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Factors associated with the psychological response of nurses’ victims of inpatients violence in a psychiatric facility for adults with intellectual disability In Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background and Research Problem: It is well-known that nurses around the world are exposed to various forms of violence at their workplaces. In psychiatric facilities, many of these incidents are perpetrated by patients ... -
Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral treatment in the Queenstown region Eastern Cape (South Africa)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)BACKGROUND: Failure to adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has negative consequences not only for patients themselves, but for health systems. Strict adherence to ART therapy together with modified life style will result ... -
Factors influencing first year nursing students' career choice at a University in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The nursing profession is the backbone of the healthcare system glob-ally. However, due to the ongoing shortage of nurses there is a growing demand for nurses across the world. This demand puts pressure on the continued ... -
Factors influencing first year nursing students’ career choice at a University in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The nursing profession is the backbone of the healthcare system glob-ally. However, due to the ongoing shortage of nurses there is a growing demand for nurses across the world. This demand puts pressure on the continued ... -
The factors influencing job satisfaction of nurses working in a Provincial Psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Much evidence exists that nurses are leaving the public health sector for the private sector, or leaving the country to seek better working conditions and higher salaries. Studies conducted on the job satisfaction of nurses ... -
Factors influencing nursing students’ persistence at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: Persistence of undergraduate nursing students at institutions of higher learning is mainly hampered by high attrition rates. High attrition rates are a global problem, attributed to a myriad of challenges that ... -
Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: In 2009, approximately 130 000 children in Southern Africa under the age of 15 were newly infected with HIV, with vertical transmission being the most common cause of HIV infection. HIV positive mothers are ... -
Factors that motivate students to succeed at a nursing college in the Western Cape
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)The role of nursing education is to strengthen and develop human values and feelings in nursing students, aiming to make them intellectuals, as well as skilled persons. The nurse educator and nursing institutions are ... -
Factors that promote or inhibit students’ success to qualify for entrance to the South African Nursing Council R2175 final examination
(University of Western Cape, 2013)Introduction: The enrolled nurse is an important category of nurse in the health team. Regulation 2175 is the course leading to enrolment as a nurse, according to the South African Nursing Council, in terms of the Nursing ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Guidelines for clinical research nurses about their self-leadership role in nursing practice at nursing units in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Clinical research nurses are at the frontline of clinical research. They act as nurse leaders in the area of patient-orientated research. This leadership role requires that they work independently with limited support from ... -
Guidelines for facilitators to implement the skills laboratory method at an undergraduate institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The clinical Skills Laboratory Method (SLM) is currently utilised at some universities in South Africa. This is an innovative clinical teaching and learning strategy that allows learner nurses to set their own goals and ... -
Guidelines for nurse managers to promote the competence levels of professional nurses in utilising the electronic system for staffing of agency nurses, in public hospitals in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2018)In 2011, a structured electronic system for the staffing of agency nurses was implemented in the Western Cape as part of the Nursing Information Management System (NIMS). This electronic system was developed to ensure a ... -
Handwashing compliance among nurses and midwives caring for newborn babies in Rwamagana health facilities, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Infections (including healthcare-associated infections) are one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, yet these deaths could be prevented by cost-effective interventions. Handwashing (HW) is crucial ... -
Health literacy knowledge and experience of bachelor nursing students at a university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Background: Health literacy is defined as the degree to which an individual has the capacity of obtaining, processing, and understanding basic health information and services needed for one to make appropriate decisions ... -
HIV managers’ perceptions and experiences regarding implementing HIV policies at primary health care facilities in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The implementation of policy involves translating the goals and objectives of a policy into action. One major problem involved with implementing HIV policy within the Western Cape, South Africa is that there is a lack of ... -
An inquiry into the feasibility of integration of the advanced midwifery and neonatology clinical nurse specialist in the district health system: the Zambian experience
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Research has shown that there is a problem in the delivery of quality care in maternal and child health services in Zambia. The 1996 Zambia demographic and health survey estimated maternal mortality rate as high as 649 per ... -
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 ...