Promoting collaborative care of the human body after cessation of life: Ubuntu beyond death.

Background:  South Africa is a diverse country that promises equality, dignity, linguistic and cultural rights to all its citizens. Therefore, understanding the cultural, religious and nursing practices in caring for the deceased body is crucial to ensure meaningful integrated care of the deceased body and collective mourning and support within a community.

Objectives:  This study aimed to strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing on caring for the human body at all stages of life and beyond death using Ubuntu principles.

Impact of anxiety-related conditions on nursing students' academic excellence.

Background:  Nursing students often experience high anxiety and depression because of the demanding nursing curriculum. This mental strain can harm their academic performance. As a result, nurse educators need to assess how anxiety impacts nursing students' academic achievements.

Fear of dying dirty: Intimate care encounters during COVID-19 pandemic in South African context.

Background: Physical distancing, personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand hygiene were encouraged during the pandemic of COVID-19. However, personal hygiene procedures for patients admitted to hospitals, such as assisted baths, oral care and elimination, were neglected.

Aim: This study aimed to describe intimate care and touch experiences for patients admitted to the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Journey less travelled: Female nursing students' experiences in providing intimate care in two nursing education institutions in Gauteng province, South Africa.

Background: Intimate care is not facilitated in South African nursing education and training. Nursing students encounter it for the first time in clinical practice, where they see and touch the naked bodies of patients. The societal segregation of gender roles has led to the feminisation of the nursing profession, suggesting that women are more caring and maternal and that intimate care implementation comes more easily to them than to their male counterparts.

Self-monitoring of blood pressure for preeclampsia patients: Knowledge and attitudes.

Background: Preeclampsia is one of the causes of maternal deaths and is also responsible for complications such as premature births worldwide. In South Africa, hypertensive disorders cause 14% of all maternal deaths. Evidence indicates that it may be beneficial to empower women to monitor their blood pressure (BP) in the comfort of their homes.