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Student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) at a University in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a formative and summative assessment method used in several health science disciplines. The primary focus of this research study was to explore and describe the ... -
Student nurse-educators’ at a nursing school in the Western Cape, perceptions of teacher identity from a personal knowledge perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Teacher identity is regarded as an important disposition when it comes to training would-be teachers, irrespective of the field of study. It is during the teaching practice experience that student nurse-educators transit ... -
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 ... -
Student nurses’ perceptions of written feedback after assessment at a University in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Background: Written feedback from lecturers to their students, in higher education institutions, plays an important role in improving students’ performance. However, students’ perceptions of written feedback on assessments ... -
The support of professional nurses to youth victims of physical violence at a community health centre in the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The Western Cape Province of South Africa has the worst multifactorial crime problem in the country. It has the fastest growing crime rate in many crime categories, such as rape and gun related incidents. The youth in the ... -
The support of students by lecturers in the Nursing Foundation Programme at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Due to the inadequate schooling system and the under-preparedness of learners in South African High Schools, Higher Education Institutions are faced with learners who do not meet the minimum criteria for acceptance into ... -
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 ... -
A systematic review of best practices in the acute management of postpartum haemorrhage in primary maternity care settings
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the most preventable causes of maternal death, yet it still ranks as one of the main conditions responsible for maternal mortality. PPH occurs at a stage when a mother is ... -
A systematic review of post-breast cancer lymphoedema and its treatment with natural medicine
(2009)In this minithesis a systematic review of all of the available contemporary literature on post-breast cancer lymphoedema was undertaken. The purpose of this systematic review was to search for, collate, synthesize and ... -
A systematic review on maternal and neonatal outcomes of ingested herbal and homeopathic remedies used during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Herbal and homeopathic compounds have been used to aid in childbearing and pregnancy for centuries. Much of this information is anecdotal and lacks scientific support, making it difficult to evaluate safety and efficacy. ... -
The communication challenges between nurses and patients in an urban emergency centre in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)BACKGROUND: The perceptions of the communication, between patients and nurses in an urban emergency centre of a district hospital, were explored to identify the challenges. PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to explore ... -
The perceptions, attitudes and health seeking behaviour of nursing students at a university in the Western Cape regarding influenza
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)According to Brown (2010), influenza kills and hospitalises thousands of people every year, about thirty-five thousand and two hundred thousand respectively. Some studies have shown that one of the major reasons that ... -
The support of nurse managers to midwives in implementing HIV testing and counselling within protocol at an antenatal clinic in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Midwives are expected to encourage pregnant women to undertake, continue and adhere to the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) program.It should be a norm that ... -
Training implementation evaluation of the updated 2019 integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) guideline using the CIPP model
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy, launched in the 1990’s by the World Health Organization and the United Nation’s Children Fund uses a clinical guideline to promote evidence-based assessment and ... -
Undergraduate midwifery students’ perceived readiness to conduct fetal surveillance at a University in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Fetal surveillance (FS) helps midwives to predict the well-being of the fetus during labour and its relationship with uterine contractions as labour progresses. Incorrect use of surveillance apparatus and wrong interpretation ... -
Undergraduate nurses' experience of the family health assessment as a learning opportunity
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of undergraduate community health nursing students at the University of the Western Cape who conducted a family health assessment learning task in communities ... -
Undergraduate nursing students' lived experiences with preceptors during their clinical placement at a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Due to the large student-supervisor ratio, a school of nursing at an university in the Western Cape, developed specific preceptorship training for professional nurses working in e.g. psychiatric hospitals. This aimed at ... -
Undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices toward HIV and AIDS in a higher education institution
(University of Western Cape, 2020)South Africa has the highest rate of HIV epidemic in the world, with the total number of PLWHA estimated at approximately 7. 97 million in 2019. Learning outcomes related to HIV and AIDS are embedded in the four-year ... -
Undergraduate nursing students’ perception of the psychosocial clinical learning environment at a selected Higher Education Institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Background: Globally there is an urgent requirement for skilled nurses. For this reason, interventions in nursing education need to be carefully assessed and strategically planned and coordinated. In order to establish ... -
Understanding nursing students’ experiences of online learning at a university in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Digital integration is evident in many countries and across all sectors. The need for integration of Information and Communications Technology with higher education was almost inevitable because of the effect of the ...