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A survey of nurses' knowledge of sleep and its role in patient recovery in a hospital context

Abstract

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The aim of this study was to determine professional nurses’ knowledge of sleep and the role of sleep in patient recovery, among 83 professional nurses in a private hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The nurses in this study were mainly found to have a limited knowledge of sleep and the role of sleep in patient recovery in a hospital context.

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Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Division of Nursing and Midwifery
Year dc:date.issued
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Pinna, Marisa Paola Maria
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Mayers, Pat

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Language dc:language.iso
eng

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11330
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11330

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Pinna, Marisa Paola Maria. A survey of nurses' knowledge of sleep and its role in patient recovery in a hospital context. Division of Nursing and Midwifery, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11330