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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, ...
A service learning pedagogy for an undergraduate bachelor of nursing curriculum
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Globally, healthcare curricula are being transformed to serve societal needs and strengthen the provision of healthcare services towards ensuring Primary Health Care. Community Engagement and its typology were deemed ...
Developing strategies to improve support for grandparents caring for aids orphans in the western cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Literature evidence on challenges facing the grandparents caring for AIDS orphaned children has shown inaccessibility to health care services, inability to afford basic needs, absence of social security provisions (with ...
Roots and constructs of incivility in professional nursing education: Refocusing solutions and actions
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Incivility is rudeness, disrespect, disregard for others or their opinions, and a
barrier to social interaction that could be associated with stress. The lack of regard for others
creates a disrespectful, conflicting, ...
Development of a safe conception training programme for healthcare workers in antiretroviral therapy units in the Volta region, Ghana
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Women living with HIV (WLHIV) desire to bear children. Safe conception (SC) education for informed decision-making to prevent peri-conception HIV infection is needed but not routinely available. Poor SC knowledge, attitude, ...
Development of a safe conception training programme for healthcare workers in antiretroviral therapy units in the Volta region, Ghana
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Women living with HIV (WLHIV) desire to bear children. Safe conception (SC) education for informed decision-making to prevent peri-conception HIV infection is needed but not routinely available. Poor SC knowledge, attitude, ...
Advisory framework to inform the development of a micro-curriculum for a new bachelor of nursing degree programme offered at a University of the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Curriculum review can ensure that nurses develop appropriate competencies to respond to market demand. Regular revision and updating of curricula are in line with recommendations of the WHO to scale-up health professionals' ...
Development of a training programme for professional nurses to promote the use of postpartum family planning in Epe local government area, Lagos state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is the initiation of family planning methods among
postpartum women, within 12 months after delivery. During this period, the women are a
vulnerable group of people with high unmet need ...
Development of a user centered mobile phone diabetes self-management intervention for people with type-2 diabetes in the ho municipality of Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Self-management remains a key goal for people living with Type-2 diabetes but globally has
been an ongoing challenge. The inefficiencies of traditional health education approaches to
diabetes care, concerns about the ...
A training programme for nurses on the management of preoperative anxiety and information needs of patients in Ashanti region, Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Studies reveal that preoperative information hastens recovery, reduces postoperative complications and improves patients’ satisfaction. It is expedient to explore the preoperative information needs of patients as assumptions ...