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Roots and constructs of incivility in professional nursing education: Refocusing solutions and actions
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Incivility is rudeness, disrespect, disregard for others or their opinions, and a
barrier to social interaction that could be associated with stress. The lack of regard for others
creates a disrespectful, conflicting, ...
Experiences of advanced psychiatric nursing graduates involved in a service-learning project at a higher educational institution in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The re-engineering of the healthcare landscape requires Higher Educational Institutions (HEI)
to employ teaching and learning approaches that would produce graduates, who could respond
to the transformative initiatives ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses towards hand washing at a selected Psychiatric Hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Studies have shown that no great emphasis has been put on hand washing
practices in psychiatric health facilities, despite the fact that nosocomial infection outbreaks
have been reported for decades. Most studies have ...
Development of a safe conception training programme for healthcare workers in antiretroviral therapy units in the Volta region, Ghana
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Women living with HIV (WLHIV) desire to bear children. Safe conception (SC) education for informed decision-making to prevent peri-conception HIV infection is needed but not routinely available. Poor SC knowledge, attitude, ...
The experiences of mothers living with HIV of the PMTCT programme in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The pandemic of HIV is the most severe health challenge affecting
children across the world and it is estimated that more than 90% of all HIV infections
in children result from Mother to Child Transmissions (MTCT). The ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices of HIV positive pregnant women towards the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (pmtc) in Khayelitsha maternity obstetric unit in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The National Programme of Prevention of Mother to Child transmission (PMTCT) in relation to HIV/AIDS was introduced by the Department of Health in different sites per province in South Africa in 2001. The number of women ...
Exploring the guidance and attitudes regarding infant feeding options provided by Healthcare workers (HCWs) to HIV positive mothers of infants 0 – 12 months of age in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa’s Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) policy guidelines of 2013 and its 2017 amendments recommend that mothers, including those living with HIV, exclusively breastfeed their infants until 24 months of age, ...
Professional nurses perceptions of their knowledge, attitudes and practices, regarding metabolic syndrome in patients in a Psychiatric hospital, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Undiagnosed and untreated medical illnesses are more predominant in patients with mental illnesses, compared to the general population. Concerns have risen about the observed lack of regular screening for Metabolic Syndrome ...
Psychosocial factors predicting academic performance of first-year college nursing students in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Academic performance of students is influenced by a combination of several psychosocial factors which include seeking academic help, use of various sources for academic learning, extent of the student seeking academic help, ...
The self-perception of preparedness for midwifery practice of final-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Background: Globally, nurses and midwives are the most important healthcare providers. In most
countries, nurses and midwives are often the first point of contact to healthcare, and in many rural
areas, they are the only ...