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Enhancing Healthcare Through Compassionate Care: North-West University’s Community Engagement Initiatives
During the 2024 Campus-Wide Community Engagement (CE) Showcase held on the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus highlights...
Nov 14, 2024


Trip down memory lane
During the early stages of our Presence journey in 2017, we had the opportunity to meet with Prof Andries Baart and his team at the...
Jul 25, 2024


The Unforgettable Experience of the Presence Team of the SAAHE Conference 2024
Welcome back, readers! Today, we're here to share an enthralling journey as we take you through the captivating experiences of the...
Jul 25, 2024


New strategies to strengthen clinical accompaniment of nursing students through caring presence
#accompaniment #nursing #students #presence Clinical accompaniment is a vital aspect of nurse education. Dr. Beauty Mkhaliphi is a...
Apr 19, 2024


The secret behind presence, burnout and a happy workplace environment
What is the correlation between presence, burnout and the practice environment of nurses? Mr Marcel Mather completed a masters degree...
Feb 5, 2024


Guided reflection: a teaching-learning strategy to facilitate presence
Dr Kathleen Froneman is passionate about presence, and about nursing education. She recognised that nurse educators are in an ideal...
Jan 25, 2024


Mindfulness cultivates attentiveness
Mental healthcare nurses shared their experiences of how mindfulness enabled them to be attentive to the needs and personhood of patients...
Jan 17, 2024


Celebrating nurses as champions of presence
The highlight of this year was undoubtedly the 'Morning of presence and connection' that we celebrated with the wonderful nursing team of...
Dec 8, 2023


How to be present through being culturally aware
Have you ever wondered how cultural awareness can contribute to presence? I spoke with Prof Henri Bezuidenhout, an expert in...
Apr 25, 2023


Presence for good care podcast
The Presence for good care podcast is for those who are interested in presence in nursing and other healthcare professions. Key moments...
Apr 14, 2023
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