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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 ...
Stress among student nurses at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nursing education and training places significant demands on commitment,
dedication, and perseverance by nursing students. They experience increased levels of stress
which negatively affect their learning abilities and ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of student nurses regarding oral health at a university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Oral health is one of the most important factors in the general well-being of individuals
and their quality of life. Nurses are important role players in health promotion and
student nurses have a significant role in ...
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 ...
Bachelor of nursing students at a higher education institution in the Western Cape’s experience of preparation for and perceptions about their readiness for clinical placement in emergency
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nurses are the frontline healthcare professionals in the emergency units, charged with providing ethical, safe and effective emergency care. They are required to have specific knowledge and skills about emergency care. ...
Nurses attitudes towards stimulation activities for persons with intellectual disability at a psychiatric hospital within the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally, stimulation activities yield positive outcomes for persons with intellectual disability (ID), in terms of behavioural and cognitive changes. Intellectual disability is characterised by significant changes in ...
Development of a model for nursing management of postpartum depression in Edo state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a disease that has been increasingly plaguing women in recent times. The incidence of PPD is high in Edo state, Nigeria. The researcher’s per-sonal clinical experience was that women who had ...
Experiences of simulated patients in a clinical skills laboratory in a school of nursing at a university in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nursing simulations using simulated patients have proven effective in creating realistic opportunities to enhance the students’ clinical competence within a safe learning environment. This safe learning environment potentially ...
Intervention strategy to improve pmtct programme implementation for HIV-exposed children in a rural sub-district in North West province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Despite the remarkable general decrease of mother-to-child transmission in the global HIV
response, a high number, 84%, of child HIV infections are occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa,
particularly in rural areas. Mother-to-child ...
Development of a model for support of emotional labour of nurses in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Experience of emotional labour by nurses reflects a stressful work environment where services are guarded by organization and professional display rules and rendered with “a-smile-on-the-face” to shield the negative effect. ...