'We are working in specialty units'-An exploratory qualitative study.

Aim: To explore related support needs of general nurses in specialty mental health units and provide references for formulating a model to support this population working in mental health care units.

Design: An exploratory qualitative design.

Method: In-depth individual unstructured interviews were performed with 15 general nurses who worked in mental health care units and were selected through purposive sampling.

Daily experiences of non-psychiatric nurses in acute psychiatric wards.

Aim: To explore and describe the daily experiences of non-psychiatric nurses working in selected acute psychiatric wards in South Africa.

Design: A qualitative explorative and descriptive study design was used.

Methods: Individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from fifteen non-psychiatric nurses with a minimum of one month of experience working in acute psychiatric wards in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Experiences of Student Nurses Regarding Experiential Learning in Specialized Psychiatric Hospitals in South Africa, a Qualitative Study.

Background: Experiential learning in specialized psychiatric hospitals is as essential as other learning in any discipline in nursing education as it allows student nurses to correlate theory to practice. Experiential learning in the mental health environment has been identified as a significant factor in promoting a more favorable attitude among student nurses toward mental health nursing.

Aim: The study explored student nurses' personal experiences regarding experiential learning in specialized psychiatric hospitals.

Title: Caring for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Challenge to Caregivers in Rural Areas of South Africa.

Background: In South Africa, children with cerebral palsy are nested within a family setting by immediate relatives, particularly in the rural areas. These immediate relatives are regarded as caregivers and are not trained with regard to providing care to children with special needs. Therefore, they have to find ways to adapt to their new roles of caregiving using the available resources.

Psychiatric Clinical Placement: Agony for College Nursing Students in South Africa.

(1) Background: Clinical placements in psychiatric nursing science (PNS) are as important as other placements in any discipline in nursing education as they allow students to correlate theory to practice. Nursing students' absenteeism has become a grave concern in psychiatric institutions in South Africa. This study investigated the clinical factors leading to student nurses' absenteeism in the Limpopo College of Nursing during the psychiatric nursing science clinical placement.

Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa.

Children under five depend on the caregivers to provide them with nutritious food to combat malnutrition. Several studies have been conducted about malnutrition in children, yet limited attention has been paid to the caregivers. Thus, the study investigated the perceptions of caregivers with regard to non-nutritious foods in rural areas in South Africa.