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Development of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for midwives dealing with maternal death cases in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Globally, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) has become the most effective workplace programme used to assist employees in the identification and resolution of performance and behavioural related problems. Employees, ... -
The development of an implementation framework for service-learning in the undergraduate nursing programme in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)In this doctoral thesis, I explored how the national guidelines for higher education to institutionalise service-learning as a particular type of community engagement were implemented in South African higher education ... -
Development of an intervention strategy to provide emotional support for nurses caring for violent patients in acute wards in psychiatric hospitals in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Globally, workplace violence in healthcare is a major public concern, especially in the nursing profession. Nurses have higher risk of experiencing workplace violence they spend more time with patients. The violence has ... -
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 ... -
The development of palliative care protocols for the emergency and oncology nurses in the government hospitals of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background: Palliative care is specialised health care to support people living with a terminal illness, and their families. Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering, to help people to live as well as possible ... -
The effect of a breastfeeding intervention program on the knowledge of pregnant women at the Bishop Lavis clinic.
(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, ... -
An empowerment programme for women on breast self-examination towards the prevention of breast cancer in Iddo Local Government, Oyo State, South-west Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Cancer is a major public health concern in both developed and developing countries; it accounts for 13% of all deaths globally, of which 70% occur in middle- and low-income countries. In Nigeria, over 10 000 cancer deaths ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the regional collaboration on the common teaching platform for undergraduate nursing in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy necessitated transformation within all sectors to ensure their appropriateness for the new democratic era. In line with the national transformation agenda and the ... -
Experiences of advanced psychiatric nurses on their practice in an Occupational Specific Dispensation hospital setting
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)In South Africa, the Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) for professional nurses provides a structure for training and career progression in the Public Health Sector. It necessitates the urgency for professional ... -
Experiences of advanced psychiatric nurses on their practice in an occupational specific dispensation hospital setting
(2013)In South Africa, the Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) for professional nurses provides a structure for training and career progression in the Public Health Sector. It necessitates the urgency for professional nurses ... -
Experiences of advanced psychiatric nursing graduates involved in a service-learning project at a higher educational institution in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The re-engineering of the healthcare landscape requires Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) to employ teaching and learning approaches that would produce graduates, who could respond to the transformative initiatives ... -
The experiences of clinical supervisors interacting with undergraduate nursing students in a remote online clinical learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic at a university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: In the year 2020 the skills laboratory methodology for a Baccalaureate undergraduate nursing programme had to precipitously adjust to remote online clinical learning, because of the immediate closure of higher ... -
Experiences of community service practitioners who are deployed at a rural health facility in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2013)South Africa has a general shortage of most categories of health professionals, which include nurses, doctors, dentists and pharmacists. However, the problem is exacerbated by the fact that most of these professionals ... -
The experiences of final year student nurses of a higher education institution in the Western Cape regarding their preparedness for psychiatric clinical placement
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)In South Africa, mental health nursing forms part of the basic (pre-registration) education of Professional Nurses, in order to equip them for employment as general nurses in the comprehensive health services of the country. ... -
Experiences of first-year University of the Western Cape nursing students during first clinical placement in hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)In nursing education the clinical component comprises an important part of the students’ training. Clinical teaching and learning happens in simulated as well as real world settings. First–year students spend the first ... -
Experiences of first-year University of the Western cape nursing students during first clinical placement in hospital
(2010)In nursing education the clinical component comprises an important part of the students’ training. Clinical teaching and learning happens in simulated as well as real world settings. First–year students spend the first ... -
The experiences of mothers living with HIV of the PMTCT programme in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The pandemic of HIV is the most severe health challenge affecting children across the world and it is estimated that more than 90% of all HIV infections in children result from Mother to Child Transmissions (MTCT). The ... -
Experiences of nurse educators at a college campus in the Western Cape regarding their transition to online teaching during the covid-19 pandemic
(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 ... -
Experiences of nurses caring for mental health care users in an acute admission unit at a psychiatric hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The provision of mental health care, treatment and rehabilitation of the acutely ill mental health care users (MHCUS) poses a major challenge to the nurses working in acute units. Nurses spend long hours ensuring that ... -
Experiences of nurses caring for youth victims of violence at a community health centre in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The introduction of primary health care in South Africa in 1994 marks a new beginning for the majority of the marginalised population in South Africa during the apartheid era. This introduction has improved access to health ...