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Identification of HIV and AIDS-related competencies for nurse graduates in South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Three decades after the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the global community has not been able to halt the epidemic of HIV infection. Various organisations have devised a number of policies and guidelines ... -
Informal mobile learning in nurse education and practice in remote areas-a case study from rural South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014)BACKGROUND: With the proliferation of portable digital technology, mobile learning is becoming increasingly popular in nursing education and practice. Most of the research in this field has been concentrated on small-scale ... -
Information-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africa
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)The quality of the decisions made by women during pregnancy, especially their first visit, depends on their health needs, their health-seeking behaviour and the type of information available to them. Aim: This study describes ... -
Innovative education strategies implemented for large numbers of undergraduate nursing students: the case of one South African university nursing department
(Sciedu Press, 2013)The nurse education and training landscape in South Africa has changed in different ways over the past century, with the result that education and training of nurses does not necessarily translate into an adequate supply ... -
An insight into the preoperative experiences of Ghanaian general surgical patients
(SAGE Publications, 2014)The unknown outcome of surgery has always been a source of anxiety for patients and their relatives. However, the experiences of Ghanaian surgical patients have not been adequately explored. This study sought to have ... -
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 ... -
An integrative literature review on factors affecting breastfeeding in public spaces
(Bentham Open, 2022)Breastfeeding in public spaces remains a challenge for mothers globally. This review aims to synthesise the available published evidence to understand factors that affect breastfeeding in public spaces globally. The current ... -
Intimate partner violence amongst undergraduate nursing students
(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 ... -
Investigating the resurgence of malaria prevalence in South Africa between 2015 and 2018: A scoping review
(Bentham, 2020)Malaria remains a serious concern in most African countries, causing nearly one million deaths globally every year. This review aims to examine the extent and nature of the resurgence of malaria transmission in South Africa. ... -
An investigation into the new graduate nurses’ care and management of patients with HIV and AIDS in two provinces of South Africa
(African Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2015)The Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) epidemic has been around for more than three decades and South Africa has more people living with HIV infection than any other country in Africa. Since nurses are the backbone of the ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and barriers of nurses on benefits of the quality of patient record-keeping at selected public district hospitals in Burundi
(Elsevier, 2021)The study examined the patient record-keeping knowledge, attitudes and barriers of nurses on benefits of the quality of patient record-keeping in two hospitals in Burundi. A quantitative descriptive survey design with a ... -
Knowledge, beliefs and mental treatment seeking practices of Black African and Indian outpatients in Durban, South Africa
(African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015)Mental illness is a major contributor to the global burden of disease in the world. Patients’ knowledge of mental illness and their treatment options play an important role in the effectiveness of service delivery and ... -
Levels and patterns of physical activity in stroke survivors with different ambulation status living in low-income areas of Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Little is known about physical activity (PA) in people with stroke living in low-income areas. The aim of this study was to characterize and contrast the levels and patterns of PA between stroke survivors with different ... -
Lived experiences of a community regarding its involvement in a university community-based education programme
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)BACKGROUND: Community involvement is one of the crucial principles in the implementation of successful community-based education programmes. However, a gap continues to exist between the rhetoric of this principle and the ... -
Male involvement in reproductive health: a management perspective
(Blackwell Publishing, 2013)AIMS: The present study outlines the perceptions of participants on male involvement in reproductive health (RH) from a management perspective. BACKGROUND: Namibia is one of the African countries affected by cultural and ... -
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 ... -
Managing cultural diversity in the classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)INTRODUCTION: This article focuses on the cultural issues challenging health professional academics in this era of transformation in South Africa. OBJECTIVES: The objective is to discuss various concepts of cultural diversity ... -
Manpower capacity and reasons for staff shortage in primary health care maternity centres in Nigeria: A mixed-methods study
(BCM, 2019)The heart-breaking maternal and neonatal health indicators in Nigeria are not improving despite previous interventions, such as ‘Health for all’ and ‘Millennium Development Goals. The unattained health-related goals/targets ... -
Mapping the field of military nursing research 1990–2013: A bibliometric review
(Elsevier, 2015)BACKGROUND: Over the past 20 years, military forces worldwide have been engaged in a number of conflicts and humanitarian operations and the impact of this on the field of military nursing research is unknown. The aim ... -
The meaning of self-leadership for nursing academics in the context of a leadership programme at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(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 ...
