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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[5] Dahl,A. And Toksig,L.: Pin Site In External Fixation Sodium Chloride Or Chlorhexidine Solution As A Cleaning Solution , Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery , 2004, Volume .124,Pp .555-558..

Abstract: Background: Cerebral palsy is the most common neurodevelopmental motor disability in children. There is a lack of information concerning the predominance of cerebral palsy among Egyptian children. Cerebral palsy registry appears to be appropriate tools for answering questions regarding the prevalence and the attributes of the disorder. Aim: To establish a registry of cerebral palsy in North Cairo, Egypt...............

Keywords: Cerebral palsy, Registry, North Cairo

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[5]. D. Hurley, T. Moulton, D. Spira, K. Krosschell et al. Systematic review of cerebral palsy registries/surveillance groups: Relationships between registry characteristics and knowledge dissemination. Int J Phys Rehabil Med; 2015, 3: 266..

Abstract: Background: Professional identity is a concept that attracted a great deal of attention at work place for better understanding of employees' attitudes and work related outcomes. It helps staff nurses to persist in their job and profession for long period. Both professional identity and turnover intention are highly related to staff nurses work life. Aim: This research aims to assess nature of professional identity and examine its relationship with turnover intention among nurses in different sectorial hospitals.
Research design: A comparative, correlational design was used................

Keywords: Professional identity, Staff nurses, Turnover intention.

[1]. Abd ElAziz,M. and Mohamed , R.( 2009): Clinical Teaching Behaviors and Students self confidence ,New Egyptian journal of Medicine ,17(5): 409-416.
[2]. Adams, R. (2011): Exploring dual professional identities, the role of the nurse tutor in higher education in UK: Role complexity and tensions, journal of Advanced nursing, 67: 884-892.
[3]. Adriaenssens, J., De Gucht, V., and Maes, S.(2015): Causes and consequences of occupational stress in emergency nurses, a longitudinal study, journal of Nursing Management , 23( 3); 346-358.
[4]. Almalki, M., Fitzgerald,G. and Clark,M.( 2012 ): The relationship between quality of work life and turnover intention of primary health care primary nurses in Saudi Arabia , BMC Health services Research,12(1); 314-325.
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Abstract: This study traverses the experiences with team teaching. Seek to understand the life ways of the nursing students, describe and analyze their experiences. Phenomenological description and interpretation to their experiences, related to teaching strategies experienced. It provides guidelines for the development of a more relevant school curriculum to meet the needs of the student at school. This will provide insight to the school administration offering nursing education the importance of a base hospital where students sharpen their nursing skills. This study presents an ultimate view of my experiences and students' experiences with team teaching. The value of the study rekindles on how...............

Keywords: Phenomenology, lived experienced; team teaching; prerogative, learning, experiential, dyadic question, triadic question, healthcare.

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Abstract: Objectives: Identify the actions of the Family Health Strategy Program regarding violence inflicted on women and describe the influencing aspects of these actions using the National Policy of Combating Violence against Women as reference. Methods: Narrative review of literature. Data collected at the BDENF and LILACS databases. Ten papers were selected for analysis from the period 2013 to 2016. Results: As to the identification of the actions of the Family Health Strategy Program, 70% of the studies observed the importance of the link between professionals and users; 60% of articles show established bond through dialogic listening; 10% report that this bond depends on the reception given to women in situations of violence................

Keywords: Violence; Violence against women; Women's health; Family Health; Domestic violence; Public policy; Family Health Strategy Program

[1]. M. K. Durand and I.T.S.B. Heidemann, The promotion of women's autonomy during family health nursing consultations, Revista Esc Enfermagem USP, 47 (2), 2013, 288-95.
[2]. N.P. Gomes, A.L. Erdmann, J.B. Carneiro et al, Health Professionals and themeaning they apply to women's remaining in violent conjugal relationships, Revista da Rede de Enfermagem do Nordeste, 14 (3), 2013, 558-67.
[3]. E. B. Silva, S.M.M Padoin and L. A.C Vianna, Violence against women: the limits and potentialities of care practice, Acta Paul Enfermagem, 26(6), 2013, 608-13.
[4]. N. P. Gomes, A. L. Erdmann, L.A. Bettinelli et al, The meaning of professional training for the care of women victims of domestic violence, Revista da Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery , 17 (4),2013, 683 – 689.
[5]. R. N. Guedes, R. M.G.S. Fonseca and E. Y. Egry, The evalutive limits and possibilities in the Family Health Strategy for gender- based violence, Revista de Escola de Enfermagem USP, 47(2), 2013, 303-9.

Abstract: Background: This is a systematic review of studies on the prevalence and risk factors of knee osteoarthritis more than four years following anterior cruciate ligament tear. Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE and AMED. Inclusion criteria were studies involving patients with isolated anterior cruciate ligament injury or combined with other knee meniscal or ligaments injuries treated by operative or non- operative methods and assessed by radiological clinical evaluation tools and radiological classification systems. Coleman modified score was used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies................

Keywords: anterior cruciate ligament injury; knee osteoarthritis; mid- to long-term follow- up.

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[5] Krosshaug, T., Nakamae, A., Boden, B.P., Engebretsen, L., Smith, G., Slauterbeck, J.R., Hewett, T.E. & Bahr, R. (2007). Mechanisms of anterior cruciate ligament injury in basketball: video analysis of 39 cases. The American journal of sports medicine, 35(3), 359-367..

Abstract: Objective (s): Identify nurses' relationships between nurse's demographic characteristics like (age, gender, level of education, years of experience in burn units, monthly income, course of training in burns) and their practices provided for children with burn injuries attending burns specialist hospital in Baghdad city. Methodology: A quasi-experimental study design was carried out at burns specialist the non -Teaching Hospital in Baghdad City from June 1th of 2016 up to the 9th of June 2017................

Keywords: Evaluation, Nurses' Practices, Children, Burns Injuries

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Abstract: Background: Oral health is a state of being free from mouth of pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual's capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing. Aim of this study was to determine quality of dental care among elderly in Benha City.
Design: A descriptive analytical research design was used..............

Keywords: Oral Health Knowledge &Practices, Quality of life, Elderlyoral disease.

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[2] World Health Organisation (2006): Oral health in ageing societics: integration of oral health and general health. 2006, Geneva: World Health Organisation.
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Abstract: Objectives: Identify the occupation of infertile men ,Assess the occupational hazards that affects male fertility in Baghdad city &Assessthe causes of male infertility inBaghdad city Methodology: A non-probability (purposive) sample consists of (60) infertile men who were selected from fertility centers in Baghdad City. The study group consists of (60) infertile men who had infertility (causes of infertility related to them), the criteria for this sample include infertile men with different educational levels, different types of occupations and different types of diseases that prevent them from conceive ..............

Keywords: Infertility, male Infertility, Occupation, occupational Hazard, Professional Standers.

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[3] Ashiru OA, Odusanya OO.: Fertility and occupational hazards: review of the literature, Afr J Reprod Health. 2009 Mar;13(1):15965http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20687273
[4] Yefim R. Sheynkin .: Environmental and Occupational Hazards and Male infertility, StonyBrook,2016.https://www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/patientcare/urology/occ_env_hazards_male_infertility
[5] ToshinobuMiyamoto,1 Akira Tsujimura,2 Yasushi Miyagawa,2 Eitetsu Koh,3 Mikio Namiki,3 and Kazuo Sengoku: Male Infertility and Its Causes in Human, Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 384520, 7 pages.http://www.hindawi.com/journals/au/2012/384520.

Abstract: Aim of this study was to Compares between nursing performance and standard of care for aborted woman at Mansoura hospital. Study design: A cross sectional descriptive study was used. Setting: This study was conducted at the labor and delivery unit of governmental hospitals at Mansoura city. The Sample Type: Sample type was convenient sample for health care provider. The sample size: The current study was conducted on all health care providers and all attended for abortion at the study period. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection ..............

Keywords: Abortion –Standard– Quality..

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[2] Hassan EO, El-Sonbaty S, El-Ayat A, et al, (2005): A Situational Analysis on Abortion in Egypt: Egypt Demographic and Health survey. Regional office for Eastern Mediterranean, WHO.
[3] Nagaria T and Sirmor N, (2012): Misoprostol Vs Mifepristone and Misoprostol in Second Trimester Termination of Pregnancy: Journal Obstetric Gynecology India. Volume; 61(6) Pp: 659–662.
[4] Shrestha Roshana, Batajoo KH, Piryani RM, and Sharma MW, (2012): Basic life support: knowledge and attitude of medical/paramedical professionals: World Journal of Emergency Medicine. 3(2): 141–145.
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Abstract: Background: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma, SSc) is a rare severe systemic chronic connective tissue disease. Most of the data regardingocular involvement consist of single case reports or smallcase studies Objectives: to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of ocular manifestations Iraqi patients with SSc. Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study involved 50 patients with SSc diagnosed according to 2013criteria developed by the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism for the classification of systemic sclerosis. Demographic and clinical data were recorded. Full ophthalmic examination was done for all patients..............

Keywords: systemic sclerosis, scleroderma, ocular findings, ocular manifestations..

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