Perceptions of registered nurses regarding implementation of clinical practice guidelines in intensive care units in public hospitals
- Nondywana, Precious Nosindiso
- Authors: Nondywana, Precious Nosindiso
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Intensive care nursing -- South Africa , Intensive care units Nurses -- South Africa -- Attitudes Hospitals -- Employees
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCur
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/33464 , vital:32876
- Description: An intensive care unit (ICU) is a specialised section of the hospital that provides comprehensive and continuous care for people who are critically ill and can be admitted for more individualised and intense monitoring. The decision-making process in the intensive care unit requires clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to assist practitioners’ and patients’ decisions about the appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances. The major benefit of CPGs is to improve the quality of care received by patients and has a potential to reduce morbidity and mortality. Although CPGs are popular for health care decision making by health care providers, there is a general lack of implementation in the nursing sphere. The aim of this study therefore, was to explore and describe the perceptions of registered nurses with regard to the implementation of CPGs in intensive care units in public hospitals and to make recommendations for the implementation thereof. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was conducted. The research population were registered nurses who are employed in intensive care units in three public hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth. Purposive sampling was utilised. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data and Tesch’s steps of data analysis were used. An independent coder analysed the raw data. Themes were identified and grouped together to form new categories. The researcher ensured the trustworthiness of the study by adhering to Lincoln and Guba’s model of trustworthiness, which consists of the following four constructs, namely: credibility, transferability, dependability and conformability. The researcher ensured that the study was conducted in an ethical manner by adhering to ethical principles such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, confidentiality and justice.
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- Date Issued: 2018
- Authors: Nondywana, Precious Nosindiso
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Intensive care nursing -- South Africa , Intensive care units Nurses -- South Africa -- Attitudes Hospitals -- Employees
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCur
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/33464 , vital:32876
- Description: An intensive care unit (ICU) is a specialised section of the hospital that provides comprehensive and continuous care for people who are critically ill and can be admitted for more individualised and intense monitoring. The decision-making process in the intensive care unit requires clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to assist practitioners’ and patients’ decisions about the appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances. The major benefit of CPGs is to improve the quality of care received by patients and has a potential to reduce morbidity and mortality. Although CPGs are popular for health care decision making by health care providers, there is a general lack of implementation in the nursing sphere. The aim of this study therefore, was to explore and describe the perceptions of registered nurses with regard to the implementation of CPGs in intensive care units in public hospitals and to make recommendations for the implementation thereof. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was conducted. The research population were registered nurses who are employed in intensive care units in three public hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth. Purposive sampling was utilised. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data and Tesch’s steps of data analysis were used. An independent coder analysed the raw data. Themes were identified and grouped together to form new categories. The researcher ensured the trustworthiness of the study by adhering to Lincoln and Guba’s model of trustworthiness, which consists of the following four constructs, namely: credibility, transferability, dependability and conformability. The researcher ensured that the study was conducted in an ethical manner by adhering to ethical principles such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, confidentiality and justice.
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- Date Issued: 2018
Challenges facing SMME's in the film industry in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Authors: Ncoyo, Nosiphiwo
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Small business -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality , Motion picture industry -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8945 , vital:26445
- Description: The Film Industry is regarded as a vital part of the South African economy. One of the advantages of this sector is the potential to create jobs. This has been evidenced over the years by direct jobs created for people in the entire film value chain. The Film industry has also generated many more jobs indirectly and sectors such as transport, catering and hospitality benefited enormously. The NFVF (2010) 10 years review of the Film and Video industry states that the South African government has identified the film industry as one of the catalytic vehicles for job creation and economic growth. Given the importance of the contribution of the Film Industry to job creation and economic development, there is a demand for SMMEs in this sector to be supported by Government. Not until recently the support given to Filmmakers was biased to Gauteng, Cape Town and Kwa-Zulu Natal as a result film makers would go to these Provinces for opportunities. This study has examined the challenges faced by SMMEs in the film industry in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in acquiring Government support and to seek ways of addressing the challenges. There has been limited research undertaken on the support given to SMMEs in film particularly the Eastern Cape Province. After a comprehensive literature review was undertaken on SMMEs, the following variables were identified as conceivably affecting growth and development of SMMEs in the film industry: Enabling Legal and regulatory environment; Financial support; Technological support; Managerial support. This study followed a quantitative research method. A measuring instrument in the form of a questionnaire was compiled from secondary sources of literature. The respondents were identified through convenience sampling technique. The sample comprised of 35 out of 50 SMMEs in film. The empirical results showed that all of the variables, enabling legal and regulatory environment, financial support, technological support and managerial support had a relationship with growth and development of SMMEs in film.
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- Date Issued: 2014
- Authors: Ncoyo, Nosiphiwo
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Small business -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality , Motion picture industry -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8945 , vital:26445
- Description: The Film Industry is regarded as a vital part of the South African economy. One of the advantages of this sector is the potential to create jobs. This has been evidenced over the years by direct jobs created for people in the entire film value chain. The Film industry has also generated many more jobs indirectly and sectors such as transport, catering and hospitality benefited enormously. The NFVF (2010) 10 years review of the Film and Video industry states that the South African government has identified the film industry as one of the catalytic vehicles for job creation and economic growth. Given the importance of the contribution of the Film Industry to job creation and economic development, there is a demand for SMMEs in this sector to be supported by Government. Not until recently the support given to Filmmakers was biased to Gauteng, Cape Town and Kwa-Zulu Natal as a result film makers would go to these Provinces for opportunities. This study has examined the challenges faced by SMMEs in the film industry in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in acquiring Government support and to seek ways of addressing the challenges. There has been limited research undertaken on the support given to SMMEs in film particularly the Eastern Cape Province. After a comprehensive literature review was undertaken on SMMEs, the following variables were identified as conceivably affecting growth and development of SMMEs in the film industry: Enabling Legal and regulatory environment; Financial support; Technological support; Managerial support. This study followed a quantitative research method. A measuring instrument in the form of a questionnaire was compiled from secondary sources of literature. The respondents were identified through convenience sampling technique. The sample comprised of 35 out of 50 SMMEs in film. The empirical results showed that all of the variables, enabling legal and regulatory environment, financial support, technological support and managerial support had a relationship with growth and development of SMMEs in film.
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- Date Issued: 2014
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