The identification of continuing education needs for community rehabilitation workers in a rural health district in the Republic of South Africa

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
THERESA LORENZO
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health District ◽  
Community Rehabilitation ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
The Republic

Cardiac Nurses' Views of Continuing Professional Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Timmins
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Continuing Professional Education ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Local Initiatives ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

Background: There is little information available on cardiovascular nurses' attitudes to continuing professional education. Anecdotally many nurses profess that they require additional study days to keep updated in practice; however these are not always available at local level. This survey aimed to capture the views of cardiovascular nurses with regard to their continuing education needs. Aims: This research aimed to identify cardiovascular nurses' views on continuing professional education. Methods: A 26-item questionnaire collected data from 195 cardiovascular nurses in the Republic of Ireland. Response rate was 52% ( n = 102). Results: Most nurses had attended an educational event in the last 3–6 months and national conferences and local initiatives provided most of these latter services. Most respondents received both funding and study leave to attend. Nurses preferred method of keeping up-to-date was by means of conference and study days, journal use was also frequent. A high level of access to electronic resources was reported. Midweek was the preferred time for continuing education to occur. Conclusions: The findings reveal a positive attitude to continuing professional education. They also support the endeavours of national professional organisations, such as INCA and highlight the important role that these organisations play in the provision of ongoing education to cardiovascular nurses.

Postoperative analgesia following caesarean deliveries in a rural health district of South Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 217-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
M F Khan ◽  
O B Omole ◽  
G J O Marincowitz
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Health District

scholarly journals A Packaged Intervention to Improve Viral Load Monitoring within a Deeply Rural Health District of South Africa

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaysingh Brijkumar ◽  
Y. Zhao ◽  
J. Edwards ◽  
B. A. Johnson ◽  
P. Moodley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health District ◽  
Viral Load Monitoring ◽  
Load Monitoring

Time and Latitude in South Africa

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
J. Hers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Astronomical Observations ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Astronomical Determination ◽  
Limited Accuracy ◽  
Better Than

In South Africa the modern outlook towards time may be said to have started in 1948. Both the two major observatories, The Royal Observatory in Cape Town and the Union Observatory (now known as the Republic Observatory) in Johannesburg had, of course, been involved in the astronomical determination of time almost from their inception, and the Johannesburg Observatory has been responsible for the official time of South Africa since 1908. However the pendulum clocks then in use could not be relied on to provide an accuracy better than about 1/10 second, which was of the same order as that of the astronomical observations. It is doubtful if much use was made of even this limited accuracy outside the two observatories, and although there may – occasionally have been a demand for more accurate time, it was certainly not voiced.

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