iosr-JNHS   Volume-6 ~ Issue-4 ~ July-August 2017

Abstract: The study attempts to evaluate the effect of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding effects of passive smoking in children among smoking parents with the objectives to assess the existing level of knowledge among smoking parents, compare the difference between pre- test and post-test knowledge scores of smoking parents and find out the association between the level of knowledge with selected socio-personnel variables and compare the difference between various areas of knowledge scores. The study was carried out in selected areas of AnjarakandyGramapanchayat, Kannur district, Kerala. The sample comprised of 100 smoking parents selected by simple random sampling technique after identification of smoking parents through survey method. Data was collected by administering survey format and structured knowledge questionnaire with the help of structured teaching programme.............

Keywords: Passive smoking, smoking parents and structured teaching programme

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Abstract: Introduction: School children are emerging as creative persons who are preparing for their future role in society. It's the time of new achievement and craze of new experiences in their life. So the parents must understand the normal behavior of the child. Each Child needs and preferences should be respected by their parents. Children spend much time in school as well as at home, therefore teachers and parents are responsible to detect any child which is deviated from the normal behavior and needs concern. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding IMBP in primary school children among teachers and to find out the association between the knowledge score of primary school teachers and selected demographic variable. Methodology and results: Quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test design was conducted in selected primary schools of Doiwala, Uttarakhand. The study was confined to sixty six primary school teachers who fulfilled inclusion criteria. Pre-test was taken with the help of structured knowledge questionnaire and administered STP on IMBP using posters..............

Keywords: Knowledge, Structured teaching programme, Identification and management of behavioural problems.

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Abstract: Aging is a series of processes that begin with life and continue throughout the life cycle. As persons grow older, they are encountered various physical, psychological and social role changes that challenge their sense of self and ability to live happily. Depression is considered to be the main difficulty leading to emotional imbalance and impaired quality of life among elderly individuals. The study aims to find out the prevalence of levels of depressive symptoms among elderly in nursing homes of Baghdad city; and to explore any relationship between levels of depressive symptoms and some socio-demographic characteristics of elderly. A descriptive study was conducted from May 9th, 2016 to the August 8th, 2016 upon a non-probability sample of 52 elderly who live currently in two nursing homes of Baghdad city; 32 elderly individuals were recruited from Al-Rashad nursing home and other 20 from Al-Salakh nursing home.............

Keywords: prevalence, levels, depressive, symptoms, elderly, nursing, homes, Baghdad.

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Abstract: pin external infection is the most common health problem of nosocomial infection of patients their suffers from exogenous or endogenous symptoms of pin fixation infection. While pin skeletal fixation was considered a surgical treatment technique for orthopaedic patient to treat fracture bone which occur result direct internal trauma or external trauma in orthopaedic ward .But in sufficient orthopaedic nursing care of external pin track lead to infection occur around pin hole and transmission of microbes to the bone causing ununion bone site fracture ,loosen of rigid pin, abscess, sever painful and osteomyelitis. This problem was effecting on the quality of life of orthopaedic patient. Objectives: The study aims to determine the effect of an educational program on knowledge of orthopaedic nurses for pin external fixation and to find out the relationship between nurses' socio-demographic characteristics of gender, age, educational level, marital status and their knowledge related pin track infection for external fixation...............

Keywords: Effectiveness, Educational Program, Orthopaedic Nurses, Pin External Fixation, Infection

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