iosr-JNHS   Volume-9 ~ Issue-3 ~ May - Jun. 2020

Abstract: Background: "Pain remains one of the greatest impeding indications in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)". "Pain is connected with fatigue and psychological distress". "Depression is a main comorbidity in clients with rheumatoid arthritis". the study purposes was to "evaluate the effectiveness of psychiatric nursing intervention on pain and depressive symptoms among rheumatoid arthritis patients". "A randomized controlled trial design two group (study and control group pre/ posttest) was used to achieve the study purpose". The study was conducted at "the clinic of physical medicine and rheumatology, Menoufia University Hospital, Egypt". "A purposive sample of (n=100) clients with rheumatoid arthritis was carefully chosen from selected setting and distributed randomly into two equal groups......

Keywords: Psychiatric nursing intervention, Pain, Depressive symptoms , Rheumatoid arthritis

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Abstract: Cervical cord injury is a traumatic event that results in many complications which include respiratory compromise, hemodynamic instability, and disturbance to normal sensory and motor function that impacts a patient`s physical, psychological and social wellbeing. The nursing guidelines for the management of acute cervical cord injury were developed and implemented. Aim: Evaluate the effect of implementing evidence based nursing practice guideline on clinical outcomes of patients with acute cervical cord injuries. Design: Quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. Setting: Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit, affiliated to Tanta University Hospital. Subjects: A convenience sample of 40 patients who had acute cervical cord injury was selected and divided equally into two equal groups; study group was received evidence based nursing guidelines, control group was received only routine intensive care. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection Tool I: Patients Cervical...

Key words: Evidence based nursing practice guideline, Clinical outcomes and cervical cord injury

[1]. Langroudi R, Sadeghian H. Traumatic spinal cord injury: Long-term motor, sensory, and urinary outcomes. Asian Spine Journal. 2017; 11(3): 412-18.
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Abstract: Khat consumption is neither a habit confined to any specific socio-economic group nor gender specific. A common behaviour cuts across all segments of the Kenyan youth's population. Several studies have revealed that Khat consumption is widely experienced by both the young in school and out of school and the old though the young are the most affected group and they lack awareness about its effects. As such, the current study will examine factors, awareness and prevalence of khat effects of khat chewing on wellbeingamong the youth in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives; to find out factors that contribute to khat chewing to determine the prevalence of khat chewing, to assess the effects of khat consumption awareness on health and to assess the effects awareness of khat consumption on social-economic life among youth in Eastleigh, Nairobi County.....

[1]. Aklog, G. T. (2013). Assessment of substance abuse and associated factors among students of Debre Markos Poly Technique College In Debre Markos Town, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2013. Global journal of medical research, 13(4).
[2]. Andreae, M. H., & Rhodes, R. (2016). An ethical exploration of barriers to research on controlled drugs. The American Journal of Bioethics, 16(4), 36-47.
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Abstract: Background: Childbirth is a unique experience for every woman whether first or last. Various factors contribute to this experience while many may cause dis-satisfaction. Negative experiences increase the risk for maternal postpartum depression and may affect attitudes to future pregnancies and births. Patients' satisfaction is an important measure of the quality of health services. It is a complex multidimensional measure, affected by a number of clinical and technical factors, as well as by expectations and personal characteristics. Hence it needs to be addressed so as to improve the quality and efficiency of health care provided during pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium......

Key Words: Birth satisfaction, Women

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Abstract: World Health Organization‟s (WHO) definition of health which states "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity‟. Similarly, ( Prince, Patel, Saxena, Maj, Maselko, Philips, 2007) describes the concept of there being "no health without mental health‟, where they describe the connectedness and interactions between mental and physical conditions as protean, with one being able to affect the other and vice versa. WHO envisages specific dimensions of health are mental and physical. Good mental health is the ability to respond to the many varied experiences of life with flexibility and sense of purpose. So the physical dimension conceptualizes a perfect functioning of the body. Health and behaviour are correlate with each.....

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Abstract: Background: Nurse's commitment is an important issue for health care organization to ensure quality of care patient safety and efficiency of care. It is also important forcreating a positive work environment which is directly linked to employee behavior andjob satisfaction. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe organizational commitment perceived by clinical nurses in public hospitals of Bangladesh Methods: A descriptive exploratory study design was employed among 98 senior staff nurses from two tertiary hospitals using a convenient sampling. Data was collected by self-administered questionnaire that consist of two parts: Personal characteristics of the nurses and "organizational commitment scale". Both descriptive and inferential statistics two sample t-test, ANOVA andPearson's product moment correlation was used for data analysis. Results:Theoverall score of organizational.....

Keywords: Organization, Commitment, Clinical Nurse

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