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Best practice guidelines for professional nurses to provide self-management support to adults with tuberculosis-human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: A scoping review by Tornu, Eric, Jordan, Portia, McCaul, Michael

“…Background Adults with tuberculosis-human immunodeficiency virus coinfection require professional nurses’ support to manage their illness, treatment and its…”
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Commentary: Exploring nurses’ experiences of value congruence and the perceived relationship with wellbeing and patient care and safety: a qualitative study by Jordan, Portia J

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Nurses' experiences of self-management support for adults with tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection by Tornu, Eric, Jordan, Portia J, McCaul, Michael

“…Professional nurses provide self-management support to adults (18 years and older) living with tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…”
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An Integrative Literature Review of Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators by Breytenbach, Cecile, Ten Ham-Baloyi, Wilma, Jordan, Portia J

“…The aim of the study was to explore and describe the best available literature on evidence-based teaching strategies that can be used by nurse educators…”
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Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance in the African region: A scoping review protocol by Iwu-Jaja, Chinwe Juliana, Jaca, Anelisa, Jaja, Ishmael Festus, Jordan, Portia, Bhengu, Phelele, Iwu, Chidozie Declan, Okeibunor, Joseph, Karamagi, Humphrey, Tumusiime, Prosper, Fuller, Walter, Yahaya, Ali Ahmed, Wiysonge, Charles, Gahimbare, Laetitia

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a significant threat to global health and food security, typically associated with high morbidity and mortality…”
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A comprehensive literature review of guidelines facilitating transition of newly graduated nurses to professional nurses by van Rooyen, Dalena R.M., Jordan, Portia J., ten Ham-Baloyi, Wilma, Caka, Ernestina M.

“…Literature shows that successful transition of newly graduate nurses to professional nurses is imperative but does not always take place, resulting in…”
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Experiences of patients living with HIV and AIDS on antiretroviral therapy in Accra, Ghana by Agyeman-Yeboah, Joana, Ricks, Esmeralda J, Williams, Margaret, Jordan, Portia J

“… The human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV and AIDS) pandemic has greatly affected Africa, particularly Ghana. The pandemic…”
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Improving the availability of vaccines in primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: is the time right for a system redesign process? by Iwu-Jaja, Chinwe Juliana, Jordan, Portia, Ngcobo, Ntombenhle, Jaca, Anelisa, Iwu, Chidozie Declan, Mulenga, Modest, Wiysonge, Charles

“…An uninterrupted supply of vaccines at different supply chain levels is a basic component of a functional immunization programme and care service. There can be…”
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Systematic review as a research method in post-graduate nursing education by ten Ham-Baloyi, Wilma, Jordan, Portia

“…In South Africa, there appears to be poor understanding about using a systematic review as an acceptable research method in post-graduate nursing education…”
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Nurses' Knowledge on Sepsis Related to Mechanical Ventilation: An Intervention Study by HLUNGWANE, Emmanuel Zamokwakhe, TEN HAM-BALOYI, Wilma, JORDAN, Portia, OAMEN, Benedict Raphael

“…Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. South African adult public critical care units experience incidences of sepsis on…”
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Development of a training programme for professional nurses in South Africa – An educational response to the COVID‐19 pandemic by Jordan, Portia, Iwu‐Jaja, Chinwe, Mokoka, Elizabeth, Kearns, Irene, Oamen, Benedict, de Lange, Santel, Schutte, Loraine, Naidoo, Vasanthrie

“…Aim This paper describes the development of the training programme for South African professional nurses on how to manage critically ill COVID‐19 patients in…”
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Strategies for the implementation of best practice guidelines in operating theatres: An integrative literature review by Owolabi, Olukemi O, Jordan, Portia J, Williams, Margaret, Ten Ham-Baloyi, Wilma

“…Best practice guidelines (BPGs) exist for operating theatre (OT), but strategies to implement them are lacking. To address the gap, an integrative review was…”
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Student outcomes of an international learning collaborative to develop patient safety and quality competencies in nursing by Sanford, Julie, Argenbright, Christine, Sherwood, Gwen, Jordan, Portia J, Jiménez-Herrera, Maria F, Bengtsson, Mariette, Moriyama, Michiko, Peng Lui, Lee, McDonald, Maria

“…Background Patient harm is a global crisis fueling negative outcomes for patients around the world. Working together in an international learning collaborative…”
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Clinical evolution, management and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a research protocol by Allwood, Brian W, Koegelenberg, Coenraad FN, Irusen, Elvis, Lalla, Usha, Davids, Razeen, Chothia, Yazied, Davids, Ryan, Prozesky, Hans, Taljaard, Jantjie, Parker, Arifa, Decloedt, Eric, Jordan, Portia, Lahri, Sa'ad, Moosa, Rafique, Schrueder, Neshaad, Du Toit, Riette, Viljoen, Abraham, English, Rene, Ayele, Birhanu, Nyasulu, Peter

“…IntroductionThe outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19, declared a global pandemic by the WHO, is a novel infection with a high rate of morbidity…”
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Nurses' views of patient- and family-centered care and its practices in peri-operative contexts in hospitals in Northern Ghana by Adugbire, Bernard Atinyagrika, Jordan, Portia Janine, Cornelle, Young

“…The purpose of the study was to explore the views of nurses on the concept of patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) and its practices in a peri-operative…”
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Perceptions of patient-centred care at public hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay by Jardien-Baboo, Sihaam, van Rooyen, Dalena, Ricks, Esmeralda, Jordan, Portia

“…In South Africa, the quality of health care is directly related to the concept of patient-centred care and the enactment of the Batho Pele Principles and the…”
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Cochrane corner: personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19 in healthcare staff by Iwu, Chinwe Juliana, Jordan, Portia, Jaca, Anelisa, Iwu, Chidozie Declan, Schutte, Lorraine, Wiysonge, Charles Shey

“…As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to increase in Africa, healthcare workers (HCWs) have a high risk of being infected and the risks may be…”
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Endotracheal tube cuff pressure management in adult critical care units by Jordan, Portia, Van Rooyen, Dalena, Venter, Danie

“…Background. The monitoring of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressure in intubated patients is important in preventing complications related to cuff over- and…”
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An Integrative Literature Review of the Factors That Contribute to Professional Nurses and Midwives Making Sound Clinical Decisions by Ham, Wilma, Ricks, Esmeralda J., Rooyen, Dalena, Jordan, Portia J.

“…Purpose To identify available literature concerning the factors that contribute to nurses and midwives making sound clinical decisions. Method This is an…”
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Systematic review as a research method in postgraduate nursing education by Ten Ham-Baloyi, Wilma, Jordan, Portia

“…In South Africa, there appears to be poor understanding about using a systematic review as an acceptable research method in post-graduate nursing education…”
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