Introduction: The time to initiate antenatal care (ANC) during pregnancy is very important because it contributes to better pregnancy outcomes with reduced maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Antenatal care ...

Introduction South Africa has made significant progress in improving the provision of care for HIV-positive patients. With approximately four million people on Anti-retroviral therapy (ART), the country is faced with a ...

The world, including developing countries such as South Africa, is burdened with deeply rooted women sexual health challenges such as dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhoea, also known as, "period pains", while not life-threatening, ...

Introduction: Simulation-based learning is a teaching methodology, which provides the students with a learning opportunity in an environment that simulates the clinical settings, where mistakes and learning can happen ...

Background: Critically ill abdominal surgery patients are at risk of developing a paralytic ileus. Multidisciplinary interventions aim to prevent post-operative complications in the intensive care unit; including interventions ...

INTRODUCTION: Readiness for blended learning is described as the nurse educators' ability and preparedness to use Information Communication Technology. Blended Learning involves integrating both e-learning and face-to-face ...

Introduction and background: Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are among the top ten causes of death globally. To prevent the spread of these infections in a hospital setting, health care workers and ...

Obstetric emergencies account for the majority of causes of maternal death. The major causes of death in obstetric emergencies include bleeding, pregnancy induced hypertension, cord prolapse, shoulder dystocia, poor progress, ...

Background: Clinical assesssment tools play an essential role in clinical practice and assessment. Clinical assessment tools have to be evaluated for pyschometric properties to enhance objectivity and fairness when evaluating ...

A unique characteristic of neonatal care is the unpredictability of illness at birth and a high-risk period of adaptation in the days thereafter. The majority of newborn infants will survive with little specialised care. ...