16 articles in this issue
Ezihe Loretta Ahanonu, Karien Jooste
Health care professionals have been charged to demonstrate their leadership capabilities in leading youth victims of violence to wellness. However, the manner in which health care professionals can implement this responsibility remains unknown. The purpos... see more
Dalena van Rooyen, Suzette du Rand
Transition from secondary to tertiary education presents unique challenges for first-year nursing students. First year nursing students have to adapt to the unique challenges of clinical practice environments, as their education and training incorporates ... see more
Karien Jooste, Luke Arunachallam, Loretta Ahanonu, Hazel Rashe, Hester Julie, Juliana Willemse, Portia Bimray, Ilhaam Essa, Jeffrey Hoffman
Background: 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 school of nursing in the... see more
Penny D Martin, F M Daniels
The mental health care environment is a stressful nursing environment. The purpose of the study was to develop a model of emotional support for student nurses working in the mental health care environment. The objectives were set in two phases: Phase one-... see more
Ezihe Loretta Ahanonu, Karien Jooste, Firdouza Waggie
Youth violence is one of the key contributors to the burden of disease and injuries in South Africa. This article is aimed at describing the barriers experienced by healthcare professionals with regards to leading youth victims of violence to wellness. Th... see more
N Bekelepi, Penny Martin, Jennifer Chipps
Aggression and violence by patients towards psychiatric nurses is a global issue. Nurses spend most of the time with these psychiatric patients, which make them more vulnerable to any form of injuries during the process of managing aggressive patients wit... see more
J Afemikhe, Jennifer Chipps
Background: Diabetes is on the increase globally, especially in African countries. Nigeria in particular has a high prevalence of diabetes type 2. There is evidence that improved diabetes outcomes are related to self-management and improved health educati... see more
Petra Brysiewicz, L Campbell
Background: Palliative care involves caring for patients who face an illness which may shorten or profoundly limit their quality of life. Providing palliative care is complex as it must be reactive and individualized.Purpose: To explore the experiences of... see more
Ernistina Masebina Caka, Dalena R.M. van Rooyen, Portia Janine Jordan
Military nursing is characterized by diverse challenges, one of the more significant challenges being the dual transition whereby student nurses need to transition from student nurses to professional nurses and from candidate officers to officers. A milit... see more
Mmapheko Doriccah Peu, S Mataboge, R Ngunyulu, F M Mulaudzi, S S Moloko Phiri
ABSTRACTÂ Children of school-going age are faced with multiple challenges that need professional interventions from educators and healthcare providers. These challenges are of social and economic dimensions. Due to the human immunodeficiency virus (H... see more
Nkola Sabina Kgafele, Isabel Coetzee, Tanya Heyns
Nursing is a practice-based profession and it is essential that pre-graduate students are socialised in the clinical learning environment from the beginning of their training. Consequently, clinical accompaniment is regarded as a vital component of a nurs... see more
Melitah Selenga, Karien Jooste
The Western Cape Province of south Africa has the worst multifactorial crime problem in the country. It has the fastest growing crime rate in many crime categories, such as rape and gun-related incidents. the experiences of the youth after a violent physi... see more
Concepta Namukolo Kwaleyela, Shabnam Greatrex-White
Physical measures such as maternal mortality have long been important dimensions for evaluating maternal health, overlooking the delicate interrelated psychological and emotional elements that women experience. Although such measures are important, they a... see more
Eunice Seekoe
There seems to be no sufficient mentoring programmes for supporting and guiding newly appointed nurse educators (NANEs) in nursing education institutions (NEIs) in South Africa. The available programmes are international and yet seem not to fully address ... see more
Million Bimerew
Information technology in processing and utilization of health information has significant health care outcomes. Its use in the assessment, diagnosis and management of health problems through access to relevant health information is crucial. The aim of th... see more
Nomvula E Sibanyoni, Jeanette E Maritz
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to explore and describe health planners and service provider perspectives on the challenges of implementing legislation on community-based mental health services (CBMS). A qualitative design was followed. The total nu... see more