Browsing Magister Curationis - MCur by Subject "Intellectual disability"
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Care workers’ experience of stress and social support in caring for residents with intellectual disability at a selected residential facility in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Caring for people with intellectual disability is stressful as they have a reduced ability to cope independently. The stress may be exacerbated by the challenging behaviours intellectually disabled people display and by ... -
Investigating attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation competency of nurses at a hospital for intellectually disabled people in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a core emergency skill in which all nurses need to be proficient to save the lives of patients. It is important for nurses working in psychiatric hospitals to administer CPR correctly ... -
Investigating the self-reported reasons for absenteeism of nurses working in a facility for intellectually disabled persons in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Background: Absenteeism is a worldwide problem in health care facilities. Absenteeism results in low standard of care and in the dissatisfaction of clients as routine care activities tend to be disrupted due to the shortage ...