title: [A study on the personal experience and competence of student nurse midwives in the performance of episiotomy repairs].
abstract: A non-experimental, descriptive study was conducted to determine the knowledge and efficiency of student midwives in the performing of episiotomy repairs. A questionnaire was administered to 50 students from the two universities and affiliated colleges in the Western Cape. Sixty percent (N = 30) of the respondents regarded themselves as efficient. However, only one of these respondents had all the necessary knowledge concerning perineal repairs with 15 (50%) of these respondents' knowledge that could be considered as insufficient. Fifty-four percent of the respondents (N = 27) considered it necessary to repair more than 3 episiotomies in order to feel confident.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bester
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Lamprecht
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004841:Episiotomy / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: 'N ondersoek na die persoonlike ervaring van bevoegdheid van studentvroedvroue in die uitvoer van episiotomie-hegtings.