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Protective Measures Practiced by Nursing Personnel while Providing Nursing Care to Patients in a Tertiary Care HospitalBy Charanpreet Kaur, Ashish Bhalla, Sukhpal Kaur
Abstract: Nosocomial infections remain a major challenge of modern medicine. It is recommended that all the hospitals adopt an infection control policy of “Universal Precautions”. Aim of this study was to assess the protective measures taken by nursing personnel while providing nursing care to the patients at a tertiary care hospital. The Study design used was prospective observational study. The study was conducted at Medical Emergency Outpatient Department of a Tertiary …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 1, Issue 1-2, 2011 · pp. 64–68 Read article →
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Knowledge regarding Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation among the Nursing Personnel Working in Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care HospitalBy Sukhpal Kaur, Mandeep Kaur, Ashish Bhalla
Abstract: All nursing personnel should have knowledge and skill regarding cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, deficient awareness regarding CPR has been reported in literature. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the knowledge regarding CPR among the nursing personnel working in emergency department of a tertiary care hospital. Using purposive, convenient sampling technique, a total of 70 nursing personnel were enrolled in the study. A validated questionnaire was used to get …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 103–107 Read article →
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Assessment of Knowledge Regarding HIV/AIDS among Nursing StudentsBy Sukhpal Kaur, Gagandeep Kaur, Neha Dhingra, Sapna Saini
Abstract: Nursing students being the future nurses need to have an appropriate knowledge regarding HIV/AID. A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out to assess the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among nursing students of a premier nursing institute. Using purposive sampling technique 39 final year students of undergraduate programme were selected for the study. A pre validated, semi structured questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge regarding various aspects of the disease. …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 8–12 Read article →
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Nursing Competencies for Caring Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care UnitBy Sukhpal Kaur, Rajni Bala, LN Yaddanapudi
Abstract: The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a specially designed and equipped facility staffed by skilled personnel with an objective to provide comprehensive and continuous care to critically ill patients with life threatening or potentially life threatening problems. There are many factors which alter the patient’s prognosis and outcome. One of the most important factors is ‘Nursing Competencies’ so as to meet the emerging needs of the patient. The present study …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 10–16 Read article →
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Nursing Competencies for Caring Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care UnitBy Sukhpal Kaur, LN Yaddanapudi, Rajni Bala
Abstract: The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a specially designed and equipped facility staffed by skilled personnel with an objective to provide comprehensive and continuous care to critically ill patients with life threatening or potentially life threatening problems. There are many factors which alter the patient’s prognosis and outcome. One of the most important factors is ‘Nursing Competencies’ so as to meet the emerging needs of the patient. The present study …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 10–16 Read article →
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Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Mothers Performing Kangaroo Mother Care for NeonatesBy Sukhpal Kaur, Sukhjit Kaur, Gurpreet Panag, Deepti Grover, Inderpreet Kaur, Khuspreet Kaur
Abstract: The present study was conducted with an objective to assess the knowledge and practices of mothers performing kangaroo mother care (KMC) for low birth weight babies at neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Neonatal Nursery (NNN) and maternity ward of Nehru Hospital, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. Using purposive sampling technique, 50 mothers were included in the study. After obtaining the informed consent, a questionnaire …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 1–5 Read article →