Describing Zoom exhaustion and fatigue in nursing students at a university in South Africa.

Background: Online platforms have gained considerable support from students and lecturers post COVID-19, however they are associated with student exhaustion and fatigue.

Aim: To determine Zoom exhaustion and fatigue in nursing students at a selected university in South Africa.

Methods: A quantitative cross - sectional study was conducted in KwaZulu-Natal to collect data from 146 nursing students registered at the selected university for the 4-year Bachelor of Nursing programme.

Management of residual volumes in intermittent medication infusions in hospitals: a scoping review protocol.

Background: Administration of intermittent medication through intravenous infusions is common practice. However, recent literature questions whether current practices deliver full doses of prescribed medications.

Objective: This protocol outlines the methodology intended to profile literature describing management of residual volume in medication administration lines.

Antimicrobial infusion practices within intensive care units: Carbapenem infusion preparation and administration process errors.

Objective: To describe nurse preparation and administration of intermittent carbapenem infusions.

Research Methodology/design: This observational study documented the carbapenem infusion process to adult patients in three general intensive care units.

Main Outcome Measures: Timing and duration of infusions were observed.

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among South African health care workers.

Background: Identifying factors associated with vaccine uptake among health care workers (HCWs) remains crucial to generating evidence aimed at guiding national COVID-19 vaccination and future infectious disease outbreak strategies. This study aimed to elucidate these factors, focusing on the interplay between socio-demographic, health, knowledge, beliefs and attitudinal indicators.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional online survey administered to HCWs across South Africa between August and October 2022.

Mapping the evidence of emergency nursing research in who Afro-region states: A Scoping Review.

Introduction: The introduction of emergency nursing in Africa has resulted in the establishment of several training schools across the continent. This has translated into a growing body of emergency care research being carried out by nurses; however, the breadth and extent of evidence remains unclear. The aim of the review was to map and collate the available literature on emergency nursing research in WHO Afro-region states.