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    Sodium Imbalance among Post-operative Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Descriptive Study

    By Renu Kumari, Manju Dhandapani

    Abstract: Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the damage to the brain resulting from external mechanical force, such as rapid acceleration or deceleration or penetration by a projectile object. Electrolyte imbalance, especially sodium is very common due to the abnormal biochemical changes which occur after TBI. Nurses should have the knowledge about the changes in electrolyte levels in order to understand the principles of treatment and to prevent common complications in …

    Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 26–35 Read article

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    A comparative study to assess the Ankle Brachial Index by palpatory and Doppler method

    By Nitta Das, Ambuj Roy, Ashok Kumar Jaryal, Gopichandran Lakshmanan, Manju Dhandapani

    Abstract: Background of the study: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is strongly associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality. Relatively few non-invasive diagnostic tests are available that can reveal the evidence of atherosclerosis before the development of symptoms. One such simple, cost effective diagnostic test is Ankle Brachial Index. Since, there is a need to validate palpatory method of Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) measurement, the study was conceived.Aim of the study: …

    Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 10–14 Read article

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    Effectiveness of communication chart on patient satisfaction among conscious intubated patients: A randomized controlled trial

    By Sukhbir Kaur, Meenakshi Agnihotri, Manju Dhandapani, Dhandapani Sivashanmugam, Gopichandran Lakshmanan, Mukherjee K K

    Abstract: OBJECTIVESLack of communication among intubated patient frequently described in literature as major problem. The main thrust of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of communication chart in improving patient satisfaction among conscious intubated patients.METHODSRandomized control design was employed using non-replacement lottery method to allocate 30 subjects in each control and experimental group. Ethical approval was obtained by the Ethics Review Committee of hospital. Data were collected at pre-intervention and …

    Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 15–23 Read article

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