Journal of Nursing Science & Practice
Volume 7, Issue 1 (2017)
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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Temper Tantrums among Mothers of Toddlers in Selected Areas of Sangli, Miraj and Kupwad Corporation Area
Abstract: As a child discovers her autonomy, most mothers must manage and cope with tantrums, the intensity and frequency of which can potentially create a lasting and negative behavioral dynamic. For these reasons, tantrums are important childhood phenomenon that appears to warrant more empirical attention than they have been given to date. Thus, the investigators felt the need to conduct a study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on …
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Knowledge of Family Caregivers on Care of Mentally Challenged Children: A Review Article
Abstract: The degree of impairment from mental retardation varies widely, from profoundly impaired to mild or borderline retardation. Less emphasis is now placed on the degree of retardation and more on the amount of intervention and care needed for daily life. Not all parents have adequate knowledge regarding intellectual disability. There is an existing lack of knowledge among the family caregivers on care of mentally challenged children in variety of areas …
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Patient’s Satisfaction from Nursing Care Services
Abstract: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of patient’s satisfaction from nursing care services and to determine the association of patient’s satisfaction with the selected variables. The study was conducted in the selected units of Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR) & Hospital, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India. From the past few years, it has grown in every sphere and renders services for all specialization having …
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Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Child-to-Child Approach through Role Play on Knowledge Regarding Causes, Prevention and Management of Accidents Among School Going Children in Selected School of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
Abstract: Death rate of children due to road traffic accident is high in India due to low-level enforcement of simple road safety measures in India, such as prohibition and monitoring of drunken driving, wearing helmets, seat belts and child restraints. School teachers should inculcate traffic safety among students and enforce traffic rules within the school premises. The mandatory use of child restraints can reduce child deaths by 35%.Method: A quasi-experimental study …
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Nurse Practitioners and ASHAs to Evoke Major Stride in National Health
Abstract: The national health policy 2015 enables nurses to assume leadership positions, improved regulation of practice, strengthened quality of nursing education by training and supporting nurse tutors, establishing cadres like nurse practitioners, and public health nurses. With establishment of new cadres and legal empowerment, master level prepared nurse practitioners will be able to provide cost effective, competent, safe and quality driven specialized nursing care to patients in a variety of settings …
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Practices of Tadabeer Naumolod and Nigahdasht (Care of Newborn) in Unani System of Medicine
Abstract: Approximately four million global neonatal deaths that occur annually, 98% occur in developing countries, where most newborns die at home while they are cared by mothers, relatives, and traditional birth attendants. In Unani system of medicine, various procedures have been extensively described for care of newborn. Unani classical texts like Practica Puerorum, Canon of medicine, Liber Regius, etc. have given prime importance to the care of newborn. The present study …
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Attitude towards Mental Illness among General Public: A Descriptive Survey
Abstract: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “it is estimated that globally 450 million people suffer from mental disorders”. Among Indian population, the estimated prevalence of mental disorders is found to be 5.8%. The objectives of the present study were to assess the quality of attitude towards mental illness and to identify the association between the selected sociodemographic variables and the quality of attitude. Total sample size was 30. Convenient …
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Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge of Staff Nurses Regarding Post Coronary Angiography Care
Abstract: Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of death in India. It has quadrupled in the last 40 years and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2020 close to 60% of cardiac patients worldwide will be Indian. Coronary angiography is currently regarded as the gold standard technique for evaluation of patients with suspected coronary heart disease and for defining coronary anatomy. Nurses are the key persons who …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 7–12 Read article