http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3752 2013-05-26T04:00:10Z 2013-05-26T04:00:10Z Ehlers, V.J. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9707 2013-05-25T22:01:18Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conference report : Scholarly Publishing in Africa : Opportunities and Impediments Johannesburg, South Africa, 28-29 May 2009 Ehlers, V.J. It was a privilege to attend the above conference, and to meet authors and editors from a number of different African countries, universities and institutions concerned with publications. I presented a paper entitled : "Challenges of being an editor for the newly-accredited Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery" at this conference hosted by the Africa Institute of South Africa.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Monareng, L.V. Jooste, K. Dube, A. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9706 2013-05-25T22:01:26Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Preceptors' and preceptees' views on student nurses' clinical accompaniment in Botswana Monareng, L.V.; Jooste, K.; Dube, A. An alternative nursing education system was adopted by Botswana to improve its clinical nursing education, employing preceptorship as a clinical teaching approach. Myrick (2002:154) states that although preceptorship is increasingly being used in practice settings, little is known about how preceptors teach and even less is known about how preceptorship relationships are fostered. The same situation prevails in Botswana and needed to be explored with a view to promote and facilitate clinical learning for students. This study sought to describe the views of preceptors and their preceptees regarding the role of the preceptor on the planning of learning activities during clinical accompaniment of student nurses in Botswana. Recommendations were described for preceptors on planning learning activities of preceptees in clinical nursing practice situations. This non-experimental, exploratory descriptive quantitative study sought to describe the role of the preceptor in selected clinical practice settings. A population of seven nursing education institutions were included. A convenient sample was selected that included 72 preceptors and 200 students / preceptees who agreed to participate in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that preceptors should focus more on identifying the learning needs of the students, hold planning sessions with students to determine these needs and have time to schedule learning activities. Preceptors need to focus on their professional role to provide reality based, skills-oriented learning opportunities in the unit for preceptees during clinical accompaniment. The preceptor's role demands examining how learning activities should be planned so that the preceptees achieve their own learning objectives and those of the unit concerned.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Zungu, L.I. Manyisa, Z.M. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9683 2013-05-25T22:01:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Factors contributing to pregnancies among student nurses at a nursing college in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Zungu, L.I.; Manyisa, Z.M. In South Africa, unplanned pregnancies, especially in black communities remain a challenge. This survey was conducted at a nursing college in South Africa to identify and describe factors that contributed to pregnancies among student nurses enrolled at this college. A quantitative descriptive survey was done by using self-administered questionnaires. Seventy-seven female students of the targeted nursing college enrolled for the year 2006, completed questionnaires but only 75 of the returned questionnaires were usable. Of the respondents, 90.7% (n=68) were sexually active and 61.3% (n=46) had already experienced pregnancies and parenting due to ignorance, contraception failure, non-utilisation of contraceptives and the desire to have children. The effective use of contraceptive methods could reduce the rate of unplanned pregnancies among female student nurses enrolled at this college. Early sexual debuts and the contraceptives used were the main factors that contributed to pregnancies among students at the targeted nursing college.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ehlers, V.J. Tjipura, D.J. Roos, J.H. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9677 2013-05-25T22:00:17Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The correlation between CD4 cell counts and pharmacy refill records in Namibia : a retrospective study Ehlers, V.J.; Tjipura, D.J.; Roos, J.H. Adherence rates of at least 95% are required for optimum viral suppression and the prevention of viral mutation of drug resistant HIV strains, measured by CD4 cell and viral load counts, especially at the beginning of highly active anti retroviral treatment (HAART). A quantitative, retrospective and descriptive research design was used to determine whether pharmacy refill records correlated with patients' CD4 cell counts. The medical records of 176 adult patients were examined at a government hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. There was a weak positive relationship between CD4 cell counts and pharmacy refill records. The pharmacy refill records predicted CD4 cell counts to a limited extent, but should be used in combination with other adherence measurement tools, such as patients' adherence reports, and where financially feasible, viral load counts.

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