[1]
|
Craven, R.F. and Hirnle, C.J. (2013) Fundamentals of nursing, human health and function. 7th Edition, Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott and Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.
|
[2]
|
Lewis, S.L., Heikemper, M.M., Dirksen, S.R., O’Brien, P.G. and Bucher, L. (2007) Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. 7th Edition. Mosby Elsevier, St Louis.
|
[3]
|
Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi (2005) A regulatory body committed to the promotion and upholding of professional standards and protection of public health. Government Printers, Zomba.
|
[4]
|
Ministry of Health and Population (1999-2004) National health plan. Malawi Government Press, Lilongwe.
|
[5]
|
Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi (1995) Nurses and midwives act (act 16 of 1995). Government Printers, Zomba.
|
[6]
|
Kozier, B., Erb, G. and Blais, K. (2004) Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives. 7th Edition, New Jersey, Pearson Education, 265p.
|
[7]
|
Rayner, A., McLachlan, H., Forster, D., Peters L. and Yelland, J. (2010) A statewide review of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, Australia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 10, 26. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-10-26
|
[8]
|
Polit, D.F and Beck, C.T. (2008) Nursing research: Appraising evidence for nursing practice. 7th Edition, Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott and Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 566p.
|
[9]
|
Kovner, C. and Gergen, J. (1998) Nurse staffing levels and adverse events following surgery in US hospitals. Image: The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 30, 315-321.
doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.1998.tb01326.x
|
[10]
|
Hall, L., Doran, D. and Pink, G. (2004) The relationship between nurse staffing models and patient outcomes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/guide/literature/
|
[11]
|
Tzeng, H. and Ketefian, S. (2003) Demands for nursing competencies: An exploratory study in Taiwan’s hospital system. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12, 509-518.
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00738.x
|
[12]
|
Rodden, C. and Bell, M. (2002) Record keeping: Developing good practice. Nursing Standard, 17, 40-42.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12360739
|
[13]
|
Trenoweth, M.C. (2007) Succeeding in nursing and midwifery education. John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex.
|