Research Publications: Recent submissions
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Sportsmen’s experience of the impact of massage by somatologists in enhancing aerobic performance
(AFAHPER-SD, 2012)For the purpose of massages before and after sports events, sportsmen are increasingly visiting somatologists working at private somatology clinics instead of other massage therapists. Massage is frequently utilised as a ... -
Establishing and maintaining international collaborative research teams: an autobiographical insight
(NWU School of basic sciences, 2013)Despite the growing impetus for international collaborative research teams (ICRT), there are relatively few resources available to guide and support researchers through the processes of establishing and maintaining ICRTs. ... -
The Ghanaian surgical nurse and postoperative pain management: a clinical ethnographic insight
(PubMed Commons, 2014)This study aimed at illuminating the perceptions and responses of Ghanaian surgical nurses regarding their patients’ POP. It also identified the factors that influenced nurses’ pain responses. A focused ethnography ... -
Application of Lazarus's cognitive transactional model of stress-appraisal-coping in an undergraduate mental health nursing programme in the Western Cape, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)This article describes how the cognitive transactional model of stress-appraisal-coping can be applied in the sense making process for students working in the challenging mental health care environment. Primary and secondary ... -
Current nursing practice: challenges and successes
(Wiley, 2011)The changing healthcare environment is placing greater demands on all healthcare service sectors, including nursing practice. Nurses are professionally engaged in caring for human beings and to pursue nursing as their ... -
Suicide mortality in NSW: an introduction to clinical audits.
(CSIRO, 1996)This article is an introduction to the use of clinical audit to identify possible preventive approaches to suicide. We examine the ethical issues, techniques and feasibility of this method for collecting information on ... -
Trained nurse preceptors ’ perceptions of a preceptorship training programme offered by a university in the Western Cape
(International Scholars Journals, 2014)The School of Nursing at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Directorate of Nursing Services in the Western Cape Department of Health undertook a collaborative project to strengthen the clinical teaching skills ... -
Youths’ experience of trauma: Personal transformation though self-leadership and self-coaching
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)South African youth has a history of adversity and is exposed to high levels of trauma, either as victims of violence or as witnesses to these events. South Africa has a shortage of mental-health professionals and a fairly ... -
The paradoxical effects of being a cost centre manager at a public hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of being a cost centre manager at a public hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa. A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and contextual research design was used. ... -
Integrating prevention of mother to child HIV transmission competencies into the nursing curriculum: Methodological lessons from a university-based undergraduate programme
(Oasis OpenJournals, 2012)South Africa (SA) has the highest number of women infected with HIV and AIDS during pregnancy, which results in more than 70 000 infected babies being born each year AIDS is the major contributor to maternal and child ... -
A systematic review of the effectiveness of videoconference-based tele-education for medical and nursing education.
(Wiley, 2012)BACKGROUND: Rural nurses and doctors typically have little opportunity to further their education and training. Studies have shown high participant satisfaction with the use of educational technology, such as videoconferencing, ... -
Reflecting on some of the challenges facing postgraduate nursing education in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2010)Considering the dearth of professional nurses in South Africa today, and the fact that postgraduate nursing education can contribute towards enhancing the competences of those in the profession, I shall examine some of the ... -
Perceptions on the motivational practices of transformational leaders in implementing a cervical programme in primary health care clinics
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Transformational leadership involves the creation of motivational practices that encourage behaviour based on a set of shared values. These practices enhance growth, development, commitment, goal achievement, and enjoyment. ... -
Self-care symptom-management strategies amongst women living with HIV /AI DS in an urban area in KwaZulu-Natal
(Oasis OpenJournals, 2010)People living with HIV and AIDS experience a number of symptoms such as fatigue, nausea and vomiting, fever and anxiety during the various stages of the illness. This has a negative effect on their quality of life. Women ... -
Self-Leadership of Male Learner Nurses During a Four-Year Program at a College in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Wiley, 2015)Self-leadership is an enabling process during which a male student nurse learns to know himself better. This enriched self-awareness enables him to steer his work life. Male learners in the nursing profession could face ... -
Students’ experiences of the Case-Based Teaching and Learning Approach at a school of nursing in the Western Cape, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)With the increase in nursing students’ enrolments in the first year of the Bachelor of Nursing programme at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) from 150 in 2003 to 300 in 2005, case-based education (CBE) was introduced ... -
Health care professionals and family perspectives of youth’s trauma: Suggestions for coaching and self-leadership
(Bentham Open, 2015)Family forms the first and most important social institution in every society. Although traumatised families may be the root of much personal and social turmoil, a healthy community and family is the most vital way to deal ... -
Environmental and nursing-staff factors contributing to aggressive and violent behaviour of patients in mental health facilities
(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 ... -
Sources and types of information on self-care symptom management strategies for HIV and AIDS
(Oasis OpenJournals, 2014)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been known to exist for more than three decades now and there are still new infections being documented, with the recent statistics showing that, in the year 2012, there were about ... -
Sportmen’s experiences at a somatology clinic receiving a sport massage
(Aosis OpenJournals, 2013)Sportsmen are increasingly visiting somatology clinics for massages prior to an aerobic sports event. Massage is frequently utilised prior to an athletic activity, as a means of enhancing performance. Massage is known to ...