Preparation of nursing students in nursing informatics competencies for the South African healthcare practice environment.

Background: Rapid technology advancements highlight the importance for nursing education to prepare competent nurses in informatics and technology integrated practice. This study examined nursing informatics in an undergraduate curriculum and competency levels at a selected South African university.

Method: A survey measured nursing informatics competencies among undergraduate nursing students using the TANIC© nursing informatics scale.

Nurse training to enhance adherence counselling for HIV-tuberculosis coinfection in South Africa: Integrative review.

Background:  South Africa has seen strides in reducing HIV and tuberculosis (TB); however, adherence counselling for people living with HIV (PLHIV) coinfected with TB remains a challenge, particularly in specific sub-districts like Cape Town. Understanding the attributes of existing training programmes is crucial.

Objectives:  This study explored attributes of training programme development for nurses and other health professionals to enhance adherence counselling for PLHIV coinfected with TB in Cape Town.

Adolescent girls' sexual and reproductive health information needs and barriers in Cape Town.

Background: The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information needs of adolescent girls in developing countries are not being met.

Aim: The study explored the sexual and reproductive health information needs, information-seeking behaviour and barriers among adolescent girls in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Setting: The study was conducted in the South eastern sub district of Cape Town metropole.

Perceptions of the MDT towards the health needs and support for grandparents caring for AIDS orphans.

Background: The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) crisis has orphaned many children, shifting care giving duties to grandparents. This has challenged the health of the grandparents, underscoring the need for support in caring for both the grandparents and the children orphaned due to AIDS.

Aim: This study investigated the multidisciplinary team's (MDT) perceptions of health needs and support for grandparents caring for children orphaned due to AIDS.

A Survey of Nurse Informatics Competencies of Professional Nurses in Clinical Practice Public Hospitals in South Africa.

Unlabelled: Competence in Nursing Informatics (NI), is vital for efficient nursing care in today's technologically-enabled healthcare environment. In South Africa, little is known on the competence of professional nurses in clinical practice in nursing informatics.

Methods: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive survey to examine self-rated competence in nursing informatics among 205 nurses in clinical practice across two hospitals in the Western Cape.

Barriers and Enablers of Nurses' Adoption of Digital Health Technology to Facilitate Healthcare Delivery in Resource-Limited Settings.

The study investigated barriers and enablers of nurse's adoption of digital health technology to facilitate the delivery of healthcare in resource-limited settings. Using a self-administered questionnaire, data were collected from ninety-three nurses. Descriptive statistics were conducted to analyse and summarise the data.

Maternal satisfaction with postnatal home visitation services by community health nurses in Ashanti Region, Ghana: A cross-sectional correlational study.

Efforts have been made to improve maternal and child health care globally, with a focus on promoting postnatal home visitation care. Despite the known significance of postnatal home visits, concerns still exist regarding mothers' satisfaction with home visitation care. This study examined maternal satisfaction with postnatal home visitation care in the Ashanti Region.

Challenges experienced by grandparents caring for AIDS orphans in the Western Cape province, South Africa.

Background: There is limited understanding of the difficulties and experiences faced by grandparents who assume the responsibility of caring for AIDS orphans.

Aim: The objective of the study was to investigate and depict the difficulties encountered by grandparents who provide care for AIDS orphans in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Setting: The study was conducted in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan and the Overberg Municipality.

Academic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among college nursing students.

Background: First-year college student's smooth transition and academic success influenced by academic help-seeking behaviour. Academic help-seeking behaviour is largely affected by many factors, including demographic factors, self-esteem and the use of sources for academic learning.

Aim: The study investigated academic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among first-year college nursing students.

Theory-practice gap: Nursing students' self-reported depth of understanding of bioscience and its relevance to clinical practice.

Background: Bioscience subjects are essential as they allow nurses to have a clear understanding of the patient's condition and ultimately allow them to provide appropriate and timeous care. However, these subjects remain a significant problem in the endeavour to produce highly competent nurses.

Aim: The study aimed to investigate the nursing students' self-reported depth of understanding of bioscience and its relevance to clinical practice.

Nursing informatics skills relevance and competence for final year nursing students.

Background:  The increasing use of technology in nursing practice requires nursing students to be competent in nursing informatics with an attitude of acceptance of technology in the healthcare environment.

Objectives:  The objectives of the study were to determine final year nursing students' perceptions and skills in nursing informatics and their attitudes towards computerisation in nursing practice.

Method:  The study population were 198 final year nursing students from a selected university in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Perceived technology use, attitudes, and barriers among primary care nurses.

Background: In primary healthcare, health information technology has the potential to facilitate the delivery of healthcare services by improving quality of care, efficiency and patient safety. However, little is known about the uptake and technology acceptance among primary healthcare nurses.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe health information technology acceptance and use among primary healthcare nurses.

Perceptions of nurses on TB with HIV adherence counselling skills in a health sub-district, Cape Town: A qualitative study.

Background: People living with HIV (PLHIV) co-infected with Tuberculosis (TB) account for one in three HIV-related deaths. Retention in care and adherence to medication remain key behaviours that PLHIV co-infected with TB must adopt to achieve better health outcomes. Nevertheless, TB with HIV adherence-counselling services provided by nurses designed to enhance these behaviours remain inadequate.

Coping strategies of mothers with preterm babies admitted in a public hospital in Cape Town.

Background: Most pregnancies run a normal course, ending in a healthy mother-infant relationship, but sometimes, it can also be a life-threatening and stressful condition. The stress levels of mothers are more aggravated when they deliver preterm babies.

Objectives: To explore the coping strategies of mothers of preterm babies with the stress of preterm delivery and subsequent admission of the preterm neonate to a neonatal care unit.

Nurses' Knowledge of Tuberculosis, HIV, and Integrated HIV/TB Care Policies in Rural Western Cape, South Africa.

HIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection remain the leading causes of mortality in many developing countries. Several policies for their prevention and management exist; however, progress to meet the World Health Organization's indicators is slow. As nurses in rural areas are the main health care professionals responsible for the implementation of policies, questions arose about nursing knowledge regarding TB and HIV policies.

Integrating Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission competencies into the nursing curriculum: Methodological lessons from a university-based undergraduate programme.

South Africa (SA) has the highest number of women infected with HIV and AIDS during pregnancy, which results in more than 70 000 infected babies being born each year AIDS is the major contributor to maternal and child morbidities and mortalities in the country. To combat this, the SA government has developed a national policy to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). However, for effective implementation of this policy, there is a dire need for a competent, skilled health worker to render the service.