Browsing School of Nursing by Author "Julie, Hester"
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The academic transitional experiences of masters’ students at the University of the Western Cape
Hoffman, Jeffrey C.; Julie, Hester (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 ... -
Academics’ knowledge and experiences of interprofessional education and practice
Julie, Hester; Hess-April, Lucia; Wilkenson, J.; Cassiem, Wagheda; Rhoda, Anthea (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND. Interprofessional education (IPE) can be seen as the vehicle to address the health and social problems of society through collaborative approaches. Since IPE should be facilitated by educators who are skilled ... -
Cracking the nut of service learning in nursing at a Higher Education Institution
Julie, Hester; Adejumo, Oluyinka; Frantz, Jose M. (AOSIS Publishing, 2015)BACKGROUND: The readiness of academics to engage in the service-learning (SL) institutionalisation process is not accentuated in research on SL institutionalisation in South Africa. The argument has been advanced that ... -
Critical success factors for institutionalising service-learning in a nursing programme at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Julie, Hester; Adejumo, Oluyinka (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)Scholars in the fields of community engagement contend that the service-learning (SL) policy implementation in higher education is more likely to be successful when there is a strong institutional commitment and the policy ... -
The development of an implementation framework for service learning during the undergraduate nursing programme in the Western Cape Province
Julie, Hester (AOSIS Publishing, 2015)BACKGROUND: Service-learning (SL) is a contested field of knowledge and issues of sustainability and scholarship have been raised about it. The South African Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) has provided policy ... -
Environmental and nursing-staff factors contributing to aggressive and violent behaviour of patients in mental health facilities
Julie, Hester; Van Wijk, Evalina; Traut, Annalene (Aosis openJournals, 2014)BACKGROUND: Aggressive and violent behaviour of inpatients in mental health facilities disrupts the therapeutic alliance and hampers treatment. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to describe patients’ perceptions of ... -
Evaluating blogging as a reflective strategy in a service-learning module for undergraduate nursing students
Boltman-Binkowski, Haaritha; Julie, Hester (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014)Literature suggests that blogging has the potential to be a transformational technology for teaching and learning. It is claimed that blogging is a useful practice for development of higher-order learning skills, active, ... -
Intimate partner violence amongst undergraduate nursing students
Kordom, A.; Julie, Hester; Arunachallam, Sathasivan (Unisa press, 2014)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is reported to be rife among the student population at tertiary institutions and the general population. Yet the abuse is under diagnosed by nurses in health care settings. Research ... -
Male students' motivations to choose nursing as a career
Noordien, Ilhaam; Hoffman, Jeffrey; Julie, Hester (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 ... -
The meaning of self-leadership for nursing academics in the context of a leadership programme at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
Jooste, Karien; Julie, Hester; Bimray, Portia B.; Essa, Ilhaam; Ahanonu, Ezihe L.; Arunachallam, Sathasivan; Rashe, Hazel Vuyiswa; Willemse, John J. (UNISA Press, 2015)A self-leadership development programme was created in 2012 for ten nursing academics with the aim of empowering them to embark upon research projects, write for subject matter publications, and develop as leaders at a ... -
The meaning of self-leadership for nursing academics in the context of a leadership programme at a higher education institution in South Africa
Jooste, Karien; Arunachallam, Sathasivan; Julie, Hester; Essa, Ilhaam; Willemse, Juliana; Rashe, Hazel Vuyiswa; Ahanonu, Ezihe L.; Bimray, Portia B.; Hoffman, Jeffrey C. (Unisa Press, 2015)A self-leadership development programme was created in 2012 for ten nursing academics with the aim of empowering them to embark upon research projects, write for subject matter publications, and develop as leaders at a ... -
Nurses’ experiences and understanding of workplace violence in a trauma and emergency department in South Africa
Kennedy, Maureen; Julie, Hester (Aosis openJournals, 2013)Violence in South African society has reached epidemic levels and has permeated the walls of the workplace. The aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of how nurses experience and understand workplace violence ... -
Nurses’ experiences and understanding of workplace violence in a trauma and emergency department in South Africa
Kennedy, Maureen; Julie, Hester (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Violence in South African society has reached epidemic levels and has permeated the walls of the workplace. The aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of how nurses experience and understand workplace violence ... -
Piloting of a service-learning pedagogical model: student perceptions of the gender based violence service-learning module at a school of nursing in the Western Cape
Julie, Hester (African Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2015)Research indicates that most higher education institutions in South Africa fail to establish a standard practice for service-learning (SL) in the formalised systems of their respective academic programmes. An intervention ... -
Prior expectations of leadership programme attendees and their subsequent reflections on completion thereof
Jooste, Karien; Julie, Hester; Le Roux, Loretta; Willemse, Juliana; Essa, Ilhaam; Rashe, V.; Arunachallam, Sathasivan (Unisa press, 2014)This article describes the reflections of nursing academics on their personal expectations prior to commencement of a leadership programme and their subsequent reflections on completion of this introduction to the ... -
Professional nurses’ attitudes and perceptions towards mentally ill in an associated psychiatric hospital
Basson, Marina; Julie, Hester; Adejumo, Oluyinka (African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (AFAHPER-SD), 2014)Research indicates that professional nurses with additional training in mental health nursing demonstrate more positive attitudes and perceptions towards mentally ill patients compared to those with less training. The aim ... -
Pursuing a corporate understanding of service-learning in nursing education: a case study
Julie, Hester (Unisa press, 2014)A corporate definition of service-learning (SL) could help to mainstream SL in higher education institutions (HEIs). Concepts like ‘service-learning’, ‘community engagement’ and ‘community service’ tend to be used ... -
Reflections on nursing students’ e-learning experiences
Fakude, Lorraine; Julie, Hester (University of the Western Cape. Faculty of Community & Health Sciences, 2006)Introduction: E-learning has been integrated into the curriculum of the School of Nursing (SON) because it supports the principles of the case-based approach adopted by the SON. Aim: The primary aim was to gather baseline ... -
Service learning: A creative means of teaching nursing
Julie, Hester; Khanyile, Thembisile (Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2007)This article is informed by a retrospective study conducted by the first author, and a limited literature review on service-learning in South Africa. It attempts to give the reader a clearer understanding of service-learning ... -
Service-learning in nursing: Integrating student learning and community-based service experience through reflective practice
Julie, Hester; Daniels, Priscilla; Adonis, Tracy-Ann (University of Johannesburg, 2005)Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in South Africa. The School of Nursing at the University of the Western Cape has responded to the challenge of training sensitive, knowledgeable and skilled health personnel by ...