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Caregivers’ experiences with implementing asthma management guidelines for children who attend a hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Asthma education aims to reduce exacerbations by helping the patient or the caregivers to recognize early warning signs and act accordingly. However, a number of studies have indicated that childhood asthma morbidity is ...
Clinical supervisors’ experience of supervising nursing students from a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Nursing students’ clinical abilities are highly dependent on the quality of the clinical experience obtained, while placed in the clinical environment. The clinical environment has key role players, which include the ...
The role of family functioning in the decision-making styles of adolescents in the Overberg area
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Adolescence has been regarded as a particularly important stage for the continued development of young adults as they start to make their own life’s decisions and engage in a variety of activities that will ...
The development of a street-food vending model that offers healthy foods for sale
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Street foods (SF) contribute significantly to the nutritional intake of adults and children in developing countries. They are inexpensive and a major source of income for a vast multitude. A major concern is ...
A formative implementation evaluation of a Social Auxiliary Worker training programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
A theory-based evaluation has been conducted with an improvement-orientated purpose on the Social Auxiliary Worker (SAW) Training Programme for an accredited provider to improve and continue to implement their own SAW ...
An analysis of the implementation of the National Sport and Recreation Plan in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
It is widely accepted that sport has the potential to serve as a tool for development as well as a catalyst for social and personal change. The National Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) has recognized the role ...
Perceptions of Bachelor of Nursing students at a university in the Western Cape about clinical learning opportunities and competence regarding the administration of oral medication
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Medication errors can result in harm and death, for which nurses are legally liable. The administration of medication by nurses can be improved through education and training to avoid medication errors in future. The study ...
The development of guidelines for social workers involved in early childhood development within the Department of Social Development
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Social workers employed by the Department of Social Development in South Africa are tasked with the provision of a broad spectrum of social services and may specialise in fields, such as welfare planning, which involves ...
Social support and participation restrictions in patients living with stroke in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Cerebro-vascular accidents or stroke remain a leading cause of death worldwide accounting for 5.5 million deaths, leaving individuals disabled in many aspects of functioning. The International Classification of Functioning, ...
Exploration and determination of the process of care of stroke in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Zambia is undergoing epidemiological changes from communicable diseases to NCDs as a result of demographic transition and hence Stroke is an emerging NCD in the country. The process of care of stroke in Zambia as country ...