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Illegal substance use prevention programme for adolescent learners
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2016)
Illegal substance use among adolescent learners is a major global concern for government policy-makers, researchers and mental health care practitioners. The consequences of illegal substance use among adolescent learners ...
Die emosionele welstand van die verpleegkundige binne die multi-vaardighede-opset
(North-West University, 2008)
It is a well-known fact that nurses generally work in challenging circumstances. Within the South-African context, a developing country, factors such as shortages of staff, lack of training and crowded hospitals are common ...
Emotional experiences of professional nurses in a critical care unit of a private hospital in Gauteng : a casestudy
(North-West University, 2012)
The focus of this study was on the regulation and management of emotions among professional nurses in a critical care unit in a private hospital in Gauteng. The aim of this project is to explore and describe the level of ...
Exploring community–based interventions for mentally ill patients to improve quality of care
(North-West University, 2013)
Mentally ill patients need to be treated with dignity and their basic human rights must be respected. Community-based interventions are commonly used in many areas after deinstitutionalisation of mentally ill patients. ...
The effectiveness of sensory stimulation therapy to strengthen the well–being of operating room nurses
(North-West University, 2012)
Highly skilled nurses amongst the OR team, are needed in the operating room (OR) to ensure optimal patient safety. Shortages in experienced OR nurses and a stressful working environment prove to have a negative influence ...
Exploring the basic elements required for an effective educator–student relationship in nursing education
(2014)
An effective educator-student relationship is a key factor to ensure a positive learning climate where learning can take place. Educators must work together to build caring relationships with students, provide support to ...
Strengths of families to limit relapse in mentally ill family members
(2014)
Studies have indicated that relapse is noted as a major problem facing mental health services both nationally and internationally whereby family members caring for mental health care users experience a serious burden. ...
Exploring resilience in nurses caring for older persons
(2014)
Background: A shortage of nurses is experienced in aged care as these nurses experience adverse working conditions. Resilience might empower these nurses to survive, thrive and even flourish. A paucity of research exists ...
Moral distress in South African professional nurses : instrument development
(2014)
Nurses experience stress, fear and anger while they are trying to reconcile their ideals/ goals about health care with its inadequacies and abuses (Jameton, 1984:5), while at the same time trying to stay true to their ...
Nursing process : perceptions and experiences of nurses in a district public hospital in Lesotho
(2014)
Background: The nursing process is a widely accepted method and has been suggested as a scientific method to guide procedures and qualify nursing care. More recently, the process has been defined as a systematic and dynamic ...