Current Scholarship and Research
Adams, G. 2018. The use of reflection in practice: the experiences
of 3rd year Baccalaureus Technologiae (BTech) nursing students at a
nursing education institution in the Western Cape Province. Stellenbosch:
Stellenbosch University. Click here
to access.
Akimanimpaye, F., Crowley, T. & Titus, V. 2026. HIV
policy implementation challenges: experiences of HIV managers in primary
healthcare facilities in the Western Cape. Curationis. 49(1): a2787.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v49i1.2787
Arison, M. L., Modeste, R. R. M. & Mabuda, T. 2026. Experiences
of hospital-based nurses in delivering human immunodeficiency virus
self-management discharge information in the Cape Metropole. Trends in
Nursing. 6(1): a42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/tin.v6i1.42
Bock, T. M., Pienaar, A. J. 2013. Management of aggressive and
violent mental health care users. In Pienaar, A. (ed). 2013. Mental health
care in Africa: a practical, evidence-based approach. Pretoria: Van Schaik:
106-115.
Bock, T. M. 2010. Assessment of attitudes related to the management
of aggression and violence in four psychiatric hospitals. Master's
Dissertation. Stellenbosch SUN. Click here
to access.
Bock, T. M. 2015. The culturally safe management of aggression and
violence in mental health care institutions. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis.
Mahikeng: Northwest University. Click here
to access.
Bock, T. M., Truter, A., Magerman, Y. & Jooste, K. 2025. Ethical
leadership. In Jooste, K. & Coetzee, S. (eds). Leadership in health
services management. 4th ed. Cape Town: Juta: 215-230.
Bock, T. M., Truter, A., Magerman, Y. & Jooste, K. 2025. Labour
relations. In Jooste, K. (ed). The principles and practice of nursing and
health care: ethos and professional practice, management, staff development and
research. 3rd ed.
Pretoria: Van Schaik: 217-230.
Crafford, I., Killian, C., Moore-Saayman, R., Dreyer, J. & Rossouw,
M. 2019. Learning in simulation: ready? Steady? Go! Professional Nursing
Today. 23(1): 35-41.
Du Preez, L., Vajat, N. & Carelse, M. 2009.
Library of the Western Cape College of Nursing fulfills its role as a research
hub to its faculty staff and students. [Poster presentation-NEA]. Click here to access.
Dyson, E. 2011. An exploration of factors and phenomena influencing
parent and/or caregiver compliance with the immunisation schedule in the
Witzenberg sub-district of the Western Cape. Master's Dissertation.
Stellenbosch. Click here
to access.
Fadana, F. P. 2019. Experiences of undergraduate nursing students
during their experiential learning in Boland Overberg healthcare facilities.
Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: CPUT. Click here
to access.
Fadana, F. P. & Vember, H. F. 2021. Experiences of undergraduate
nursing students during clinical practice at health facilities in Western Cape,
South Africa. Curationis. 44(1): a2127. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v44i1.2127
February, C. A. 2019. The development of palliative care protocols
for the emergency and oncology nurses in the government hospitals of the
Western Cape. PhD (NURSING) Dissertation. Cape Town: UWC.
https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/items/25a2f3aa-89fa-450d-9d13-7487e31b9c21 [23
September 2026].
Gachago, D., Ivala, E., Barnes, V., Gill, P., Felix-Minnaar, J.,
Morkel, J. & Vajat, N. 2014. Towards the
development of digital storytelling practices for use in resource-poor
environments, across disciplines, and with students from diverse backgrounds:
Part 2: HELTASA 2012 Special Section. South African Journal of Higher
Education. 28(3): 961-982. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20853/28-3-373
Hansen, W. 20??. Masters’ Dissertation.
Hansen, W. 2021. The perceptions of newly qualified nurses on the
guidance by preceptors towards becoming experts in nursing. Curationis.
44(1): a2205. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/
Hansen, W. 2023. Facilitation of guidance and support to newly
qualified professional nurses. Jalgoan: Pritam.
Hansen, W. 2023. Preceptorship model for newly qualified
professional nurses. Doctoral Dissertation. Pretoria: University of South
Africa. Click here
to access.
Hansen, W. & Zuma, S. M. 2024. Guidelines to support newly
qualified professional nurses for effective clinical practice. Curationis.
47(1): a2527. DOI: https://doi. org/10.4102/curationis. v47i1.2527
Hansen, W. & Zuma, S. M. 2024. Operational managers’ perceptions
of newly qualified professional nurses’ readiness for the professional role. International
Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 20: 100717. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100717
Hansen, W. 2025. Newly qualified professional nurses’ readiness for
the independent practice role. Nursing Research and Practice. 2025(1):
6876561. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/nrp/6876561
Hess, C. 2012. Enrolled bridging course learners’ perspectives
related to factors influencing their learning in the clinical environment.
Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here
to access.
Hlana, S. N. 2020. The experiences of women who have used the
sub-dermal contraceptive implant (Implanon) and their reasons for the early
removal in the Cape Metropole, Western Cape. Master's Dissertation.
Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here
to access.
Jonkers, R. 2018. Midwives’ knowledge of the Basic Antenatal Care
(BANC) approach in healthcare facilities in the Central Karoo District.
Master's Dissertation. Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela University.
http://hdl.handle.net/10948/30562 [25 September 2026].
Jonkers, R. 2026. NEA Poster Presentation
Jonkers, R. 2026. PhD
Jooste, K., Prinsloo, C. J. & Wiese, E. 2025. Staffing. In
Jooste, K. (ed). The principles and practice of nursing and health care:
ethos and professional practice, management, staff development and research.
3rd ed. Pretoria: Van Schaik: 203-216.
Jooste, K. & Wiese, H. 2025. Evolution of leadership in
healthcare settings. In Jooste, K. & Coetzee, S. (eds). Leadership in
health services management. 4th ed. Cape Town: Juta. 1-18.
Julius, C. 2016. Nursing students’ perceptions of an extended
undergraduate curriculum programme at a higher education institution.
International Nursing Research Congress (INRC).
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2016/posters_2016/189 [12 October 2026].
Julius, C. 2017. Nursing students’ perceptions of an extended
undergraduate curriculum programme within a higher education institution in the
Western Cape Province. Master’s Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here
to access.
Kirstein, L. 2019. Exploring nursing educators’ perceptions about
the use of technology in teaching. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN.
Click here
to access.
Kotze, E. 2020. The underutilisation of termination of pregnancy
(TOP) services by women with unintended pregnancies: a descriptive case study
in community health centres within the Cape Metropole, South Africa. Master's
Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here
to access.
Langeveld, A. 2015. Undergraduate Student nurses’ perceptions of
classroom incivility at a nursing education institution in the Western Cape
Province of South Africa. Master’s Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here
to access.
Magerman, Y. N. 2011. Academic factors affecting learning at a
nursing college in the Western Cape. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch:
University of Stellenbosch. Click here to access.
Magerman, Y. N. 2023. Best practice guideline for nurses for the
assessment and management of acute trauma-related pain in emergency centers.
PhD Thesis. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here
to access.
Magerman, Y. N., Jordan, P. J., Iwu-Jaja, C. & Van der Heever,
M. 2025. Best-practice guidelines for nurses for the assessment and management
of acute trauma-related pain in adult patients: a scoping review. International
Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 23(2025). DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100888
Makie, V., Jooste, K., Mabuda, T. B., Bock, T., Lourens, G.
M., Van As, M. et al. 2021. Operational nurse managers’ perceptions on the
competence of community service nurses in public settings in the Western Cape. Curationis.
44(1): a2174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v44i1.2174
Mottian, S.D. 2014. Professionalism in nursing: A concept analysis.
Masters’ dissertation. Potchefstroom: North-West University. Click here
to access.
Mottian, S. D. & van der Walt, C. 2015. Professionalism in
nursing: a concept analysis. Nursing Update. 39(6): 26-27.
Mottian, S. D. 2015. Professionalism in nursing: a concept analysis
[Presentation]. Kwa-Zulu Natal College of Nursing Research Symposium: 22 June
2015.
Mottian, S. D. 2015. Professionalism in nursing: a concept analysis.
[Poster]. ANEC- FUNDISA/NEA Conference, 2-4 September 2015.
Mottian, S. D. 2020. The Concept 'Nursing': A Visual Concept Map for
Teaching. Doctoral Dissertation. Johannesburg: UNISA. Click here
to access.
Mottian, S. D. 2021. The concept ‘nursing’: a visual concept map for
teaching. [Presentation]. Kwa-Zulu Natal College of Nursing Research Symposium
03 December 2021.
Mottian, S. D., Roets, L. & Maboe, K. A. 2022. Interpretation of
the concept ‘nursing’: utilisation in nursing education and practice. Curationis.
45(1): e2351. DOI: doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v45i1.2351
Phokane, G. N. 2018. Curriculum guidelines for African male rite of
passage in healthcare. Masters’ dissertation. Mahikeng: Northwest University.
Click here
to access. Supervisor: Prof A. J. Pienaar; Co-Supervisor: Dr T. M. Bock.
Rossouw, F. M. 2018. Stressors and coping strategies among
Baccalaureus Technologiae undergraduate nursing students at a Western Cape
higher education institution. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University. Click here
to access.
Stevens, H. 2021. Trauma and emergency nurse specialists’
perceptions of factors that hinder and facilitate the implementation of
specialised skills in their practice within the public health sector in the
Western Cape Province. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: Stellenbosch
University. Click here
to access.
Stevens, H., Young, C., Motsepe, T. L. & Mabuda, T. 2025.
Barriers to implementing advanced skills in trauma and emergency nurse
specialist practice. Health SA Gesondheid. 30(0): a2951. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4102/ hsag.v30i0.3228
Tities, P. L. 2012. Midwives’ knowledge and ability in interpreting
foetal heart rate patterns in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South
Africa. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: UWC. Click here
() to access.
Tities, P. L. 2023. PhD.
Truter, A. 2000. Die ongetroude kliënt se persepsie van
verpleegkundiges se houding ten opsigte van kontraseptiewe metodes (Unmarried
clients' perception with regard to registered nurses' attitudes towards
contraceptive methods). Master's Dissertation. Johannesburg: UNISA. Click here to access.
Truter, A. 2011. Kwantitatiewe beskrywende studie na die houding van
verpleegkundiges teenoor terminasies van swangerskap binne King se sisteem
teorie. (A quantitative descriptive study regarding the attitude of
registered nurses towards terminations of pregnancy within King's systems
theory). Doctor in Philosophy. Johannesburg: UNISA. Click here to access.
Truter, A. 2014. Reproductive health. In Clark, M. (ed). Vlok's
community health. 6th ed. Cape Town: Juta: 395-439.
Truter, A. 2016. Reproductive health. In Clark, M. (ed). Vlok's
community health. 6th Rev. ed. Cape Town: Juta: 395-439.
Truter, A. 2018. Contraception and fertility planning. In
Dippennaar, J. & da Serra, D. (eds). 2018. Sellers’ midwifery. 3rd
ed. Cape Town: Juta. 728-752.
Truter, A. 2022. Reproductive health. In Clark, M. (ed). Vlok's
community health. 7th ed.
Cape Town: Juta: 423-459.
Truter, A. 2026. Adolescent and school health. In Clark, M. (ed). Vlok's
community health. 8th ed.
Cape Town: Juta: chapter 14.
Vajat, N. & Chigona, A. 2015. Critical discourse analysis of
e-learning policy’s impact on the implementation of Digital Storytelling as a
pedagogical tool. In Condy, J. (ed). Telling stories differently: engaging
21st-century students through digital storytelling. Cape Town: SUN.
Vajat, N. 2017. The use of information on Western Cape College of
Nursing Facebook groups by academic staff and students. Master's Dissertation.
Cape Town: UCT.
Van Rhyn, G. 2013. Caregivers’ experiences with implementing asthma
management guidelines for children who attend a hospital in the Western Cape.
Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: UWC. Click here
to access.
Went, A. J. 2019. Facilitating critical thinking in nursing
students: lecturers’ perspectives. Masters’ dissertation. Cape Town: SUN. Click
here
to access.
Wiese, H. M. 2024. The mindfulness of student nurses during
interpersonal communication with colleagues and patients in clinical facilities
in the Western Cape. Masters’ Dissertation. Cape Town: CPUT. Click here
to access.
Wiese, H. M. 2025. A glimpse into the diversity of the mindfulness
levels of undergraduate bachelor nursing students during interpersonal
communication in clinical practices of Cape Town. [ePoster]. ICN Congress.
Helsinki, Finland. 09-13 June 2025.