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The adequacy of support for community service practitioners at health care facilities in two sub-structures in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Introduction: Community service Practitioner's (CSPs), Regulation 425 graduates are placed for a period of 12 months in the public sector designated health facilities where they may encounter possible challenges. The study ...
Intimate partner violence among undergraduate student nurses at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Intimate partner violence (IPV), a form of gender-based violence (GBV), has become one of the emerging serious public health issues. It affects all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and religious groups. Internationally, IPV ...
The relationship between leadership styles of clinical facilitators and maturity levels of learner nurses in the clinical learning environment of Western Cape hospitals
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Clinical facilitators act as leaders who influence the learning of learner nurses. As leaders, they are involved in the provision of guidance and accompaniment of learners in the clinical learning environment. Learning ...
First year learner nurses‘ perceptions on self-directed learning during clinical activities in the skills laboratory
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Self-directed learning (SDL) has become a focus in the past years due to the increase in the
complexity and changes in the nursing profession development. Employing SDL
methodologies has been advantageous to the learner ...
Experiences of advanced psychiatric nurses on their practice in an Occupational Specific Dispensation hospital setting
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
In South Africa, the Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) for professional nurses provides
a structure for training and career progression in the Public Health Sector. It necessitates the
urgency for professional ...
Experiences of nurses who care for patients with severe/profound intellectual disabilities at a level 3 Psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The study explores the experiences of nurses who care for severe/profound intellectual disabled
patients at Level 3 Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Town.
People with severe intellectual disabilities require constant care ...
Professional nurses’ experiences of their community service placement year at a secondary academic hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Community service has been an inevitable part of most health professionals’ lives
since it began in 1998. In 2004 the Health Minister in South Africa announced that community service will be extended to include nurses ...
Guidelines for clinical facilitators to support student nurses in a simulation laboratory at a college of nursing in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The main benefit of simulation in nursing education is the ability to teach clinical skills in a
non-threatening, safe environment where mistakes can be rectified without harm to any
patient. Therefore, it is clinical ...
Lived experiences of nurses caring for adolescents with mental health problems in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape Province
(2013)
Mental health care for adolescents is currently provided in a range of settings world-wide. These include the pediatrics units, general hospitals and specialized in-patient units for adolescents. However, care in these ...
The experiences of spouses living with clinically depressed partners
(2008)
This study explored the lived experience of spouses living with depressed partners. A qualitative phenomenological, exploratory study design was used to explore the lived experience of the spouses, identifying the coping ...