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The development of a nursing assessment instrument for the mentally handicapped individual

Willem J Fourie, Lily van Rhyn, Marlene J Viljoen
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 4, No 3 | a370 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v4i3.370 | © 1998 Willem J Fourie, Lily van Rhyn, Marlene J Viljoen | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 29 November 1998 | Published: 28 October 1999

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Willem J Fourie, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Lily van Rhyn, University of the Orange Free State, South Africa
Marlene J Viljoen, University of the Orange Free State, South Africa

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Abstract

Because mental handicap is a lifelong condition, mentally handicapped individuals and their families experience unique needs and problems, which require sound assessment by the nurse to enable her to intervene effectively.

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Vanwee die feit dat geestesgestremdheid 'n lewenslange toestand is, ervaar geestesgestremde persone en hul families unieke behoeftes en probleme wat deeglike beraming deur verpleegkundiges vereis, ten einde effektiewe ingn'ping te verseker.

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