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Development of neonatal nursing care clinical competency-based assessment tool for Nurse-midwife technicians in CHAM nursing colleges, Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Literature has shown that Malawi is experiencing a shortage of qualified healthcare providers, with the greatest burden on maternal and neonatal health. The majority of health service providers are Nurse-Midwife Technicians ...
Developing a model for integration of core competencies related to HIV and AIDS into undergraduate nursing curriculum at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The HIV epidemic is in its third decade, and there is still neither a cure nor an effective vaccine in sight. Although the number of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths has decreased since the early 2000s, the number ...
Development of a framework for health care professionals to lead youth victims of violence towards wellness in the Genadendal community of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The Wellness Leadership White Paper states that leadership is needed in a supportive environment with the purpose of guiding clients to lasting wellness. Wellness can be defined as an active process that enables an individual ...
Development of a mindfulness-based unit management training programme for professional nurses in Ondo State, Nigeria
(2021)
Professional nurses constitute the highest number of health manpower all over the world. The
nature of their work make them prone to physical and emotional trauma which sometimes affect
the care they render. Therefore, ...
The development of a model of emotional support for undergraduate nursing students working in mental health care settings
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
The mental health care environment is a stressful environment because of the
environment, perceived unpreparedness of students and the emotional demands
placed on the students which are inherent in the nature of the work. ...
Developing a framework for a district-based information management system for mental health care in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
A review of the literature has shown that there is a lack of mental health information on
which to base planning of mental health services and decisions concerning programme
development for mental health services. Several ...
Facilitating care: The experiences of informal carers during the transition of elderly dependants from hospital to home- a grounded theory study
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Major changes have occurred in South Africa over the past twelve years. The delivery of health care changed significantly. Community Health Centres (CHCs) became the main service delivery sites within districts. Due to ...
Development of a patient-centred in-service training programme for midwives to increase client satisfaction with child-birth care in Kumasi, Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Background: Satisfaction with the care mothers receive during child-birth is known to have a very strong influence on their future use of facility-based care during child-birth. Women and children continue to die from ...
Analysis of the implementation of an antiretroviral treatment programme in KwaZulu- Natal province
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The rapid expansion of the ART programme in South Africa has placed an additional
service demand on an already stretched public health infrastructure. The main aim of this
study was therefore to analyse the implementation ...
Acceptance and commitment therapy in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV program among pregnant women living with HIV in South Western States of Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The objective of this study was to determine if introducing acceptance and
commitment therapy in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT)
program using weekly mobile phone messages would result in ...