Browsing Magister Curationis - MCur by Author "Dept. of Nursing"
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The academic transitional experience of postgraduate students in the faculty of community and health sciences at the University of the Western Cape
Hoffman, Jeffrey Corne (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Transition has been the major focus of educational institutions. The focal argument of the majority of research into student transition deals with the challenges that students faced when they moved from high school to first ... -
An assessment of the adherence to guidelines for the management of asthma exacerbations in selected primary healthcare facilities in the Western Cape
Brickles, Vernon (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Asthma is described as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. Recurrent episodes of acute attacks or exacerbation may occur in susceptible individuals. Asthma could be a controllable disorder and most people with ... -
Clinical supervision in selected hospitals, Cape Town: reflections on registered nurses lived experiences
Klerk, Kate (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of this qualitative explorative study is to explain individualized lived experiences of registered nurses working and participating in clinical supervision for nursing students within the clinical environment ... -
Community- based service-learning through reflective practice.
Julie, Hester (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in South Africa. The School of Nursing at the University of Western Cape has responded to the challenge of training sensitive, knowledgeable and skilled health personnel by developing ... -
A cross-sectional survey to assess the competence of students registered for the B.Cur. programme at the University of the Western Cape
Le Roux, Loretta Zelda. (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The purpose of this study was to describe the extent to which the B.Cur. programme at the University of the Western Cape prepared graduating learners for professional competence. The results of the study indicated progression ... -
A descriptive correlational survey of the infant feeding and the occurrence of diarrhoea and/or respiratory morbidities within the first fourteen weeks in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Mugendi, Doreen K. (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study proposed to conduct a descriptive study related to the correlation of infant feeding (EFF or EBF) and occurrence of morbidity diarrhoea and/or respiratory infections, in infants by 14 weeks of age. The study ... -
A descriptive study of demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa
Groenewald, Danelle (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of this study was to describe the demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa. A survey was chosen as the design method and a structured ... -
A descriptive study to evaluate the effect of guidelines used by counsellors to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the private sector
Marais, Melanie (University of the Western Cape, 2006)A problem was identified at Aid for AIDS (AfA) whereby some doctors requested a change in treatment within less than a year after their patients started antiretroviral therapy. The requests were normally based on treatment ... -
Experiences of first-year University of the Western Cape nursing students during first clinical placement in hospital
Abubu, Janiere (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 the University of the Western Cape student nurses who sustain needle-stick injuries during their clinical placement
Naidoo, Mogasweri (University of the Western Cape, 2010)An estimated 12 billion injections are administered annually worldwide and result in two million needle sticks each year in health workers. Needle-stick injuries occur worldwide on a daily basis. These injuries are traumatic ... -
Experiencing night shift nursing: a daylight view
Swartz, Beryldene Lucinda (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focused on nurses who work the night shift, and on some of the aspects of their lives. The objectives of the study were to identify and describe these experiences with specific reference to the physical, social ... -
An explorative study of the experiences and the reasons why health workers report a needle stick injury
Williams, Bonita (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of the study was to explore the reasons why health workers reported their occupationally acquired needle stick injury. The secondary reasons for this study was to be able to identify the factors that contributed ... -
The factors influencing job satisfaction of nurses working in a Provincial Psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
Mohadien, Shenaaz (University of the Western Cape, 2008)Much evidence exists that nurses are leaving the public health sector for the private sector, or leaving the country to seek better working conditions and higher salaries. Studies conducted on the job satisfaction of nurses ... -
An inquiry into the feasibility of integration of the advanced midwifery and neonatology clinical nurse specialist in the district health system: the Zambian experience
Kabamba, Beatrice Mubanga (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Research has shown that there is a problem in the delivery of quality care in maternal and child health services in Zambia. The 1996 Zambia demographic and health survey estimated maternal mortality rate as high as 649 per ... -
An investigation into patients perceptions of contributing factors towards their aggressive and violent behaviour after admission to a mental health facility
Van Wijk, Evalina (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Aggressive and violent behaviour in inpatient mental health facilities is found worldwide and is a frequent and serious clinical and nursing care problem. Despite the importance of international research findings and ... -
The knowledge and utilization of contraception and the attitudes towards pregnancy prevention among undergraduate nursing students at the University of the Western Cape
Newman, Douglas David-John (University of the Western Cape, 2009)It is not mandatory for the student to declare a pregnancy to her educational institution. It does however become more complicated for the student nurse, because she has to provide a health service while she is a student ... -
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 ... -
An nvestigation into the knowledge and compliance with standard precautions amongst nurses in Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape
Duminy, Joanneil Merl (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Everyday thousands of nurses are rendering bedside nursing care in health care settings as a result they are exposed to blood, body fluids and sharp objects that are contaminated with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. ... -
The perceptions, knowledge and experiences of breast-feeding women living with HIV/AIDS in the Oshakati district - Northern Namibia
Kalimba, Hilma Ndesheetulua (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Women, who are HIV-positive, may transmit the virus to their babis during labour and through breast milk. HIV-positive mothers have to be counselled and encouraged to make informed decisions about the feeding of their ... -
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 ...