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The School of Nursing at the University of the Western Cape is located in the Community and Health Science faculty.
The School offers education and training in both under and post graduate levels. All programs offered by the School are recognized by the South African Nursing Council for registration and registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The School of Nursing is the largest residential nursing school in the country and offers the Bachelor of Nursing (BNurs) as its core undergraduate programme. The School further offers the Master of Nursing (MNur) and Doctor Philosophy (PhD.) as part of its postgraduate program.
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Community service nurses in primary healthcare clinics: Experiences of supervision and support from professional nurses
(AOSIS, 2022)Background: Newly qualified nurses in South Africa are required to undertake a compulsory 1-year community service (CS) in a public healthcare facility. They are not yet competent to work alone and require supervision ... -
Training needs of professional nurses in primary health care in the Cape Metropole, South Africa
(African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023)Background: In the fast-changing healthcare environment, it is important to ensure that primary health care (PHC) nurses are suitably qualified and have access to appropriate and relevant ongoing education. AIM: The aim ... -
Validity and utility of instruments for screening of depression in women attending antenatal clinics in Blantyre district in Malawi
(AOSIS, 2018)Screening instruments should be brief, valid and easy to use if they are to be useful in a busy antenatal clinic in low-resource settings. A short instrument can be used in a busy antenatal clinic in combination with a ... -
Perceptions of nurses on TB with HIV adherence counselling skills in a health sub-district, Cape Town: A qualitative study
(AOSIS, 2022)People living with HIV (PLHIV) co-infected with Tuberculosis (TB) account for one in three HIV-related deaths. Retention in care and adherence to medication remain key behaviours that PLHIV co-infected with TB must adopt ... -
Performance of the 3-item screener, the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, the Hopkins symptoms checklist-15 and the self-reporting questionnaire and pregnancy risk questionnaire, in screening of depression in antenatal clinics in the Blantyre district of Malawi
(University of Malawi, 2018)Screening instruments for antenatal depression vary in performance. This study aimed at assessing the performance of a range of screening instruments in detecting depressive symptoms in antenatal clinics in Blantyre ... -
Mothers' perceptions of female genital mutilation
(Oxford University Press, 2014)The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is widespread in Nigeria. This study was conducted to assess the perceptions of FGM among mothers at a primary healthcare centre in Lagos, Nigeria. A convenience sample ... -
Towards the development of a community-based model for promoting cervical cancer prevention among Yoruba women in Ibadan Nigeria: Application of PEN-3 model
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)Through the identification of the barriers to the uptake of prevention services for cervical cancer and ways topromote prevention of cervical cancer in the community, this research study purposed the development of a ... -
Objective structured clinical examination: Do first-year nursing students perceive it to be stressful?
(AOSIS, 2023)The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is widely accepted as an effective means of assessing clinical competence and nursing skills. There is, however, little existing knowledge on how first-year nursing ... -
Outcomes of births attended by private midwives in the Gauteng Province of South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2023)Midwives are important role players in providing women-centred care for low-risk pregnant women. South African women use either public or private health care services during pregnancy and birth. As the public sector is ... -
Nursing informatics skills relevance and competence for final year nursing students
(AOSIS, 2022)The increasing use of technology in nursing practice requires nursing students to be competent in nursing informatics with an attitude of acceptance of technology in the healthcare environment. The objectives of the study ... -
Contextual factors influencing self-management of adolescents and youth living with HIV: A cross-sectional survey in Lesotho
(MDPI, 2023)HIV treatment outcomes of adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLWH) are lagging. One way to improve outcomes is through supporting AYLWH to acquire self-management skills. Although self-management is associated with ... -
Nursing students’ experiences of clinical assessment at a university in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2023)Nursing education includes both classroom and clinical teaching. The clinical teaching was explored through this research. The successful training of the undergraduate nursing students can be attributed to effective ... -
Effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of technology-enabled health interventions for adolescents living with HIV in low- and middle income countries: A systematic review protocol
(Public Library of Science, 2023)Adolescents living with chronic conditions such as HIV (ALHIV) are challenged to remain adherent and engaged in HIV care. Technology offers a promising platform to deliver behaviour-change interventions to adolescents. The ... -
Out of chaos leaders emerged
(Elsevier, 2023)There has always been a recognition for the need of a strong nursing workforce in his- tory. After the end of World War II, President Truman in the Associated Press, 1946, February 28, stated that nurses are “one of the ... -
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge of postgraduate students at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa
(BMC, 2022)Globally and in South Africa, university students’ knowledge of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is low. This study was conducted in response to the dearth of information about the sexual and reproductive health knowledge ... -
Factors promoting exclusive breastfeeding at a public health facility in Windhoek Namibia: A descriptive comparative study
(Elsevier, 2023)Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) refers to the practice of giving an infant breast milk only up to the age of six months, except for oral rehydration solutions or drops/syrups of vitamins, minerals or medicines. Globally and ... -
Health literacy knowledge and experiences of nursing students at a South African university
(UNISA PRESS, 2019)A worldwide high prevalence of low health literacy has been reported, and despite the emergence of health literacy as a better determinant of health than socio-economic status, it is alarming that little ... -
Effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of technology-enabled health interventions for adolescents living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
(MDPI, 2023)Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are challenged to remain adherent and engaged in HIV care. Technology-enabled interventions can be used to optimize healthcare delivery to adolescents. The largest proportion of ALHIV ... -
What is it that matters most in the practice of nursing children?
(Pub med, 2003)This article discusses the results of a workshop designed as an action research cycle to ascertain what matters most in the practice of nursing children in South Africa today. The workshop was convened at the University ... -
Nursing education reform in South Africa: Implications for postgraduate nursing programmes
(Elsevier, 2023)Training of Specialist Nurses is of critical importance for the continued delivery of quality health services globally and in South Africa. In accordance with international trends, nursing education in South Africa ...
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