Hi

I am a MPhil Heath Sciences Education student at Stellenbosch University, situated in the beautiful winelands of the Western Cape, South Africa.

My passion is critical care nursing; my involvement in the field spans 20 years. After completion of my nursing education qualification, I became involved in critical care nursing education; however my lack of understanding of teaching and learning soon led me to continue my own studies within the education field.

Commencing the MPhil HSE has been challenging, daunting and incredibly exciting. It has given me exposure to the most dynamic leaders in HSE on our campus and at other universities from SA.

In addition, it has opened my eyes to the global issues in education in other HSE disciplines; I now realise that we have similar problems to overcome. Tragically nursing in SA has far more obstacles to overcome than other disciplines.

This blog has been compiled as an assignment in the e-learning module of my course. I sincerely believe that e-learning will be a cost effective means of teaching in our country; a country that spans an enormous area.

I would like to hear comments from persons involved in HSE, Nursing Education and any e-learning "experts".

The aim for this blog is to gather information on how we can improve critical care nursing in SA; how we can improve our professional image and to get together, (albeit online), swop stories and have fun.

I look forward to chatting with you ....

Regards

B