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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of student nurses regarding oral health at a university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Oral health is one of the most important factors in the general well-being of individuals
and their quality of life. Nurses are important role players in health promotion and
student nurses have a significant role in ...
Student nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding cervical cancer screening
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally, cervical cancer has been identified as a public health concern due to the degree, and extensive distribution in low-resource communities. In 2018 approximately 570 000 cases of cervical cancer and 311 000 deaths ...
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
(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. ...
Nurses attitudes towards stimulation activities for persons with intellectual disability at a psychiatric hospital within the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally, stimulation activities yield positive outcomes for persons with intellectual disability (ID), in terms of behavioural and cognitive changes. Intellectual disability is characterised by significant changes in ...
Experiences of simulated patients in a clinical skills laboratory in a school of nursing at a university in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nursing simulations using simulated patients have proven effective in creating realistic opportunities to enhance the students’ clinical competence within a safe learning environment. This safe learning environment potentially ...
An investigations into patients perceptions of contributing factors toward their aggressive and violent behavior after admission to a mental health Facility"
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Aggressive and violent behaviour in inpatient mental health facilities is found world-wide and is a frequent and serious clinical and nursing care problem (Duxbury,
2002:325). Despite the importance of international ...
Perceptions and experiences of women regarding postnatal care in Ndola-Zambia
(UWC, 2002)
Postnatal care has remained fundamentally unchanged for a long time and has been subject to very little research. Despite the importance of the postnatal period, women's experience of postnatal care has not received great ...
Pharmacological evaluation of Leonotis Leonurus for antiepilectic activity
(UWC, 2001)
The present study investigated the anticonvulsant properties of the aqueous extract of Leonotis leonurus (L.) R. BR. of the family, Lamiaceae and the possible mechanism of the antiepileptic activity of this plant. A ...
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 ...
A systematic review evaluating the effects of bilateral tubal ligation on menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea (post-tubal ligation syndrome).
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
A systematic review evaluating the effects of bilateral tubal ligation on menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea (post-tubal ligation syndrome). The complaints about the tubal sterilization surgery leading to post-tubal ligation ...