Browsing School of Nursing by Title
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Describing the psychological well-being of registered nurses in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Nursing staff form the backbone of the health care system, providing 24-hour holistic, quality care to patients. Job demands generally have a significant and negative impact on nurses’ well-being and several work outcomes. ... -
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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Determining institutional support needed for embedding service-learning in nursing at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2018)Service-learning (SL) is regarded as a teaching and learning method combining community participation with content-based class discussion and reflection. It involves a teaching and learning assessment process with community ... -
Determining learner nurses' perceived levels of competence and willingness to practise in a maternity unity at a university in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Midwifery is a health profession where a qualified midwife provides care to a woman during her pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. Apart from taking care of the mother, the midwife is expected to take care of the ... -
Developing a culturally congruent continuous labour support framework for women in South-West Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Childbirth is a multifaceted experience that is usually influenced by several factors that could result in an unsatisfactory or satisfactory childbirth experience. These factors include quality of support during labour of ... -
Developing a framework for a district-based information management system for mental health care in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2013)A review of the literature has shown that there is a lack of mental health information on which to base planning of mental health services and decisions concerning programme development for mental health services. Several ... -
Developing a model for integration of core competencies related to HIV and AIDS into undergraduate nursing curriculum at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The HIV epidemic is in its third decade, and there is still neither a cure nor an effective vaccine in sight. Although the number of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths has decreased since the early 2000s, the number ... -
Developing an effective classroom and clinical teaching strategy in Malawi nursing colleges
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in Malawi with more than 11,000 registered Nurses (RNs) and Nurse Technicians and Midwives (NTM) practicing in hospitals and other settings like nursing colleges nationwide. ... -
Developing an effective classroom and clinical teaching strategy in Malawi nursing colleges
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in Malawi with more than 11,000 registered Nurses (RNs) and Nurse Technicians and Midwives (NTM) practicing in hospitals and other settings like nursing colleges nationwide. ... -
Developing strategies to enhance implementation of early Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) guidelines in health care facilities in Edo State, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The number of healthcare institutions that has embraced Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as an effective and efficient method of neonatal care especially in Edo State, Nigeria has not multiplied even after more than a decade ... -
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 ... -
Developing strategy to improve the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education policy in Oyo state secondary schools in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Sexuality education is a globally emerging social issue leading to discourse among stakeholders in the school system and public health arena. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has emerged as an effective method of ... -
Development of a clinical nursing education model for Nigerian universities
(University of Western Cape, 2017)Globally, nursing education has moved from a hospital-based education to a university-based education. Though this change resulted in the improvement of the quality of nurses it has also presented its own challenges. ... -
Development of a framework for health care professionals to lead youth victims of violence towards wellness in the Genadendal community of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The Wellness Leadership White Paper states that leadership is needed in a supportive environment with the purpose of guiding clients to lasting wellness. Wellness can be defined as an active process that enables an individual ... -
The development of a framework to align theory and practice to improve midwifery education in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Midwives play a critical role in the care of pregnant women from the first antenatal visit, through to the delivery and the postpartum period. The education of midwives has however become a concern, not only in South Africa ... -
The development of a good clinical practice training model for use in South African clinical trials
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Medicines for human use worldwide are generated in part through the conduct of clinical trials. This is done to ensure safety and efficacy. The involvement of human subjects in drug trials has raised concerns for the ... -
Development of a health education programme for self-management of Type 2 diabetes in Edo State, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease that requires lifelong medical management, health education and self-management. According to a World Health Organisation report, there is a global increase in the prevalence of ... -
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, ...