Staff Profiles

MSc Nursing - Oncology and Palliative Care (2018) - University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Diploma in Palliative Care (2014) - University of Makerere, Uganda

Bachelor of Nursing Science (2004) - University of Botswana

Ms Joyce Vuyiswa Khutjwe is a Lecturer at the University of Botswana's School of Nursing. She obtained her MSc in Nursing (Oncology and Palliative Care) from the University of Witwatersrand  in South Africa; Diploma in  Palliative Care  from Makerere University in Uganda, and a Bachelor of Nursing Science from the University of Botswana. Her MSc research project was on the "The Incidence and Effects of Lower Limb Lymphedema in Women Treated with Radiotherapy for Gynaecological Cancer at an Academic Hospital in Johannesburg" . She joined the University of Botswana in March 2019,after practising as a clinical nurse specialist (Adult-Gerontology Oncology and Palliative Care) at Princess Marina Hospital.

i) Basic Nursing Concepts and Skills

ii) Adults and Older Adults Health

iii) Oncology and Palliative Care 

Treatment for gynaecologic cancers and lower limb lymphedema

Self care management post  cancer treatment

Deaf people and access to health care services

Healthy Lifestyle Practices Towards Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases among Men in Gaborone

Khutjwe, J.V., Maree, J.E. & Mafutha, N.G. (2020). The Incidence and Effects of Lower Limb Lymphedema in Women Treated with Radiotherapy for Gynaecological Cancer in South Africa. Journal of Lymphoedema,15 (1), 55-59.