"Nurses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.
| Descriptor ID |
D009726
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.650 N02.360.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Nurses- Nurses
- Nurse
- Personnel, Nursing
- Nursing Personnel
Registered Nurses- Registered Nurses
- Nurse, Registered
- Nurses, Registered
- Registered Nurse
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nurses" by people in Profiles.
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Nurses' perspectives on user-friendly self-sampling interventions for diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections among young women in eThekwini district municipality: a nominal group technique. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jan 18; 24(1):106.
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Factors influencing the information behaviour of doctors and nurses in South Africa's Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Northern Cape provinces: a survey study protocol. BMJ Open. 2022 12 13; 12(12):e061449.
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Factors associated with COVID-19 infections and mortality in Africa: a cross-sectional study using publicly available data. BMJ Open. 2020 11 11; 10(11):e042750.
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Paradox of HIV stigma in an integrated chronic disease care in rural South Africa: Viewpoints of service users and providers. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0236270.
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Knowledge gaps among South African healthcare providers regarding the prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal disease. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0205157.
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Qualitative assessment of facilitators and barriers to HIV programme implementation by community health workers in Mopani district, South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0203081.
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Nurses' Knowledge of Tuberculosis, HIV, and Integrated HIV/TB Care Policies in Rural Western Cape, South Africa. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2018 Nov - Dec; 29(6):876-886.
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Testing a counselling intervention in antenatal care for women experiencing partner violence: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 11 05; 16(1):630.
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Healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices towards medical male circumcision and their understandings of its partial efficacy in HIV prevention: Qualitative research in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Int J Nurs Stud. 2016 Jan; 53:182-9.
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How Nurses in Johannesburg Address Intimate Partner Violence in Female Patients: Understanding IPV Responses in Low- and Middle-Income Country Health Systems. J Interpers Violence. 2017 06; 32(11):1591-1619.