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Evidence-based nursing practice in Botswana: issues, challenges, and globalization
(Cambridge University Press. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PHC, 2006-01-01)
This paper presents developments in evidence-based nursing practice in Botswana,
Africa. Issues pertaining to evidence-based practice in community health such as the
role of research, the digital divide between African ...
Unity among nurses: an evasive concept
(Nursing Forum.http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/nuf, 2007-01-01)
The purpose of this paper is to elucidate
contributing factors to the disunity in nursing,
and argue that if united nursing would be able to
achieve harmony, respect, and, above all,
recognition. Social and historical ...
What is in a name: the case of nursing
(Nursing Forum. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/nuf, 2005)
The purpose of this paper is to create a debate on
whether the name “nursing” has any influence on
how the nursing profession is perceived today by
other healthcare professionals and the general
public the nursing ...
Antiretroviral treatment roll-out in a resource-constrained setting: capitalizing on nursing resources in Botswana
(Bulletin of the World Health Organization. http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0042-9686, 2007)
Problem As programmes to deliver antiretroviral therapy (ART) are implemented in resource-constrained settings, the problem
becomes not how these programmes are going to be financed but who will be responsible for delivering ...
Quality of life and the concept of "Living Well" with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal of Nursing Scholarship. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jnu, 2005)
Purpose: To increase understanding of the meaning of quality of life for people living with
HIV/AIDS in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and
Swaziland.
Methods: Using a cross-sectional ...
Monitoring maternity mortality in Botswana
(Reproductive Health Matters. www.rhmjournal.org.uk, 2007)
This paper describes the maternity monitoring system in Botswana, developed in 1998,
and the main methods used: maternal death and morbidity reviews at service delivery level, analysis
by the National Maternal Mortality ...
The role of nurses in the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome policy process in Botswana
(International Council of Nurses. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/inr;jsessionid=81ud25de419e.alexandra, 2003)
In Botswana, there is dearth of literature on the role of nursing in health-care policy
and resource allocation and yet nurses constitute the majority (85%) of health
manpower. The health-care delivery system depends ...
Community mental health care in Botswana: approaches and opportunities
(International Council of Nurses. http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0020-8132, 2007-01-01)
Aim:
The purpose of this article is to provide an insight into the developmental trends in community mental health care in Botswana. Different approaches are discussed and the opportunities that have emanated from ...
Collaboration in higher education for nursing and midwifery in Africa (CHENMA)
(University of South Africa (Unisa Press)http://www.unisa.ac.za/, 2009)
Higher education in developing countries face a particular challenge; half of the world’s higher education students are found in developing countries, placing great strain on an already under funded system. Whilst the New ...
The symptom experience of people living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa
(Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704632/description#description, 2005)
HIV-related fatigue is a debilitating and disabling
symptom that persists for months and years. In 743
HIV/AIDS patients from Southern Africa, the authors
found ratings of HIV-related fatigue to be highly prevalent.
The ...