Dr Katlego Mthimunye

Assistant Professor

School: Healthcare and Nursing Sciences

Dr Katlego Mthimunye is a Senior Lecturer (Adult Nursing) in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences - Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health. Katlego previously worked at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, as well as University of the Western Cape, South Africa, where he taught pre- and post-registration nursing modules and supervise/d post-graduate dissertations (Honours, Masters and PhD).

His post registration educational background includes a Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing Education from Stellenbosch University (SU) as well as MSc in Nursing Education and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing from the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Katlego’s research interests are Renal Health, Nursing Education and Health Information Systems.

His educational philosophy is best captured in the notion of a learner-centred ideology aligned to the Cognitive development theory by Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Katlego’s goal is to positively influence students by showing them how they are valued individuals who should always strive for self-improvement and that everyone should be respected, recognised for their work, and encouraged to share ideas. In addition, he believes that no single approach is right; every individual student’s success is dependent on multiple levels of context.

Katlego holds dual professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council - NMC (Adult Nursing) and the South African Nursing Council – SANC (Registered General Nurse, Registered midwife/Accoucheur, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Community Health Nurse and Registered Nurse Educator). His clinical experience in nursing practice ranges from Surgery (ward-based) and Neurosurgery ICU. His most recent clinical experience is in Renal nursing, working in the private and public sector. Katlego had the opportunity to work as a dialysis nurse providing a range of treatment modalities in chronic and acute setting in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Student experiance

Learning and Teaching

Curriculum developement

Health Information Systems

Renal Health

Key Publications

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The impact of anxiety on undergraduate generation Z nursing students during clinical placement: A narrative synthesis, Flynn, D., Mthimunye, K., Mthimunye, B., Johnson, A., Douglas, J., Alderson, J. 1 Apr 2025, In: Nurse Education Today
The integration and associated challenges of Mental Health Competencies in Undergraduate Nursing Education: a scoping review, Chukwuere, P., Zenani, N., Mthimunye, K., Godbold, R., Shahrour, G. 28 Mar 2025, In: BMC Nursing
Adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health information needs and barriers in Cape Town, Holtman, N., Bimerew, M., Mthimunye, K. 10 Oct 2024, In: Health SA Gesondheid
Theory-practice gap: Nursing students’ self-reported depth of understanding of bioscience and its relevance to clinical practice, Rafferty, B., Mthimunye, K., Bimerew, M. 30 Nov 2023, In: PLoS One
Designing theoretical assessments at nursing higher education institutions: A scoping review, Donough, G., Daniels, F., Mthimunye, K. 21 May 2022, In: South African Journal of Higher Education
Nursing students’ perceptions of the clinical learning environment at a university in South Africa, Jaganath, C., Bimerew, M., Mthimunye, K. 2022, In: International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Pre-registration nursing students' anxiety and academic concerns after the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: A cross-sectional study, Comparcini, D., Tomietto, M., Cicolini, G., Dickens, G., Mthimunye, K., Marcelli, S., Simonetti, V. 1 Nov 2022, In: Nurse Education Today
Exploring the challenges and efforts implemented to improve the academic performance and success of nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, Mthimunye, K., Daniels, F. 2020, In: International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Nurse educators' challenges and corresponding measures to improve the academic performance, success and retention of undergraduate nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa, Mthimunye, K., Daniels, F. 1 Jun 2019, In: Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning
Predictors of academic performance, success and retention amongst undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review, Mthimunye, K., Daniels, F. 17 Apr 2019, In: South African Journal of Higher Education

Professional Activity

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Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Africa Interdisciplinary Health Conference 2024
Invited talk: PhD by Publication 2023
Oral presentation: Theoretical assessment design: Quality assurance process in undergraduate nursing education 2022
Oral presentation: Theoretical assessment design: Best practices in pre-registration nursing education 2021
Oral presentation: Perceptions of nursing students regarding teaching and learning at a university in the Western Cape. 2019
Oral presentation: Perceptions of nursing students regarding teaching and learning at a university in the Western Cape. 2019

Qualifications

Nursing PhD April 08 2019
Registered Nurse-Adult Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2019
Registered General Nurse, Registered midwife/Accoucheur, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Community Health Nurse and Registered Nurse Educator South African Nursing Council – SANC 2011