Publications by authors named "Ruth Tshabalala"
Article Synopsis
- - The study explored the clinical information sources used by doctors in four South African teaching hospitals, focusing on the provinces of Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, and Limpopo.
- - A survey of 221 doctors revealed that they primarily relied on their colleagues for information, rather than traditional sources like books, newspapers, or hospital computers, and rarely attended training workshops.
- - The findings suggest that teaching hospitals should enhance their information resources to support doctors in verifying the accuracy of information received from colleagues.
Introduction: In today's highly competitive environment, where changes happen at a rapid pace, organisations that stand a chance to survive are those that are proactive and easily adapt to changes. Hospitals are faced with various challenges including scrutiny from stakeholders. This study seeks to investigate learning strategies used by hospitals in one of South Africa's provinces to achieve the principle of a learning organisation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Information is a prerequisite for quality healthcare service. Health professionals play a key role in the health system as they jointly have the responsibility of looking after patients everyday. Failure to use evidence in medicine may lead to medical errors such as incorrect diagnosis and/or mismanagement.
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