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Challenges faced by grandparents caring for AIDS orphans in Koster, North West Province of South Africa
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014)Caring for orphans who have lost their parents due to AIDS, and some of whom are infected, is an enormous challenge. This immense responsibility often resides with the grandparents, who are in most cases sickly and not ... -
Challenges in ICT experienced by nurse educators in tertiary institutions in Edo State, Nigeria
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Global acclamation of the benefits derived from the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in all facets of life has made its application in nursing education invaluable to both students and educators. This ... -
Challenges in the use of information technology in processing health information in resource limited settings: a comprehensive systematic review
(UNISA Press, 2015)The use of information technology in processing and utilising health information has significant health care outcomes. Its use in the assessment, diagnosis and management of health problems through access to relevant ... -
Challenges of academic healthcare leaders in a higher education context in South Africa
(Wiley, 2018)Universities are in a highly competitive environment, needing strong academic leadership. Some heads of departments have been appointed into leadership positions in a healthcare faculty after having been mere academics for ... -
Challenges of nurse tutor utilization of the teaching aids
(Scientific Research Publishers (SCIRP), 2015)INTRODUCTION: Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in Malawi with more than 11,000 registered nurses (RNs), nurse technicians and midwives (NTM) practicing in hospitals and other settings like nursing colleges ... -
Challenges of nurse tutors’ classroom and clinical performance when teaching
(Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP), 2015)INTRODUCTION: Nursing is a dual profession that involves teaching both in class and at the clinical area. Nurse tutors meet a lot of challenges in their profession through their cognitive, affective and psychomotor nursing ... -
Challenges of student and nurse tutor interactions in MALAWI nursing colleges
(Scientific Research publishing, 2015)INTRODUCTION: nurse tutors must encourage teaching and learning discovery through deliberate interactive teaching actions. However, Some outcome actions or interactive behavior of the nurse tutor are much to be desired in ... -
Challenges of Student and Nurse Tutor interactions in Malawi Nursing Colleges
(International Journal of Scientific Research, 2015)INTRODUCTION: nurse tutors must encourage teaching and learning discovery through deliberate interactive teaching actions. However, Some outcome actions or interactive behavior of the nurse tutor are much to be desired in ... -
Characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and enablers of strong midwifery leadership: An international appreciative inquiry
(Churchill Livingstone, 2024)Objectives: This research aimed to identify the characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and explore how strong midwifery leadership may be enabled from the perspective of midwives and nurse-midwives globally. Design: ... -
Clinical learning experiences of male nursing students in a Bachelor of Nursing programme" Strategies to overcome challenges
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)BACKGROUND: Male nursing students are faced with more challenges in the clinical setting than their female counterparts. The ways in which male nurses are viewed and received by nursing staff and patients have an impact ... -
Clinical supervisors’ preparedness for clinical teaching of undergraduate nurses at a university in the Western Cape
(Unisa Press, 2020)Clinical supervisionis crucial for the development of nursing students’ clinical competence;therefore, clinical supervisors need to beclinical experts.Inadequately prepared clinical supervisors can ... -
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 ... -
Community leaders’ perspectives on facilitators and inhibitors of health promotion among the youth in rural South Africa
(Elsevier, 2017)INTRODUCTION: There are a number of factors that influence health promotion activities among the youth. This study sought to gain a comprehensive understanding of the facilitators and inhibitors of health promotion among ... -
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 ... -
Comparative analysis of recognition of prior learning vs traditional entrance to a nursing program
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)INTRODUCTION: Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is one of several methods to measure the equivalence of access entry criteria into an educational program for mature adults. This study presents the reader with the ... -
A conceptual framework for cost management training in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
(Journal of Nursing Management, 2013)This paper describes the perceptions of nurse managers about their dual role in nursing units as cost centres. -
A conceptual framework of the resemblance in self-leadership and professional core values of nurses in the South African context
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)In a country such as South Africa with its widely diverse values and belief systems, it could be a challenge to bring about a common understanding of professionalism amongst nurses in a multicultural society. When novice ... -
Conducting research with African elderly persons: Is their vulnerability a concern to researchers?
(AFAHPER-SD, 2013)The African elderly population is currently estimated to be slightly over 38 million. In order to provide best practice and quality management strategies, health care professionals need to conduct research that can assist ... -
Context-specific components of a training programme for cost centre managers in a public hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa
(LAM Publication, 2014)The purpose of the study was to determine the context-specific components of a training programme for cost centre managers in a public hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa. A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and ... -
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 ...
