Leadership in Health Services Management provides all healthcare professionals with the information necessary to lead with commitment and strive towards a clear vision of health for all. It guides readers through crucially important issues such as vision, strategic thinking, confidence, negotiation and knowledge management in health services. Now in its third edition, this book has been updated to contain original research on the topic of self-leadership, a theme that is interwoven throughout the text. In addition, there is a focus on the application of leadership theories for postgraduate readers studying for a Master's certificate in nursing management or tutored Master's degree according to the new guidelines of the SAQA qualifications for postgraduate studies. In all new South African curricula and programmes, the research component has been prioritised and therefore this edition features a chapter on research proposals. Recommended for: Nursing students undertaking the diploma or degree course. Post-basic /Honours students.

The Basic Guide to Criminal Procedure explains the law of criminal procedure in understandable language and with reference to the rights in the Constitution of South Africa.

Useful discussions of relevant cases are included throughout the book. The important forms used in criminal procedure are also provided as annexures at the back of the book.

Contents Include:
1. Basic concepts in criminal procedure
2. The pre-trial phase
3. The plea phase
4. The trial phase
5. The sentencing phase
6. The post-trial phase
7. Annexures (forms)
- Written notice to appear in court
- Age estimation of child
- Warrant of arrest
- Guilty statement in terms of s 112(2)
- Plea and sentence agreement
- Not-guilty statement in terms of s 115(2)
- Bail receipt
- Application for leave to appeal
8. Glossary of Latin terms

Key Features: Clear language is used which aids in explaining technical terminology and concepts. Fully worked examples are provided within each section. Self-evaluation questions with answers are included in each section for immediate practice and feedback. The answers to the self-evaluation questions appear at the end of each chapter. The process of constructing a house is used as a golden thread throughout the book, acting as an example, and demonstrating the practical application of civil engineering materials. A methodology is used that is suitable for both contact and distance education.

Nursing, by its very nature, involves all the processes of life from birth to death. In response to new consumer needs and demands, health care services are moving more and more into the home, into the community and into alternative settings. A basic knowledge of psychology, communication skills and culture, as well as coping skills, have become vital to render holistic care to the individual, the family and society. 21st Century psychology for nurses: an introduction provides the necessary skills to understand, educate and support patients and clients through painful and unpleasant health situations. 21st Century psychology for nurses introduces six important perspectives in psychology which influence how people respond to their circumstances: behavioural, psychoanalytic, humanistic, neurobiological, cognitive and sociocultural. Each chapter focuses on a different health aspect and includes key terms, interim summaries and critical thinking questions. 21st Century psychology for nurses is aimed at student nurses and caregivers, as well as educators, and was compiled after intensive market research at all the nursing colleges in South Africa. Andrea van Vuren has a BA(Nursing) from the University of Pretoria and postgraduate diplomas in midwifery, nursing education and community nursing science. After becoming a nursing educator, she specialised in the fields of sociology and psychology. She has over 35 years of nursing experience, and has done intensive research on HIV and AIDS and its psychosocial impact on the patient/client, family and community.

Marketing 7e guides the reader on how to analyse the market environment, how to make informed marketing decisions, and how to position and differentiate a product or brand. There is a thorough discussion on the marketing mix, culminating in creating a strategic marketing plan. The textbook includes pedagogical features such as case studies, strategy readers, technology boxes, key concepts sections and detailed chapter summaries. This introductory level textbook is for undergraduate students studying towards a BCom or BA qualification in departments of management, marketing or business management at universities. It is also suitable for students who are studying a national diploma in marketing at universities of technology.

Features

• New chapter on digital marketing
• Greater focus on product differentiation
• Streamlined chapter on marketing communications and implementing the marketing mix
• Updated table of contents which sees the textbook culminate in a chapter focused on the strategic marketing plan

Learn how to program with C++ using today's definitive choice for your first programming language experience -- C++ PROGRAMMING: PROGRAM DESIGN INCLUDING DATA STRUCTURES, 8E. D.S. Malik's time-tested, student-centered methodology incorporates a strong focus on problem-solving with full-code examples that vividly demonstrate the hows and whys of applying programming concepts and utilizing C++ to work through a problem. Thoroughly updated end-of-chapter exercises, more than 20 extensive new programming exercises, and numerous new examples drawn from Dr. Malik's experience further strengthen your understanding of problem solving and program design in this new edition. You review the important features of C++ 14 Standard with timely discussions that ensure this edition equips you to succeed in your CS1 course and beyond.

Business Management: Back to Basics, aims at enabling students to learn relevant skills and competencies to become critical thinkers, problem solvers and effective and efficient business managers during prosperous and challenging times.

These competencies are achieved through students’ ability to interpret and apply the managerial tasks within the functional areas of management in an efficient and effective manner.

In this regard, practical activities based on real business scenarios facilitate students’ critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

If you are wanting insight into the vibrant field of educational psychology in South Africa at the present moment, this is the book for you. Researchers and practitioners from sixteen South African universities have collaborated to provide succinct, thoughtful and contextually relevant insights into the dynamics encountered in educational psychology today. Educational psychology as a science is explored within a variety of environments and connected to the dynamic profession of being an educational psychologist. The text presents South African examples, which are deeply rooted in the South African context, and presents nuanced understandings of the complexities of educational Psychology as a developing field.

Clinical Gynaecology was first published in 1993. This exciting, updated fifth edition provides a comprehensive review of the filed of gynaecology. Not only has the content been thoroughly reviewed, but the format has also been expanded to include eight new chapters and a Quick-Reference Guide.

This Quick Reference Guide is a valuable resource as it summarises salient points of the chapters and is also available as a free eBook download.

Clinical Gynaecology covers the full spectrum of gynaecological information, making this publication applicable internationally, and invaluable not only for the general practitioner but also the practising gynaecologist.

Gain a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts and applications behind operations and supply chain management with the reader-friendly approach in Collier/Evans' popular OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, 2E. The authors present detailed, solved problems throughout this edition to illustrate key formulas and computations as you learn to complete both manual and digital calculations using Excel spreadsheet templates and other Excel models for optimization and simulation. Even more review questions, cases, experiential activities, problems and exercises as well as feature boxes teach you how to work with the latest operations management (OM) and supply chain management (SCM) concepts and tools. New content examines process analysis and resource utilization, analytics in OM, capacity measurement, applications of linear optimization and other critical OM and SCM topics. You can further your understanding with interactive digital resources and new algorithmic exercises within MindTap's complete learning applications.

In the developed world, which is a mature market, many businesses are finding that opportunities for growth have declined. As a result, they are seeking growth opportunities in developing economies. Africa is an emerging market, with some countries outpacing developed nations in economic growth. It has the fastest–growing population and an exploding middle class with more disposable income. The continent is open for business and has become an investment destination of choice.

Marketing in Africa covers the key aspects of marketing in non–traditional markets and explains important marketing concepts. The book is about understanding the lucrative African markets, including informal markets, and how to market to them.

Marketing in Africa is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate Marketing students, and students in other programmes such as Business Management, Supply Chain Management and Human Resources.

Assurance, risk and governance: An international perspective provides a comprehensive reference for students of assurance practices and practitioners.

The book explains the technical functioning of assurance processes at an advanced level using a principles-based approach aligned with International Standards on Auditing.

This is complemented by a review of the leading academic research to provide readers with an easy-to-understand overview of the latest developments in external audit and related assurance services.

Research Methodology: Business and Management Contexts is a book for business and management students required to take a course in research methodology at an undergraduate level. The title provides a practical guide to research with examples that are relevant to South Africa and includes steps on how to write a conclusion and make recommendations.

The advent of globalisation has increased complexity for organisations, extending supply chains across large geographical areas, making them longer and more difficult to manage than ever before. Megatrends such as global economic shifts, increased consumer awareness, the rise in information technology, global pandemic outbreaks and climate change highlight a range of new challenges facing business. Strategic Logistics Management takes a systematic approach to managing the entire flow of materials, information, services and finance from raw material suppliers through manufacturing and warehousing, to the end user.

Strategic Logistics Management covers the operational and strategic aspects of all the components of business logistics from a supply chain management perspective. It focuses on the integration of all business processes that add value to the customer. Terminology is clearly explained, and the main points are illustrated with practical examples.

Contents include the following:

• Customer service
• Demand and order management
• The supply management process
• Inventory management
• Transport management
• Warehouse management
• Reverse logistics
• Contract logistics
• Global dimensions of logistics
• Supply chain risk management and resilience
• City logistics
• Humanitarian logistics

Strategic logistics Management is aimed at undergraduate students and graduate programmes in the field of supply chain management.

The new fifth edition of Principles of Business Information Systems features new cases, new questions and assignments and the latest technologies, whilst retaining its comprehensive coverage of Information Systems issues.

It also boasts a wealth of real-world examples from a broad range of countries and updated coverage of IT and technological issues, making it perfect for courses that prepare students for the modern corporate world.

This book provides candidate attorneys with the practical information that they need when starting articles.

The information in this guide bridges the gap between the university environment, where the emphasis is on theoretical knowledge, and the candidate attorney’s new working environment, where the emphasis is on the practical, hands-on application of this knowledge and learning fast! It covers the candidate attorney’s relationship with his or her principal, with counsel and clients, registering and ceding articles, issuing, serving and filing, the courts, how to prepare for applications and actions, being admitted as an attorney, ethics and etiquette.

Features and Benefits

• A practical handbook intended for the new candidate attorney covering everything from working with principals, counsel and clients, to etiquette, actions and applications
• Plain language approach

Foundations of Business Management in South Africa helps students build the solid foundation they need to succeed in today's competitive business world, in a South African context. Up-to-date coverage presents forms of business ownership, management tasks and organisation, human resources management, operations, purchasing and supply, marketing, social media and e-business, information systems, and financial management.

Students study how the business environment and the economy affect both individuals and business, ethics and social responsibility, small business and entrepreneurship, and the global environment. In addition, new cutting-edge topics examine the impact of social media on business, international business, green and socially responsible business, sustainability and diversity.Foundations of Business Management in South Africa helps students build the solid foundation they need to succeed in today's competitive business world, in a South African context. Up-to-date coverage presents forms of business ownership, management tasks and organisation, human resources management, operations, purchasing and supply, marketing, social media and e-business, information systems, and financial management. Students study how the business environment and the economy affect both individuals and business, ethics and social responsibility, small business and entrepreneurship, and the global environment.

In addition, new cutting-edge topics examine the impact of social media on business, international business, green and socially responsible business, sustainability and diversity.

Corporate Finance: A South African Perspective explains financial management concepts and practice in an accessible and concise way, while supporting students with plenty of practice examples and illustrations of real-life applications.

The book is aimed at second- and third-year students of financial management who are enrolled in general B.Com degrees or B.Bus.Sci degrees, as well as third- and fourth-year students of financial management at universities of technology. It will also be of value to MBA and postgraduate diploma students taking courses in finance.

New to this edition:

•    Opening and closing case studies and other application examples have been updated with the latest developments or replaced with brand-new case studies and examples.
•    The graded end-of-chapter questions comprising multiple choice questions and longer questions have been revised, and new questions have been added
•    There is a greater focus on the ramifications of risk within the post-pandemic environment.
•    Chapter 1 Introduction to financial management outlines the changes envisioned by the King V Code on Corporate Governance for South Africa.
•    Chapter 2 Financial statements has been updated with the recent changes in Accounting Standards, including IFRS 18 Presentation and disclosure in financial statements.
•     Chapter 3 Ratio analysis includes a section on how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming financial statement analysis.
•    Data and statistics in worked examples and in the text have been updated throughout the book where applicable.

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Measurement
Chapter 1: Introduction to financial management
Chapter 2: Financial statements
Chapter 3: Ratio analysis
Part 2: Investment decisions
Chapter 4: The time value of money
Chapter 5: Investment appraisal methods
Chapter 6: Estimating relevant cash flows
Chapter 7: Appraising investment risk
Chapter 8: Bond valuation and interest rates
Chapter 9: Share valuation
Part 3: Financing decisions
Chapter 10: Risk and return
Chapter 11: Cost of capital
Chapter 12: Sources of finance and capital structure
Part 4: Dividends
Chapter 13: Distribution policy
Part 5: Working-capital management
Chapter 14: Working-capital management    

Auditing Fundamentals in a South African Context: Graded Questions, Fourth Edition, presents a comprehensive collection of auditing questions designed to support effective learning and application across the undergraduate auditing curriculum. The material is structured to provide practice material at a range of cognitive levels, from foundational understanding to advanced integration of knowledge.

This fourth edition includes new and updated questions, with expanded coverage of contemporary topics such as risk assessment and internal controls in computerised environments. A helpful guidance feature throughout the text supports students in developing independent competency in applying auditing principles.

Designed to complement the structure and pedagogical approach of the companion textbook, Auditing Fundamentals in a South African Context, this question book functions both as an ideal companion volume and as a stand-alone resource for practice and revision.

New to this edition:

Auditing Fundamentals in a South African Context: Graded Questions, Fourth Edition includes new question material for practice and application of theory. This material includes new questions relating to IT auditing, ethics, governance, and other areas of the curriculum

Table of Contents:

Part A The context within which the external auditor operates
Chapter 1: Introduction.
Chapter 2: . Ethics.
Chapter 3: Legal responsibilities of the auditor.
Part B The auditee’s responsibility for financial information
Chapter 4: Basic concepts of governance and internal control.
Chapter 5: Introduction to risks and internal controls in a computerised environment.
Chapter 6: Revenue and receipts cycle.
Chapter 7: Purchases and payments cycle.
Chapter 8: Inventory and production cycle.
Chapter 9: Human resources cycle.
Chapter 10: Investment and financing cycle.
Part C The external audit process
Chapter 11: Overview of the audit process.
Chapter 12: Pre-engagement and planning activities.
Chapter 13: Audit procedures: Essential concepts.
Chapter 14: Audit procedures: Specific considerations.
Chapter 15: Completion of the audit. Chapter 16: The independent review.

Now in its third edition, Pharmacology in Clinical Practice has been updated to ensure it remains up-to-date and relevant.

Particular care has been taken to simplify and clarify difficult concepts by explaining the links between pharmacology and physiology by providing definitions of new concepts, and using plain language for ease of understanding. Fundamental concepts, such as pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, are well covered in a matter that is accessible and clear. Individual chapters cover the various systems of the body.

Updates include:

• A colour plate to illustrate the links between pharmacology and physiology
• Additional information on side-effects, contra-indications and patient education for groups of drugs
• A guide on how to access this information, to assist with exam preparation and nursing practice
• An updated chapter on nursing management of drug preparations and treatment
• An updated chapter on clinical applications
• A chapter on the legal framework for dispensing and prescribing.

Community psychology is an applied branch of psychology that strives to promote the health and wellbeing of people in various contexts. This discipline is of particular relevance in South Africa, where excellent infrastructure and meaningful pockets of wealth coexist with extremely poor communities experiencing specific social and psychological issues. Community psychology in South Africa presents the depth and width of the field of Community psychology in its quest to eradicate psychosocial problems and empower people through community development. This book considers the theoretical foundations of the field and how these theories can be applied to understanding psychosocial problems within the multicultural South African context. Psychosocial problems discussed in the book include the following: Health promotion; Mental health; HIV/AIDS; Substance abuse; Poverty; Crime and violence; Violence towards women and children; Interracial relationships. This second edition has been updated to include recent developments, especially regarding cultural awareness. Community psychology in South Africa is aimed at experienced psychologists, professionals dealing with community development and the wellbeing of individuals and communities, as well as students of social sciences.

Life Orientation in the Senior and Further Education and Training phases (called Life Skills in the Intermediate Phase) is a compulsory school subject. The purpose of this subject is to empower learners to achieve their full physical, intellectual, personal, emotional and social potential. Life Orientation for South African teachers will guide educators in helping their learners to become fully functional individuals and responsible citizens of a democratic society, able to cope with life and all the challenges it presents.

Life Orientation for South African teachers is a comprehensive textbook on the subject of Life Orientation, providing educators with in-depth knowledge as well as teaching skills to deal with the wide variety of themes within the subject. Besides the theoretical foundation, there are case studies, reflective questions and activity boxes to assist with practical application of the topics covered in each chapter.

Contents include the following:

• The health promotion model
• Self-care for teachers
• The role of the school-based support team
• South African perspectives on lay counselling
• The impact of Covid-19
• Emotional intelligence
• Gender-based violence
• Developments in religion and worldviews

Life orientation for South African teachers is aimed at pre-service teachers as well as those already in service in South African schools.

Business Accounting and Finance, sixth edition, offers an accessible, concise introduction to management and financial accounting for first-year year business students and those taking non-business degrees.

With a wide variety of real-life examples of well-known brands such as Amazon, Samsung and Bosch, the author introduces relevant issues for accounting such as ethics and corporate governance.

Packed with practical guidance including business scenarios and exercises, this resource will help students develop the skills they need in today's workplace.

Sociology will always remain a dynamic and living science due to its roots in the study of the human condition with reference to human action and interaction. Nursing sociology aims to understand society and how individuals function within it, within the health sector and specifically within the current nursing scenario, in order to provide holistic patient care. Nursing sociology is written from a multicultural perspective, reflecting on South Africa's diversity and explaining complex sociological ideas in a way that is easy to follow. In this 6th edition, substantial attention has been given to aspects of socialisation, social interaction, structure and relationships, social stratification, group dynamics, institutions, organisations and social problems encountered in nursing practice. Pertinent examples of the manifestation of sociology in the nursing profession and its practice as currently experienced in South Africa are also included. Activities allow students to debate issues arising from sociology in the nursing context in group format in order to promote creative thinking and comprehension. Nursing sociology provides students with a clear, easy-to-understand sociological text specifically oriented towards nursing, that emphasises specific aspects and creativity within the nursing environment.