Masters Degrees (Nursing and Midwifery)
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Health care workers’ perception on comprehensiveness of care for sexual assault survivors in two hospitals in the Oshikoto Region, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Sexual assault is a major health concern as it has the potential to lead to immediate and long-term health problems such as physical and psychological ill-health, sexually transmitted diseases, ... -
Nurses’ perceptions on the determinants of absenteeism at two rural provincial hospitals in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: The Department of Health in South Africa acknowledge that scheduled attendances at work are essential to accomplish strategic goals. Nursing absenteeism rates worldwide is concerning and are ... -
The lived experiences of registered nurses on structural empowerment and subsequent career advancement at a tertiary hospital in the Cape Metropole
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: To enhance the professional development of nurses, nurses should be given access to empowerment structures, such as information, opportunity, resources, and support. Access to these empowerment ... -
Experiences of the third- and fourth-year undergraduate nurses in clinical settings in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: The study aimed to explore the experiences of the undergraduate nurse in the clinical environment. It focused on the undergraduate nurses at an Institution of Higher Education (IHE). Ethical ... -
Experiences of the newly qualified registered nurses at a national hospital in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Newly qualified Registered Nurses (NQRNs) experience stress and anxiety in their first year as professional nurses. This hinders their successful transition from student nurse to competent professional ... -
The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurse educators regarding evidence-based practice at nursing education institutions in Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: To keep up to date with the ever-changing health science information, it has become a curricular and professional requirement for nurse educators to implement evidence-based teaching practice. ... -
Experiences of skilled birth attendants with informational continuity during the antenatal period within Primary Health Care settings in Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Informational continuity is the availability of all health and psychosocial information of the pregnant women at all encounters with healthcare providers. Continuity of care as described by ... -
Factors influencing the self-management youth living with HIV in Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Many adolescents and youth live with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide. The HIV treatment goals and health outcomes of adolescents and youth living with HIV (YLWHIV) are lagging. ... -
The role of the nurse leader in overseeing nursing documentation at a public hospital in Windhoek, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Nursing documentation constitutes an integral part of nurse’s daily work and contributes towards monitoring and improving the quality of care delivered to patients. Failure in nursing documentation ... -
Primary health care nurses’ knowledge, self-efficacy and performance of diabetes self-management support in the OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Diabetes cases are increasing in the Eastern Cape Province. In 2019, approximately 16 430 people were living with diabetes in the province. This province has the third highest diabetes-related ... -
The development of a self-management intervention for adolescents living with HIV in a South African context : views of experts and key stakeholders
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background Globally, many adolescents are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In South Africa, an estimated 360 000 adolescents were living with HIV in 2019. Adolescents also have poor health ... -
An investigation into the knowledge of nurses about tuberculosis in the southern regions of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease of major public health proportions in Namibia and one of the most frequent causes of hospitalization and attendance in outpatient clinics. Nurses are ... -
Namibian primary health care nurses’ perceptions on factors influencing the successful implementation of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI)/Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) improves nurses’ skills on the assessment and treatment of children. The ... -
The experiences of NIMART-trained nurses providing care to children living with HIV at ART clinics in the Windhoek District of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Globally, an increase in the number of children living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been observed. This is a result of the expanded antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage. ... -
Nurses’ perspectives of the impact of hospital accreditation on quality of care
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Worldwide, accreditation is considered an important tool to improve quality care and patient safety in healthcare organizations, where in Saudi Arabia, hospitals are mandated to comply with the national ... -
Trauma and emergency nurse specialists’ perceptions of factors that hinder and facilitate the implementation of specialised skills in their practice within the public health sector in the Western Cape Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Any investment in the training of trauma and emergency nurse specialists needs to be justified in terms of their contribution as specialist nurse practitioners to the actual delivery of trauma ... -
The lived experiences of young women on the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Young women have a higher risk of acquiring HIV than other population groups. In sub-Saharan African, at least five in six new HIV infections happen in girls between the ages of 15-19 years. ... -
The experiences of CSSD and OR staff in relation to missing surgical instruments at a public hospital, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The Central Sterilize Supply Department (CSSD) needs to provide the Operating Room (OR) with specific instruments and precise quantities thereof for specific procedures in a timely manner. ... -
Exploring continuing professional development in critical care : registered nurses’ perspectives of elements influencing completion of a CPD programme in a South African private hospital group
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Continuing professional development is education throughout the duration of professional life to maintain competence and increase professional proficiency and expertise. A complex reality of ... -
The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Healthcare professionals are faced with the occupational risk of exposure to microorganisms in their daily routine work, leading to the acquision of healthcare associated infections. Suboptimal ...
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