Browsing Magister Curationis - MCur by Author "Daniels, Felicity"
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The adequacy of support for community service practitioners at health care facilities in two sub-structures in the Western Cape
Lagrimas-Botha, Maria (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 ... -
Bachelor of nursing students at a higher education institution in the Western Cape’s experience of preparation for and perceptions about their readiness for clinical placement in emergency
Sipamla, Nomahlubi (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Nurses are the frontline healthcare professionals in the emergency units, charged with providing ethical, safe and effective emergency care. They are required to have specific knowledge and skills about emergency care. ... -
Caregivers’ experiences with implementing asthma management guidelines for children who attend a hospital in the Western Cape
Van Rhyn, Gabieba (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 learning experiences of university male student nurses during their placement in a clinical setting
Buthelezi, Sibusiso (University of the Western Cape, 2014)An increasing number of males is entering the nursing profession. The researcher in his position as a clinical supervisor at the School of Nursing at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), through informal ward rounds ... -
Clinical supervisors’ perceptions regarding the factors that promote or inhibit nursing students’ skills transfer from the skills laboratory to the clinical practice environment
Heradien, Zenobia (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background: Nursing as a profession is based on firm knowledge, values, clinical skills and attitudes. In the current dynamic healthcare system nursing students are challenged to be insightful and have clinical reasoning ... -
The effect of a breastfeeding intervention program on the knowledge of pregnant women at the Bishop Lavis clinic.
Walker, Sonja Lynn (University of the Western Cape, 2001)Introduction: Breastfeeding is an important child survival strategy. Many mothers choose not to breastfeed their babies or do so for only a short duration, despite the undisputed physiological, social, psychological, ... -
Experiences of nurse educators at a college campus in the Western Cape regarding their transition to online teaching during the covid-19 pandemic
Petersen, Colette Amanda (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasised the importance of continuous education, which could only be accommodated by an online platform during the lockdown imposed on 15 March 2020 in South Africa. Like many other ... -
Factors that promote or inhibit students’ success to qualify for entrance to the South African Nursing Council R2175 final examination
Marepula, Nosiphiwo Olga (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 ... -
Health literacy knowledge and experience of bachelor nursing students at a university in the Western Cape
Mibei, Francesca Chepkemoi (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 ... -
An investigation into the knowledge and practice of undergraduate nursing students regarding universal precautions and their fear of occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
Van der Berg, Lindy Sheryldene (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Background: Health care workers, more specifically, nursing students are at increased risk of occupational injury and exposure to blood borne pathogens. Compliance with universal precautions (UP) will minimise risk or ... -
The knowledge, skills and attributes of facilitators of psychotherapeutic groups for children
Olckers, Patonia Geraldine (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Because children have different needs and function differently from adults, special training for leaders of children's groups is required. Child group psychotherapy is a unique treatment modality and it requires specific ... -
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
Musafiri, John James (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 ... -
Perceptions of clinical supervisors about their preparedness for clinical teaching at a university in the Western Cape
Hoffman, Margaret Ursula Marinda (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background: Clinical supervision or clinical accompaniment is considered an integral part of nursing education and is crucial for the development of nursing students’ clinical competence. In order to achieve this, clinical ... -
A phenomenological study of vicarious trauma experienced by caregivers working with children in a place of safety in the Western Cape
Booysen, Barbara Philidia Ruth (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this study was to investigate vicarious trauma experienced by caregivers working with children in residential care, who were victims of sexual abuse or assault. The objectives of the study were to determine the ... -
Predictors of academic performance and throughput among second-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape
Mthimunye, Katlego Dumisani Trevor (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Background: Institutions offering Bachelor of Nursing programmes worldwide are under increasing pressure to graduate larger numbers of students to meet the demands of the desired nurse workforce. High academic performance, ... -
Professional nurses’ experiences of their community service placement year at a secondary academic hospital in the Western Cape
Zaayman, Lizelle Sharon (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 ... -
Women’s perceptions of long-acting reversible contraceptives at a primary health care clinic in Cape Town, South Africa
Ranape, Judiac (University of Western Cape, 2020)Increasing numbers of unintended pregnancies are occurring due to contraceptive failure. Unsafe abortion remains one of the top five avoidable patient-related causes of maternal death in South Africa. There are much ...