Journal of Nursing Science & Practice
Volume 10, Issue 3 (2020)
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The Role of Nurses in Feeding Babies Born with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Abstract: Cleft lip and/or palate is among the congenital craniofacial birth anomalies that are mostfrequently observed in the head and neck regions. The treatment of this anomaly, which iscommon today, is the early repair approach. One of the most frequently reported problems inchildren born with cleft lip and palate is feeding difficulty. It is urgent and most importantfunction to ensure and maintain nutrition in nursing interventions. The aim of this review …
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Recent Trends-Acceptance and Adaptability among Nurses
Abstract: Background: Trends in nursing are some important changes, which occur over a time with respect to some phenomenon. Nurses especially have felt the enduring sting of the recent crisis and they continue to struggle with high patient-nurse ratios, poor professional atmosphere counter-balanced by the hope of a growing cohort of well-educated, young nurses who are meeting high demands to care for the community. Trends are fascinating phenomena, but they do …
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A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Assertiveness Training on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Performance of Self-defense Techniques among Students
Abstract: period of both ignorance and innocence.Child abuseis a state of physical, emotional and sexual maltreatment meted out to person below the age of 18. Sexual abuse againstchildren has serious and long-lasting consequences on individual’s physical and mental health, their social and occupational functioning.This study was aimed to assess the effect of assertiveness training on knowledge regarding prevention of sexual abuse and performance of self-defense techniques among students.The objectives of the …
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Updated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines for COVID-19 Patients
Abstract: AbstractCOVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), has claimed many lives world over. Managing COVID-19 pandemic has become very challenging for the health care workers (HCW) due to the absence of definitive treatment for the disease. Around 5–6% of cases of COVID-19 become critically ill and require intensive monitoring, advanced life support, respiratory support and treatment modalities like ECMO and Plasma therapy, etc. Older people with comorbidities …
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Gaps in Knowledge Related to Equipment use in Pediatric Intensive Care and High Dependency Units
Abstract: Medical equipment has an important role in pediatric critical care. Health care professionalsneed to maintain their competency which is in-turn needed to ensure patient safety andprovide safe care. With increased burden on health care in PICU and HDU and due to lack oftime to upgrade knowledge, nurses may have possible gap in knowledge related to equipmentuse in PICU and HDU. This non-experimental descriptive cross-sectional study has beenconducted to identify gaps …
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Job-related Stress among Nurses Working at Referral Hospitals of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Mixed Method
Abstract: Background: job stress among nurses is a major concern. Since, nurses are frontline healthcare providers in Ethiopian hospitals, always overloaded with various tasks that affect theirphysical and mental health. The nature of the work and the hospital environment majorlyaffected the nurses’ work. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to assess nurse’s job-related stress in Amhara Region and identify stressors that lead to stress. Methods: Institutionbased cross-sectional mixed methods …
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Nutritional Habits of the Student Nurses of a Tertiary Care Institute of North India
Abstract: Student nurses are the future role models for health promoting behaviors. One of the most important of such behaviors is healthy eating habits. This study was carried out to assess the nutritional habits of nursing students. A descriptive study was conducted on 199 nursing students of National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE) in a tertiary care institute of north India. Systematic random sampling was adopted. Subjects were interviewed based on …
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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Substance Abuse among Adolescent Boys in Kottayam, Municipality
Abstract: Substance abuse among adolescents is a crucial health problem rising worldwide, threatening physical, mental, social, and family health which in turn affects the productivity of the nation. The present study was aimed at assessing the knowledge and attitude regarding substance abuse among adolescent boys. A descriptive design was employed in this study to assess knowledge and attitude regarding substance abuse among adolescent boys. The sample consisted of 300 adolescent boys …
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Women’s Family Stress and Coping Strategies
Abstract: Stress is a normal part of life. We all face stress in different situations, shapes and sizes. Itmay seem that stress is not a big deal for someone else. Unmanaged stress can manifest aschronic stress. Chronic stress has been shown to suppress your immune system, increaseblood pressure and blood sugar levels and exacerbate underlying conditions like anxiety anddepression. Women are more likely than men to report symptoms of depression, includingheadaches …
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The Present Study was Conducted to Assess Knowledge and Practice of Pain Assessment and Management among CHD Patients and also to Develop a Structure Pain Assessment Proforma for Patients Admitted in the Cardiology Unit of a Selected Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab
Abstract: AbstractHeart is considered key to the lock of life which gives sustenance to the body—physically as wellas emotionally.Mortality rate of CHD is held responsible for more deaths. Coronary artery disease (CAD) develops when major blood vessels that supply heart become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol-containing deposits (plaques) in coronary arteries and inflammation are usually to blame for coronary artery disease. The coronary arteries supply blood, oxygen and nutrients to heart. Coronary …
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Prevention of Needlestick Injuries
Abstract: Needlestick injuries and sharp injuries are one of the major risk factors ofblood and body fluid infections in health care facilities.Nurses,health care worker,andnursing students are always at risk of getting needlestick injuries. Job-related stress, recapping of used needles, lack of required skill, not following universal precautions are the factors associated with most of the needlestick injuries.Needlestick injuries can be reducedif health care workers,nurseswill avoid recapping of used needles and apply …
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Sudden Transition from Real Classroom to Virtual Classroom: Perceptions and Problems Faced by Nursing Teachers and Students
Abstract: COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a serious public health issue of international concern and leads to sudden overnight transition from classroom teaching to completely online teaching consequently. This transition has turned up as a massive change for both teachers’ productivity and also for student’s social life and learning.One of the biggest challenges, teachers are facing is how to maintain attention andinterest of the students towards online sessions. Nursing profession is skill-based …
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The Relation between Health Literacy Levels of the Patients Diagnosed with Diabetes and Diabetic Foot Care Behaviors
Abstract: Purpose:The present study was conducted as a descriptive study to examine the relation between health literacy levels of patients diagnosed with diabetes and diabetic foot care behaviors.Method: Prior to the study, permission was received from the Ethics Committee, the institution and the patients. The universe of the study consisted of all the patients who were admitted with the diagnosis of diabetes between September and December 2019. The sampling of the …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 86–94 Read article