Browsing by Author "Van der Walt, Stephanie"

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    'n Studentgesentreerde opleidingsraamwerk vir kliniese verpleegpraktisyns in Noord-Kaapse plattelandse gemeenskappe.
    (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12) Van der Walt, Stephanie; Kapp, C. A.; Welmann, E. B.; University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Curriculum Studies.
    During the past twelve years of democracy health care services in South Africa have been influenced by political, social and economic change. As a result of the transformation of health care services and the change of political policy, the focus on primary health care increased. During the early stages of the transformation of health care services stakeholders realized that in order to provide an extensive health care service specialized training is required. Various educational institutions provided formal and informal programmes in order to meet the new challenges of the nursing profession. Although minimum requirements of the content and clinical practice have been established by the nursing council, the mode of presentation, costs, duration and type of qualification awarded to clinical nursing practitioners differed substantially. Uniformity in terms of programme content was lacking, neither were any scientifically founded attempts made to establish whether these programmes fulfilled the needs of the student in the rural community. Although a variety of training programmes exist the number of trained clinical nursing practitioners is still inadequate. In addition training is focused on the urban community. The objective of the research was to determine the opinion of the rural nurse on clinical nursing education, and to develop a training framework based on their input which would meet their needs. This research was conducted from an explanatory-descriptive paradigm. The case study was used as research design. A literature study on the development of primary health care both internationally and nationally was done. The literature study revealed the development of training programmes for clinical nurses. Chapter three of the literature study is dedicated to the theoretical aspects of the design of a student centered training framework for the adult student. A student centered training framework has created from data gathered via questionnaires completed by clinical nurses and semi-structured interviews with semi-qualified nurses. Semistructured interviews have also been conducted with the supervisors of nurses working in clinics and community health centres in the Northern Cape. The conclusion that respondents showed a positive attitude towards training in clinical nursing was encouraging. The majority of respondents indicated that they would welcome an additional qualification which will improve their knowledge and would result in better patient care. The respondents highlighted staff shortages, financial constraints and family responsibility as the main obstacles towards these qualifications. During the research it became clear that no formal training is currently available in Kimberley. This is as a result of the absence of mentors. Although the respondents have limited access to computers they indicated that they would prefer computer supported training in conjunction with physical contact sessions. The research indicated that no formal policy on the training of clinical nurses exists in the rural Northern Cape. In the absence of a training framework the research further contributed towards the development of a student centered training framework for clinical nurses in rural Northern Cape. The research succeeded in highlighting the necessity for formal policy on the training of clinical nurses in rural Northern Cape.
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    Tuberkulose in 'n geselekteerde gemeenskap in die Wes-Kaap : 'n gemeenskapsstudie
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12) Van der Walt, Stephanie; Welmann, E. B.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Nursing.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Minister of Health identified tuberculosis as a National Health priority since the incidence of tuberculosis in South Africa is increasing. The researcher practiced as a community health nurse for seven years and was actively involved with the community. It was experienced that irrespective well qualified nursing staff and accessible and available health services, there was an increase in tuberculosis in the Western Cape. A non-experimental, descriptive, explorative study was conducted in a selected community in the Western Cape to address the research problem: What are the knowledge, perceptions, attitudes and treatment practices of tuberculosis patients; their resources for support; and community leaders? Structured interviews were held with 50 patients randomly selected from patients attending the health clinic. Focus interviews were held with community leaders purposefully selected for the research. A modified Photovoice technique was also applied to the patients where they had to draw a picture of their feelings when diagnosed with tuberculosis and the impact of the disease on themselves and their environment. The findings revealed a lack of information, major stigmatization of the disease, and many patients not adhering to their treatment regimes. Most of the patients had a negative idea of tuberculosis indicating that it always causes death. Community leaders were very committed to assist in combating the problems in their community. The findings indicated that health staff can be of more help to the patient although they were generally satisfied with the care they received. Recommendations include that health promotion programmes should be planned in co-operation with community members to ensure that programmes are appropriate and address the real needs of the community.