iosr-JNHS   Volume-4 ~ Issue-5 ~ Sep-Oct 2015

Abstract: The main objective of the study was to assess the selected private and public hospitals' level of preparedness on possible cases of Ebola virus disease in Libya and to find out any significant difference between these private and public hospitals' level of preparedness. Employing a quantitative-descriptive research design, the study utilized a questionnaire formulated with two sections: the first section focused on the respondents' relevant profile and the second section, which utilized a four-point scale, focused on the selected hospitals' level of preparedness in terms of guidelines and standard operating procedures, resources and facilities, and manpower.The findings revealed that private hospitals were generally rated as fully prepared in terms of guidelines and standard operating procedures (mean=3.28), resources and facilities (mean=3.26), and manpower (mean=3.05) while public hospitals were consistently rated as not fully prepared in these three categories (mean=2.48; mean=2.28; and mean=2.22, respectively).

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Abstract: Background: Cardiac catheterization is a golden standard diagnostic test for coronary heart diseases. The most common complications are bleeding and hematoma. In order to minimize the post-procedure complications, patients are restricted to bed for 8-24 hours in flat position. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of early ambulation; three versus five hours after transfemoral diagnostic cardiac catheterization on vascular complications and level of pain.

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Abstract: Formulation of NANDA-I Nursing Diagnosis is an area of nursing profession that requires critical thinking and clinical reasoning. To inculcate the critical thinking abilities in nursing students, the education system requires adequate teaching methods. Context Based Learning (CBL) is a self- directed teaching method that is based upon scenarios and helps the students to learn better with proficiency over the topic. A pre-experimental one group pretest posttest was conducted to assess the effectiveness of CBL on formulation of NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses among third year undergraduate nursing students. Purposive sampling was used and 46 students were selected for CBL sessions after pre-test.

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Abstract: The earth is in the midst of a population explosion which threatens to exhaust the common resources upon which its inhabitants depend. India, the largest democratic republic in the world, possesses 2.4% of world‟s land area and supports 10% of the world‟s population.( Saurabh,B.S,et al).It is the second most populous country after China. Every year it adds 16 million people to its large base of population. According to the World Population Projections by the United Nations, it is estimated that India would have a population of 1533 million by the year 2050.

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Abstract: Backgraound: Cardiotocography (CTG) is a complex technology applied for surveillance of the fetus during pregnancy, labour and delivery. The fetal heart rate and the frequency of the uterine contractions can be continuously monitored and both are recorded in a continuous tracing on paper Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the effectiveness program concerning Cardiotocography on nurses- midwives knowledge.

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Abstract: Objective: To screen mother's knowledge about nature of acute gastroenteritis in child of under five year and rank of the risk factors. Methodology: A descriptive study in which a Non-probability (purposive) sample of (250) mothers with her child from under 5 years of age were chosen randomly from out-patient and emergency department of pediatric hospitals. A questionnaire is developed as a tool for data collection. A pilot study was carried out to test the reliability of questionnaire for period from 14th October to 19th November 2014. The data of present study are analyzed through the application of statistical procedures and using the package of SAS version (9.1) 2012. The data analysis approach include (frequency, percentage, mean, and std. deviation) and inferential data analysis approach (Chi-square test).

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Abstract:Work stress, coping and expectations of nurses: A preliminary explorative study to identify stressors, coping and expectations of nurses.
Objective: This study provided a qualitative description of stress, coping and expectations of nurses working in tertiary and referral hospital in state of Goa, India Background: The work environments of nurses are changing considerably over the period of time, which has resulted in emergence of new stressors at the workplace. Even though nursing is known to be stressful profession, there is need to identify emerging stressors and the way nurses cope up with these stressors. The outcome of stress factor will basically depend on the coping ability of a nurse.

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Abstract:In spite of the need to continuously update their knowledge, Nigerian nurses face numerous challenges in updating their knowledge. These challenges notwithstanding, the nurses still have a professional obligation for safe practice supported by up-to-date knowledge which mobile technology has great potentials to provide. This study examined the utilization of mobile technology among nurses in primary and secondary healthcare settings in Osun State.It is a descriptive design in which 15 primary and 5 secondary healthcare facilities in Osun State were involved. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select266 nurses in Osun State. A self-administered pre-tested questionnaire with 47 close-ended questions and 2 open-ended questions was used to collect the data. The Cronbach alpha reliability co-efficient of α=0.73 was achieved for the instrument.

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Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the perception of school-age children in concern to personal hygiene and find out its relationship with socio- demographic characteristics in Baghdad City, Resafa Part. Methodology: Descriptive study was designed to identify the perception of personal hygiene among school-age children during march 2014 in Resafa Side, Baghdad City. The subjects of the study were (50) males and same number of females chose randomly from fifth and sixth year primary schools. A questionnaire was comprised two main categories of (5) items for socio-demographic characteristics, and (9) main items to check the personal hygiene perception. Data were analyzed by using many statistical methods to identify the results need it.

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Abstract: The aim of this study is to elicit adolescents' responses on their reproductive health choices. It was designed to assess the reproductive health choices of adolescent in the Nadowli –kaleo district in the Upper West region. A quantitative cross sectional survey was employed in the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to sample 376 adolescents between the ages of 15-24 years of age to respond to a structured questionnaire. The data was cleaned, entered into Statistical Package for Social Sciences for analysis and the results presented in descriptive tables. Parental sources of information emerged as the highest source of information for adolescents as 356 of the 376 respondents representing 94.8% indicated they got information from parents.

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Abstract: Low back pain remains a common and costly problem among the nursing profession. Many studies report higher prevalence of back pain and occupational back injuries for nurses compared with other occupational groups. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of body mechanics training program for intensive care nurses to reduce back pain. A quasi- experimental research design was conducted in Emergency Unit , Neurological Intensive Care Unit at Tanta University Hospital and oncology intensive care unit at Tanta Cancer Institute affiliated to Ministry of Health .

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