A systematic review on nurses training in South Africa and its relevance during a pandemic
- Authors: Mookrey, Naadira
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Nursing -- Study and teaching -- South Africa , Nurses -- In-service training -- South Africa , Nurses -- Supply and demand -- South Africa , Nurses -- Job stress -- South Africa , Health care reform -- South Africa , Medical personnel -- South Africa , Medical education -- South Africa , Systematic review
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BSocSc(Honours)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185587 , vital:44401
- Description: This is a systematic review on the training and profession of nurses in South Africa. The researcher used an inductive thematic analysis to explore the themes that emerged from the literature. This review used peer-reviewed articles from Google Scholar, PubMed, Sabinet and EBSCOhost and identified 17 articles that were relevant for the study between the timeframe of 1994-2020. The review was done using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis and 5 themes were found: Nursing Crisis; Challenges in Nursing; Training Gap; Transformation in Nursing and the Job Profile of Nurses. The study recommended that more research needs to be conducted in certain areas, for example in the Eastern Cape, and to provide better incentives to nurses for example, certificates upon completion of in-service training.
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An analysis of the professional identity and experiences of clinical psychologists in South Africa
- Authors: Shnier, Tarryn Kaela
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Clinical psychologists -- South Africa , Critical incident technique , Psychology -- Practice -- South Africa , Identity (Psychology) , Empirical
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BSocSc(Honours)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185373 , vital:44381
- Description: The discipline of psychology, and the profession of clinical psychology in South Africa has made marked strides over the nearly 30 years since the end of the apartheid era. However, there is little known about the professional identity and experiences of clinical psychologists in South Africa. This study involved conducting a critical incident analysis of the experiences of 410 clinical psychologists in South Africa, in order to identify possible commonality in experiences and what meaning these experiences have for the professional identity of clinical psychologists in South Africa. Findings suggest that professional identity is greatly influenced by experiences involving interactions with mental health care users, and experiences working within multidisciplinary teams. These findings are discussed in connection with existing literature that details concepts of professional identity and South African psychology, in order to establish clarity on the professional identity of clinical psychologists in South Africa.
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Meta-analysis of the Cognitive Rehabilitation of patients living with HIV/AIDS: The case for Executive Functions
- Authors: Joka, Nicole
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Executive functions (Neuropsychology) , Neuroplasticity , Antiretroviral agents , HIV-positive persons -- Care , HIV infections -- Treatment , Cognition disorders -- Patients -- Rehabilitation , Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) , Systematic review
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BSocSc(Honours)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185620 , vital:44404
- Description: In recent years, research has shown that cognitive decline occurs in patients living with HIV and studies have brought into light the different treatment interventions are available to prevent the rapid decline of cognitive functioning in these individuals. Thus, it is crucial that the effect that treatment interventions on the executive function of HIV patients is studied. One such intervention is brain plasticity. Through understanding the model of brain plasticity following traumatic brain injury, and applying cognitive rehabilitation as a method of treatment, researchers believe that it is possible to ameliorate the cognitive deficits. In the present times, access to pharmaceutical treatments like antiretroviral treatment has been more accessible to persons living with HIV, however studies continue to show that as the virus progresses into its severe stages, even with the consistent use of antiretroviral treatment, cognitive domains such the executive function domain continue to become compromised. This means that the individual living with HIV will begin to show deficits in attention levels, memory and important thinking abilities as the virus spreads throughout the central nervous system. This study provides a meta-analysis wherein an array of scholarly articles have been used to measure the efficacy that the model of brain plasticity and the application of cognitive rehabilitation therapy has on the executive function of HIV patients. The findings show improvement in the attention span, cognitive flexibility, processing speed, inhibition, and working memory levels of patients living with HIV after the implementation of cognitive rehabilitation intervention.
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