https://fundisa.journals.ac.za/pub <p>Trends in Nursing (TIN) publishes contemporary and relevant research and evidence-based information on the nursing profession. The aim is to make information accessible to scholars, educators, clinical practitioners, nurse managers, and policy makers to advance planning and decision-making in nursing education, research, quality improvement initiatives, nursing regulation, and workforce planning. The articles should provide a description of current developments in nursing in Africa or an overview of global developments in nursing.</p> <p><br>The journal is peer reviewed, published in print form and online since 2012. It is an official publication of the Forum of University Nursing Deans of South Africa (FUNDISA).</p> Forum of University Nursing Deans of South Africa (FUNDISA) en-US Trends in Nursing 2313-8467 <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p> <p>a) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution License</a>&nbsp;that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.</p> <p>b) Creative Commons License - CC BY-SA 4.0</p> https://fundisa.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/72 <p>The nursing process is a cyclical approach used in the delivery of coordinated patient care and consists of five steps: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Some factors can affect the implementation of the nursing process, such as nurses’ knowledge, patient load, time and resource constraints. The study aimed to explore and describe factors that are considered barriers and enablers to implementing the nursing process. This study was conducted in two private hospitals in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. A quantitative, exploratory, descriptive research design was utilised. Registered nurses were sampled and recruited using a convenience sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was used for the collection of data. Assistance was obtained from a biostatistician and STATA 17 statistical software was used for data analysis. A total of 58 nurses participated with a response rate of 64%. Approximately 78% (n=46) of respondents mentioned factors such as insufficient time and inadequate staffing which affected the implementation of the nursing process. Most of the respondents (97%; n=55) mentioned that knowledge regarding the application of the nursing process and support from the hospital management (86%; n=51) was an enabling factor for the implementation of the nursing process and the provision of quality support. Barriers that affect its implementation were related to time, staffing, and resource allocation. Whereas managerial and leadership support was perceived as a barrier and enabling factor. It was recommended that addressing the stated factors would enhance the nursing process implementation.</p> Lesley-Ann Smith Portia Jordan Meaza Getahun Sileshi Chinwa Iwu-Jaja Copyright (c) 2025 Lesley-ann Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2025-09-30 2025-09-30 5 1 1 13 10.14804/5-1-72 https://fundisa.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/75 <p>Introduction: Undergraduate nursing training for the comprehensive programme R.425, a course leading for registration as a Nurse (General, Psychiatric, Community) and Midwifery, incorporates the theory and clinical placement for experiential learning. In this programme, students are allocated to various health institutions including psychiatric hospitals to integrate theory into clinical practice, they are challenged with multiple situations that affect their academic performance and success.</p> <p>Purpose: The purpose of the study was to describe the experiences of undergraduate nursing students during clinical placement in male psychiatric wards in Gauteng.</p> <p>Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used of which the population was fourth-level undergraduate nursing students. Purposive sampling was used to select students.&nbsp; Non-probability purposive, total population sampling was utilised. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews supported by an audio recorder and field notes. Tesch’s technique will be employed to analyse the data. Trustworthiness and ethical considerations were ensured</p> <p>Results: Three themes emerged from the semi-structured interviews: perceived anxiety levels; concern about safety and positive learning experience.</p> <p>Conclusions: Perceived anxiety levels of undergraduate nursing students that affected their clinical learning experience were identified from the research findings. In addition, the experiences of undergraduate nursing students from Gauteng University, during clinical placement in a male ward of a psychiatric institution were explored and described.</p> <p>Keywords: undergraduate nursing students, male psychiatric wards, male psychiatric patients, student’s clinical placement, student allocation and clinical practice.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> T. Ratema Zamani Hlongwani Philasande Nxumalo Nkhensani Florence Mabunda Bonginkosi Nxumalo Dikeledi Maphake Aphiwe Sukude Copyright (c) 2025 Sophie M Mogotlane; Tshepang Ratema, Aphiwe Sokude, Philasande Nxumalo, Zamani Hlongwani, Bonginkosi Nxumalo, Nkhensani Florence Mabunda, Dikeledi Maphake https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2025-11-25 2025-11-25 5 1 1 1 10.14804/5-1-75