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Legacy of Scholarship

Former WCCN Researchers

Cupido, E. E. 2017. A reputation chain analysis of the nursing profession in the Western Cape Province. Master's Dissertation. Pretoria: UP. Preview here.

Davids, J. 2006. Continuing professional development in nursing. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here to access.

Dominick, R. 2015. Comparing the motivational needs of 2nd and 3rd-year learner nurses on working day and night shifts in academic hospital settings in the Western Cape. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: University of Western Cape. Click here to access.

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.

Fisher, G. 2015. An investigation of learning style preferences of nurses in training at two nursing schools in public health facilities in Cape Town. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: UCT. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19886

Furst, L. N. 2011. The effect of teaching methods used as experienced and perceived by student nurses at a nursing college in the Western Cape Province. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here to access.

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

Gill, P. 2016. From health professional to film producer in one easy workshop: creating digital stories. [Presentation]. The 27th International Nursing Research Congress. Cape Town, South Africa, 21-25 July 2016.

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.

Hewett, D. 2010. Workplace violence targeting student nurses in the clinical areas. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/5183

Jonker, L. 2012. The experiences and perceptions of mothers utilizing child health services. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here to access.

Jonker, L. & Stellenberg, E. L. 2014. Missed opportunities in child healthcare. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 6(1):1-8. DOI: http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm

Jooste, K. & Mabuda, T. B. 2021. Healthcare service planning and commissioning. In Jooste, K., Bezuidenhout, M. & Muller, M. (eds). Healthcare service management. 3rd  ed. Cape Town: Juta: 98-220.

Loubser, H. W. 2013. Factors influencing the throughput of master’s degree nursing students at a university in South Africa. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here to access.

Mabuda. B. T. 2006. Student nurses’ experiences during clinical practice in the Limpopo Province. Master’s Dissertation. Johannesburg: UNISA. Click here to access.

Mabuda, B. T., Potgieter, E. & Alberts, U. U. 2008. Student nurses' experiences during clinical practice in the Limpopo Province. Curationis. 31(1): 19-27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v31i1.901

Mabuda, T. 2023. Colleges Becoming Centers of Higher Education: Western Cape College of Nursing (WCCN) Experience. SANC Nursing Indaba. 18-19 May 2023. Click here to access.

Major, V. J. 2010. The role of organophosphate exposure in the etiology of depression and suicidality amongst farmworkers on wine and table grape farms in the Worcester area of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: University of Cape Town. Click here to access.

Makie, V. V. 2006. Stress and coping strategies amongst registered nurses working in a South African tertiary hospital. Master’s dissertation, Cape Town: UWC. Click here to access.

Makie, V. 2016. Accessing and utilising resources in healthcare. In Jooste, K. (ed). Healthcare dynamics for the specialist professional nurse. Cape Town: Juta. 164-176.

Makie, V. V. 2017. A human resource strategy to facilitate competencies of assistant nurse managers in the public health facilities in the Western Cape. Doctoral Dissertation. Cape Town: UWC. Click here to access.

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

McLachlan, M. E. 2010. Experiences influencing the academic performances of 1st year nursing students at the Western Cape College of Nursing, South Africa, during 2008. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: UWC. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/xmlui/handle/11394/1714

Mesela, M. C. 2014. A survey of ICU professional nurses' knowledge of blood glucose physiology and blood glucose control in critically ill adult patients in a public tertiary hospital in the Western Cape Province. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: UCT. Click here to access.

Mia, S. 2014. Self-leadership in male learner nurses during their four-year programme at a college in the Western Cape. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: University of Western Cape. Click here to access.

Mia, S. 2016. Self-Leadership in Male Nurses During Their Four-Year Programme at a College in the Western Cape. Poster presentation at The 27th International Nursing Research Congress was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 21-25 July 2016. Click here to access.

Nel-Cooke, L. 2021. Nursing students’ perception of and engagement with feedback provided in an undergraduate nursing programme. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch. Click here to access.

O’Connell, J. 2014. Me, My Mother, and Alzheimer’s disease. Xlibris Corporation.

Orton, K. 2016. Perceptions and self-perceived knowledge of evidence-based health care amongst registered nurses in the Western Cape. Presentation at the 27th International Nursing Research Congress was held in Cape Town South Africa from 21-25 July 2016.

Phiri, W. A. 2011. Perceptions and experiences of undergraduate midwifery students concerning their midwifery training. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/6659

Phiri, W. A. 2017. The development of a framework to align theory and practice to improve midwifery education in the Western Cape. Doctor Philosophiae. Cape Town: University of the Western Cape. Click here to access.

Rafferty, B. 20?? Title. Master dissertation. Cape Town: UCT.

Rafferty, B. & Kyriacos, U. 2016. Final-year nursing students self-reported understanding of the relevance of bioscience. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 8:35-46. 10.5897/IJNM2016.0208

Roziers, R. 2012. Newly qualified nurses lived experience of role transition from student nurse to community service nurse a phenomenological study Reinette Roziers. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: UCT. Click here to access.

Sempe, T. B. 2021. Experiences of patients on short term drug resistant tuberculosis regimen at Nelson Mandela District TB Specialist Hospital. Master's Dissertation. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/22940

Stollenkamp. T. 2018. Exploring undergraduate nursing students’ understanding and application of the duty of care. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: Stellenbosch University. Click here to access.

Theart, C. J. 2011. The status of academic integrity among nursing students. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: SUN. Click here to access.

Theart, C. J. & Smit, I. 2012. The status of academic integrity amongst nursing students at a nursing education institution in the Western Cape. Curationis. 35(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v35i1.2

Van Heerden, P. 2012. The perception of patients regarding comprehensive care rendered by clinical nurse practitioners in the West Coast rural district in the Western Cape. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: SUN. Click here to access.

Van Schalkwyk, T. 2012. Investigation into factors influencing nursing values in South Africa. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here to access.

Van Wijk, E. & Harrison, T. 2013. Managing ethical problems in qualitative research involving vulnerable populations, using a pilot study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 12(1): 570-586.

Van Wijk, E. & Harrison, T.C. 2014. Relationship difficulties post-rape: being a male intimate partner of a female rape victim in Cape Town, South Africa. Health Care for Women International. 35(7-9): 1081-1105.

Van Wijk, E. 2006. An investigation into patient’s perceptions of contributing factors towards their aggressive and violent behaviour after admission to a mental health facility. Master's Dissertation. Cape Town: UWC.

Van Wijk, E. 2010. The lived experience of male intimate partners of female rape victims in Cape Town, South Africa. Doctoral Dissertation. Cape Town: UCT. Click here to access.

Van Wijk, E. 2012. The experiences of male intimate partners' of female rape victims from Cape Town, South Africa: their journey from secondary victims to secondary survivors.

Van Wijk, E. 2013. The Lived Experience of Male Intimate Partners of Female Rape Victims in Cape Town, South Africa. [Abstract]. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 12(1): 829-830. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/160940691301200141

Van Wijk, E. 2013. Recruitment and retention of participants: experiences from a longitudinal qualitative study. [Abstract]. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 12(1): 830. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/160940691301200141

Van Wijk, E. 2014. Recruitment and retention of vulnerable populations: lessons learned from a longitudinal qualitative study. The Qualitative Report. 19(28): 1-21. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol19/iss28/2 [30 May 2018].

Van Wijk, E., Duma, S.E. & Mayers, P.M. 2014. Lived experiences of male intimate partners of female rape victims in Cape Town, South Africa: original research. Curationis. 37(1): 1-9.

Van Wijk, E., Traut, A. & Julie, H. 2014. Environmental and nursing-staff factors contributing to aggressive and violent behaviour of patients in mental health facilities. Curationis. 37(1): 1-8.

Vink, H. 2016. Effects of Students' Incivility on Nurse Educators in a South African School of Nursing. [Poster]. The 27th International Nursing Research Congress. Cape Town South Africa, 21-25 July 2016.

Vink, H. 2016. Roots and constructs of incivility in professional nursing education: a South African Perspective. [Poster] The 27th International Nursing Research Congress. Cape Town South Africa, 21-25 July 2016.

Voster, H. 2023. Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and practices of logrolling patients with a spinal cord injury in the Western Cape Metropole. Master's Dissertation. Stellenbosch: SUN. Click here to access.


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