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Research in lower middle income countries – recommendations for a national mental health research agenda in South Africa.
(2012)
In the current mental health environment in South Africa, the development of a relevant mental health research agenda poses several challenges. This paper provides a brief overview of the current state of published research ...
The academic transitional experiences of masters’ students at the University of the Western Cape
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)
Transition has been a major focus of educational institutions. However, most of the research into student transition focuses on the challenges related the transition from high school to university. Not much emphasis has ...
Student nurses' experiences of the common teaching platform for undergraduate nursing in the Western Cape Province, SA
(2013)
The higher education system in South Africa transformed over the last two decades in response to societal changes and the new democratic order since 1994. Nursing education programmes in South Africa’s higher education ...
A survey of cultural competence of critical care nurses in KwaZulu-Natal.
(Health medical publishing group (HMPG), 2014)
BACKGROUND. Nurses are primary caregivers and have a key role in providing care in a culturally diverse healthcare system, such as in South Africa (SA). Nurses need cultural competence in the management of patients within ...
A survey of University Students' Perceptions of Learning Management Systems in a Low-Resource Setting using a Technology Acceptance Model
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2015)
Learning management systems have been widelyadvocated for the support of distance learning. Inlow-resource settings, the uptake of these systemsby students has been mixed. This study aimed to dentify, through the use of ...
Clinical supervisors’ understanding of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing: A South African perspective (part 2)
(Elsevier, 2021)
The article provides findings of understanding of clinical supervisors (CSs) on spirituality and spiritual care in
nursing practice. These participants who taught nursing skills to nursing students who were registered for ...
Stakeholders’ community-engaged teaching and learning experiences at three universities in South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021)
Transformation forces in South African (SA) higher education and beyond have called for incorporation of community engagement into
higher education. Specifically, the SA white paper 3 that informed the Higher Education ...
Stress and coping – Perceptions of final year nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)
The novel nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic places
challenges on nursing students as they try to complete the clinical requirement of their training.
Nursing faculties need to understand these ...
Male students' motivations to choose nursing as a career
(South African Medical Association, 2020)
Men comprise approximately 11% of the nursing population globally, and 9.1% of the South African (SA) nursing workforce. Nursing workforce
shortages require strategies for recruiting new nurses, including more males. A ...
Nursing students’ perceptions of the clinical learning environment at a university in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2022)
The clinical learning environment has been found to be significantly related to nursing practice and ultimately
patient outcome. However, despondency among nursing students towards the clinical learning environment has
been ...