Browsing by Subject "Hospital"
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Assessment of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in a South African private hospital group
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Background: Prophylactic venous thromboembolism (VTE) strategies have the greatest impact on patient outcomes. Both global and local guidelines support VTE prophylaxis for hospitalized patients. However, studies have ... -
A comparative study on pharmacist job satisfaction in the private and public hospitals of the North–West Province
(North-West University, 2010)Pharmacists experience high levels of stress at work, especially from factors intrinsic to their jobs and management roles. In South Africa, the public sector is confronted with situational difficulties such as a shortage ... -
Focus group discussions of registered nurses’ perceptions of challenges in the medication administration process
(Wiley, 2018)Medication administration (MA) holds a great threat to patient safety, as MA errors remain a global problem. Nurses are key role players in the MA process and can give valuable information from the grassroots level. The ... -
Investigating the acceptance of a culture of continuous improvement in the public health sector
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Investigating the acceptance of the culture of continuous improvement at the public health sector have a direct link to the quality of the service that the hospital offers and the customer experience. Continuous improvements ... -
Is guideline-driven prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism common practice in the South African private hospital setting?
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: Prophylactic venous thromboembolism (VTE) strategies have the greatest impact on patient outcomes. Both global and local guidelines support VTE prophylaxis for hospitalised patients. However, studies have ... -
Managing socio-institutional enclosure: a grounded theory of caregivers' attentiveness in hospital care
(Elsevier, 2016)Purpose: Caregivers' attentiveness is vital for healthcare quality, yet existing research lacks a specific definition and neglects its different forms and aspects. Methods: This paper presents a qualitative, grounded theory ... -
The components of attentiveness in Oncology Care
(Nova Southeastern University, 2016)This article presents the first findings of a qualitative empirical study of caregivers' attentiveness in hospital oncology care. It takes a care ethical perspective, in which attentiveness is considered an indispensable ...