Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Chi Xi at-Large"
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Adapting nursing interventions to Africa: Challenges and opportunities
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: The World health Organization (WHO) stated that many low and middle income countries in Africa are now facing a double burden of diseases. Countries are currently dealing with ... -
Authentic Learning: A Concept Analysis
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016: Higher education is generally characterised by decontextualised and abstract teaching that do not engage learners in authentic learning. Failure to engage learner nurses in ... -
Challenges experienced by caregivers of family members with a mental illness in a rural community
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Monday, July 25, 2016: Purpose: In South Africa, as in countries such as the United Kingdom (Rugk'sa, Canvin, Sinclair, Sulman & Burns, 2014) and the United States of America (Harvey, Burns, ... -
A culture-congruent Male Circumcision Model for HIV infection prevention
The intention is that male circumcision services for HIV infection prevention should ultimately be viewed as being specific, compatible, and meaningful to clients. This process should involve adequate consultation and ... -
Developing a cultural competence assessment instrument for unit managers in public sector hospitals in Gauteng
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: South Africa is a culturally diverse nation composed of different nationalities and cultures. The management or lack thereof, of this cultural diversity ... -
Development of Interprofessional Healthcare Leadership Modules for Undergraduate Students
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Interprofessional education developed as a strategy to utilise interprofessional teamwork to meet the communities' needs while addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals. ... -
Do nurses' intrapersonal characteristics influence work performance and caring behaviors?
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: Quality and safety of patient care is non-negotiable in healthcare. international studies recognize the link between nurses' work performance and the educational ... -
Evaluation of "1FoCUS MODEL" of Clinical Facilitation for Nursing Students at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The aim of this project was to evaluate the impact of the One Focus Model of Clinical Facilitation implemented in 2015 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) in West ... -
Evaluation of compliance to the "5 Moments of Hand Hygiene" among nurses in Pretoria hospitals
The study was about establishing the baseline compliance on the 5 moments of hand hygiene. The results showed that nurses in the selected hospitals have inadequate compliance to this World Health Organization guideline. -
Health and well-being of the transnet-phelophepa healthcare train community in South Africa
The Transnet-Phelophepa HCT service providers work and live on the train. Health Care services are provided to rural communities in South Africa. 'Live my work' can result in specific environmental and psychological problems ... -
Implementation of evidence based alternative birth position in a hospital in Tshwane
Background: Evidence has shown that alternative birth positions including upright, kneeling, squatting and lateral positions, improves maternal and child outcomes (Gupta, et, 2017). However, despite clear evidence, midwives ... -
Implementing Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music to complement care provided in cancer homes
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: With a projected global increase in incidence of cancer the need for supportive cancer care is also on an increase. Nurses are tasked to care for the ... -
Indigenous Knowledge of Traditional Health Practitioners in the Management of Rigoni: A Grounded Theory Approach
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Infant mortality in developing countries is decreasing at a slow rate. World Health Organization and the United Nations are calling for reduction ... -
Integration of simulation into the nursing curriculum: What does it actually mean?
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: All authors of this study are Part of the National League for Nurses Simulation Leadership Program 2015, this poster is part of an ongoing project ... -
Knowledge of private hospital midwives on the use of the partogram
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Background: The partogram is a clinical practice guideline that is useful in early detection of complications during labour, but is still poorly completed. Midwives are failing ... -
Leadership development as a strategy to enhance inter-professional collaboration
Background: Leadership development of maternal and child health nurses and midwives through the Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy-Africa of Sigma Theta Tau International in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, ... -
Mentoring Needs of Novice Clinical Facilitators
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: The effectiveness of a clinical facilitator lies in how well learning outcomes are achieved in order to fulfil the practical component of a nursing student's studies ... -
A model to assist psychiatric nurse practitioners to facilitate self-empowerment of women living with BPD
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterised by a pervasive instability in emotions, interpersonal relationships and identity as well as a ... -
Nurse educator perceptions on learning for practice among BSN graduates in Malawi
Nurse educators perception on how their teaching efforts impact on students' learning outcomes is crucial in the twenty first century to ensure that they train graduates for competence and safety in practice. Thus, the ... -
Nurse physician disruptive behavior: A chief nurse in South Africa's perspective
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: The purpose of the study was to replicate the United States study on "Disruptive Behavior between physicians and nurses" and compare the findings to physicians and ...