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Item Open Access Adapting to and implementing a problem- and community-based approach to nursing education(AOSIS, 2000) Fichardt, A. E.; Viljoen, M. J.; Botma, Y.; Du Rand, P. P.English: The process of change, implemented by the School of Nursing at the University of the Orange Free State so that a paradigm shift in approaches to nursing education at undergraduate level could be achieved, is outlined. The necessity to change, the identification of external and internal variables that impact on change, the founding of a support system, the process of overcoming resistance to change, the evaluation of the process of change and options for the future, are discussed. The rationale for the implementation of a problem-based teaching strategy and the phasing in of a community-based approach to teaching as the heart of the process of change are discussed.Item Open Access Algemene voetversorging van die bejaarde(AOSIS, 1985) Botma, Y.; Viljoen, M. J.The role of the nurse in the prevention of problems of the feet in the elderly is discussed, and the common foot problems that could be caused by negligence and ignorance are referred to. Routine foot care including care of the skin, nails, choice of shoes and massaging of the feet is discussed, and exercises that the elderly can do to prevent foot problems are illustrated.Item Open Access Beliefs of grade six learners' regarding adolescent pregnancy and sex(AOSIS, 2007) Grobler, C.; Botma, Y.; Jacobs, A. C.; Nel, M.Escalating adolescent pregnancy and risky sexual behaviour is becoming more common amongst young adolescents and especially amongst black adolescents in South Africa. Statistics confirm that South African adolescents as young as fourteen are already sexually active and become pregnant. The decision to become sexually active with resulting adolescent pregnancy whether planned or not, are directly influenced by the teenager’s beliefs. A person’s beliefs consist of a person’ own individual beliefs or attitude as well as what the individual subjective norm which the individual perceive as other people’s beliefs regarding the same object of reason. The aim of the study was to describe the attitude of black grade six learners under the age of fourteen, towards adolescent pregnancy and sex. A quantitative descriptive research design was used. Results were clustered according to demographic variables as well as beliefs that consist of attitude and subjective norm. Findings provided insight into the beliefs of grade six learners regarding sex and adulthood, the roll of peer pressure, relationships of adolescent parents, social interaction of teenage parents, ability of adolescent parent’s ability to provide in the needs of the baby, the adequacy of a child support grant to raise a baby as well as the levels of education of adolescent parents. This article provide a detailed reflection on these results and propose off a doll parenting intervention strategy as means of modification of attitude and subjective norms of grade six learners in order to alter sexual behaviour.Item Open Access Integration of study material in the problem-based learning method(AOSIS, 2003) Becker, S.; Viljoen, M. J.; Botma, Y.; Bester, I. J.English: Throughout the world educators are starting to realise that integrated curricula reflect the “real world”. Students learn how to integrate theory appropriately with practice and it stimulates higher order thinking skills. Problem-based learning (PBL) was used as a learning strategy in an integrated undergraduate programme. A quantatative nonexperimentald design, a survey, was used to determine how problem-based learning influences integration of learning by the students. Using a purposive sampling method all the first-year nursing students (43) at the University of the Free State participating in the programme were included in the study. Data was collected by means of a student perception questionnaire (SPQ). PBL does contribute to an integration of learning. All the students agreed that community problems were brought to the classroom and that theory and practice were complementary. Students also indicated that PBL enhanced gathering of information from various sources and a holistic view of a situation. Problem-based learning also increased the ability to consider problems from various viewpoints and taught students clinical reasoning. Certain aspects of integration still seem to be a problem as 42 % of the students indicated that subjects were not related, 21 % that subjects were not integrated and 37 % that scenarios were not realistic. This might be attributed to the fact that only the nursing subjects were taught by means of PBL. It is recommended that scenarios be revised to make them more realistic and that traditional subjects such as Anatomy, Microbiology and Chemical Science be integrated with nursing subjects by means of problem-solving themes, to form a meaningful core curriculum.Item Open Access Learners' knowledge and perceptions of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV and AIDS in the Free State Province(AOSIS, 2007) Botma, Y.; Motiki, Z. D.; Viljoen, M. C.English: The study investigated the perceptions of the youth regarding Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) and sexual aspects related to HIV and AIDS. The study was grounded in qualitative methodology, using 4 focus group interviews for data collection - triangulating the results with field notes and literature. The participants of the four focus groups proved to be well informed on the topic and had clear perceptions concerning several aspects. They were very positive regarding the advantages of VCT for the prevention and management of HIV and AIDS. The participants recognised the need for the youth to be better informed about VCT and HIV and AIDS. They were much concerned by the lack of parental involvement in sexual education as well as the permissiveness o f the youth who partook in alcohol and drug abuse as well as prostitution. Participants o f the study stated that this problem was exacerbated by poverty and poor socio economic conditions.Item Open Access 'n Bepaling van die behoefte aan voetversorging by 'n groep bejaardes(AOSIS, 1985) Bothma, Y.; Botma, Y.; Viljoen, M. J.A survey was done to determine the demand for foot care amongst groups of elderly people in old age homes. A history was taken and a clinical examination was done according to criteria on an evaluation scale to determine the extent of foot-problems amongst the sample. The results indicated that 93 % of the elderly had foot-problems and that 46,51 % of these people tried to take care of their own feet.