the healthcare sector both worldwide and in South Africa. This shortage of nurses can have an impact on the quality of patient outcomes in the healthcare sector. The current nursing ...
Coping experiences of partners of professional nurses venting traumatic information
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Professional nurses who are employed in trauma units face many stressors in their work place. Yet they all cope with the stress in different ways. One of the methods that professional nurses use is to vent traumatic ...
The relationship between resilience, self–regulation and the academic performance of learners living in townships under adverse circumstances
(North-West University, 2012)
In South African townships today many adolescents are faced with adverse circumstances which they have to cope with. Many risks occur when adolescents are faced with adversity. Research has shown that adversity is an ...
A preventative program for young adolescent boys to build resiliency as a life skill
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2013)
In this study the term resilience in relevance to adolescents is explored in depth with the aim to suggest a preventative programme for social workers working with young adolescent boys within the child and youth care ...
The relationship between resilience and empowering leader behaviour of nurse managers in the mining health care centre
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
The mining healthcare sector is faced with many challenges, including high levels of occupational injury and illness, high levels of non-occupational diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases) and high staff turnover. Given ...
Resilient black South African girls in contexts of adversity : a participatory visual study
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)
Resilience refers to a process involving positive outcomes in the face of exposure to
significant adversity. The Social Ecology of Resilience Theory outlines four principles
that guide how resilience processes are ...
Towards a deeper understanding of resilience: Resilient South African township-dwelling adolescents’ understanding of positive adjustment to hardship
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)
The purpose of this study was to understand what youths living in townships experience as risks, and how they cope constructively with these difficulties. As a teacher working with township-dwelling youths, I was interested ...
Understanding streetism from the street children's perspective : a qualitative approach
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)
Streetism is a worldwide phenomenon. A number of studies have been
conducted on streetism and street children yet little is known about the views of
street children on streetism. Studies that focused on streetism explored ...
Private companies and community collaboration : towards building community resilience in Diepsloot
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
This study explored ways in which private companies and community collaboration can be capitalised and directed towards building resilience in communities. Limited research, indicating how private companies can collaborate ...
Resilience among nurses working at the Klerksdorp/Tshepong hospital in the North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Background: The primary reason for nurses to enter this profession is because of their
caring nature. Pressure, work load, having to juggle multiple roles and staff shortages;
however, make them vulnerable to emotional ...