School of Nursing https://news.nwu.ac.za/ en Mpho Chipu https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/mpho-chipu <span>Mpho Chipu</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Wed, 05/07/2025 - 11:56</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1144" hreflang="en">Nursing science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Dr</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Senior Lecturer</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"> Mpho </div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"> Chipu</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1315" hreflang="en">School of Nursing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Mpho Grace Chipu started working as a Senior Nursing Lecturer at North West University (NWU), Mahikeng Campus, in 2025 within the Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing. Her responsibilities include teaching undergraduate nursing students and supervising postgraduate students. She joined the NWU mentorship program. Dr. Chipu completed her PhD in 2022, under the supervision of Prof. Downing and Prof. Nel. Her PhD is titled: A model to facilitate self-care of professional nurses caring for Critically Ill Patients. Before joining NWU, she worked as a Nursing Lecturer at the University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa, in March 2023. From 1996 to 2023, she worked at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Gauteng Province, as a Professional Nurse, Clinical Facilitator, and Operational Manager. Dr. Chipu participated in several committees, including the Women Influencing Scholarship and Education Appeal Committee and the Black Female Academics network at UFS. She has published articles in high-impact journals and disseminated her research nationally and internationally. Additionally, she serves as a peer reviewer. Dr. Chipu’s research and teaching focus primarily on caring, self-care, and "ubuntu," with a particular interest in Critical Care Nursing. Her teaching philosophy centers on creating a climate of caring to foster increased student engagement and participation.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-in field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts in</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1598" hreflang="en">Nursing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-url-google-scholar field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=JQoH48QAAAAJ&amp;hl=en">https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=JQoH48QAAAAJ&amp;hl=en</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-orcid field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-1195">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-1195</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1431" hreflang="en">Faculty of Health Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-media field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other Media</div> <div class="field--item"><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mpho-Chipu">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mpho-Chipu</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-linkedin field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mpho-grace-chipu-29178778/?originalSubdomain=za">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mpho-grace-chipu-29178778/?originalSubdomain=za</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Mahikeng Campus, A13 building, 2nd floor, office number, 108</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">-0183892619</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item"> 0722980413 </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">Mpho.Chipu@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/Mpho-Chipu-2.png" width="128" height="128" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"> Dr Mpho Chipu</div> Wed, 07 May 2025 09:56:08 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 30797 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Tinda Rabie https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tinda-rabie <span>Tinda Rabie</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Thu, 04/10/2025 - 11:24</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1144" hreflang="en">Nursing science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Professor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Tinda</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Rabie</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1315" hreflang="en">School of Nursing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Prof. Tinda Rabie began her career in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), completing a military year and becoming an officer. Afterward, she pursued her career in nursing. Upon completing her studies, she served as an officer and professional nurse specializing in Community nursing and Primary Health Care. After almost eight years of service, she resigned and joined the School of Nursing at North-West University (NWU), where she completed her Master’s and PhD degrees in Nursing. She has received recognition for her excellence in teaching and has been actively involved in community nursing and primary health care.</p> <p>Prof. Rabie is a registered nurse in various specialties, including General Nursing, Psychiatry, Midwifery, and Community Nursing. She also holds qualifications in Clinical Health Assessment, Treatment, and Care (Primary Health Care), as well as in administration and education. Afterward, she completed both her Master’s and PhD degrees.</p> <p>As a dedicated educator, Prof. Rabie teaches both undergraduate and post-basic nursing programs. She has taught various modules and is currently the subject head for community nursing. Additionally, she collaborates interdisciplinary with international universities on community nursing projects.</p> <p>Prof. Rabie has contributed to various community projects and co-developed of a short course in collaboration with the Department of Health. She is a C2 NRF-rated researcher, supervising numerous graduate students and publishing book chapters and articles in national and international journals. Her work is presented globally, and she is actively involved in peer review and serves on an editorial committee</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-in field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts in</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1598" hreflang="en">Nursing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-orcid field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-0792">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-0792</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1431" hreflang="en">Faculty of Health Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>NWU (Potchefstroom Campus)</p> <p>School of Nursing</p> <p>Building F7B</p> <p>Room G38</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 299 1719</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">Tinda.Rabie@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/photo.png" width="262" height="374" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof Tinda Rabie</div> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:24:00 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 30747 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Khumoetsile Daphney Shopo https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/khumoetsile-daphney-shopo <span>Khumoetsile Daphney Shopo </span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Thu, 03/27/2025 - 14:07</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1811" hreflang="en">Midwifery</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1144" hreflang="en">Nursing science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Dr</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Khumoetsile Daphney </div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Shopo</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1315" hreflang="en">School of Nursing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Dr. Khumoetsile Shopo started her career as a Professional Nurse after obtaining the Bachelor of Nursing Science degree at Mahikeng Campus of the NWU in October 2004. She is registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) with General Nursing, Psychiatry, Community, Midwifery, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Moderator and Assessor. She further continued her postgraduate education and graduated in BCur (Ed et Admin) degree in 2012, Masters in Nursing degree in 2016 and PhD in Nursing Science which was awarded in 2021, all these qualifications were obtained at the NWU.</p> <p>Enhancing midwives, nurses and nurse educators' cultural competence within the South African healthcare system to improve patient outcomes. There is a need for a culturally diverse country like South Africa to provide quality health care that recognizes the diverse cultures. Midwives and nurses need to be culturally competent to provide quality healthcare to diverse cultures. The nurse educators responsible for producing future professionals must also have the requisite knowledge and competencies to achieve the objective of providing culturally congruent care to the diverse population. Dr Shopo is a member of the Transcultural Nursing Society, an international organisation which aims to enhance the quality of culturally congruent, competent, and equitable care that results in improved health and well-being for people worldwide. She has contributed to research in the field of cultural competence with manuscripts published in international peer-reviewed journals. One of the manuscripts were written in collaboration with researcher from Namibia, this further emphasises the drive for collaboration in research to promote cultural competence. Furthermore, she has received NRF Thuthuka funding this year to pursue her research in the filed of cultural competence in nursing. She is also in the process of developing a short learning programme titled “Cultural Competence for Healthcare Professionals”, this is the product of the PhD study.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-in field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts in</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1598" hreflang="en">Nursing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-media field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other Media</div> <div class="field--item"><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241301407&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241301407&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241291839&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241291839&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11117-6&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11117-6&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100680&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100680&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100602&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100602&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231175165&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231175165&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2447&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2447&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05321-7&amp;nbsp">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05321-7&amp;nbsp</a>;</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103527">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103527</a></p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/4982">https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/4982</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-facebook field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/khumo.shopo">https://www.facebook.com/khumo.shopo</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-linkedin field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-khumoetsile-shopo-phd-107bb237/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-khumoetsile-shopo-phd-107bb237/</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Potchefstroom Campus</p> <p>School of Nursing, Building F7, Office G25</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 285 2030</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item">083 239 5017</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">Khumo.Shopo@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-07-10%20at%2010.48.15_6a178756.jpg" width="1005" height="1280" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Dr. Khumoetsile Shopo</div> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:07:53 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 30695 at https://news.nwu.ac.za