iosr-JNHS   Volume-3 ~ Issue-4 ~ July-August 2014

Abstract: Attention is the most powerful asset of human beings, and if correctly used, it can have numerous benefits. At the same time it is very difficult to master. A descriptive survey was conducted to assess the impact of teaching time that is classes for two hour, on attention and concentration of student nurses. The study was conducted in selected College of Nursing, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, INDIA. Ninety one student nurses were selected by simple randomization. Data was collected through self-reported checklist. Majority, 95% of the students, were between the age group of 18 – 22 years. Forty five percent students were from GNM group and 55% students were from B.Sc. group. Result shows that 44% students had good attention and concentration, 46% students had an average attention and concentration and 10% of students had poor attention and concentration score during the teaching - learning activities.

Keywords: Attention, Concentration, Teaching Learning Activities and Student Nurses

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Abstract: Every year ten million children die in developing countries before they reach their 5th birthday. 20% to 30% of their deaths are due to neurological disorders, mostly hydrocephalus, meningitis, Spina-bifida, Encephalitis, Anencephaly. The present study was carried out with an objective to evaluate the information booklet regarding neurological disorders in children in terms of knowledge of B.Sc nursing III year student in selected nursing college of Amritsar. Thirty six nursing students of B.Sc. Nursing 3rd year were selected using convenient sampling technique. The experimental research approach with Pre-experimental: One group pre-test post-test research design was adopted. The tool used for data collection was a self administered structured knowledge questionnaire on neurological disorders in children. The mean post-test knowledge score of nursing students (30.69) was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (21.02). The calculated 't' value of 8.40 was found statistically significant at 0.05 level which present that mean difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge was true difference and not by chance. Therefore, the findings of the study reveal that the information booklet was effective in terms of enhancing the knowledge nursing students regarding the neurological disorders in children.

Keywords: Knowledge, Nursing Students, Neurological disorders, Children

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Abstract: The present study was undertaken to develop value added food product by incorporating Aloe vera leavesas well as to evaluate organoleptic quality of prepared food product. The product namely Sprouts Cutlet was made by incorporating Aloe vera leaves 10 percent, 15 percent and 20 percent level refers as T1, T2,T3 respectively. The product wereorganoleptically evaluated for the colour and appearance, body and texture, taste and flavour and overall accepatability using Nine point Hedonic scale. Sensory evaluation revealed highest score for Overall acceptability for the treatment T1 (8.53) that is at 10 percent enrichment. It can be therefore concluded that Aloe vera leaves can be suitably incorporated in various products.

Key words: Aloevera leaves, organoleptic, sensory evaluation

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Abstract: Post operative wound infection has been the greatest obstacle to advancement of surgery down the centuries. Lister introduced antiseptic methods for safe surgery. The advent of antibiotics did raise the hope of a permanent solution to this problem but later it has become the nightmare of the surgeon. Many considered and still now consider antibiotic as ―wonder drug‖ which could cover their lapses in surgical technique and asepsis. Over reliance on antibiotics led to their extensive and often indiscriminate use resulting into development of resistance by various organisms and the problem of ―Hospital Infection‖ has boomeranged on us1. Antibacterial agents administered as early as three hours after experimental contamination of wound, have no influence on the infection rate of the operative wounds. If the body already has adequate antibiotic concentration at the time of contamination, infection can be adequately prevented2

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