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249 articles for “Medicine”
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An exploration of Zika virus eruption
Abstract: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a recently rising relative of the Flaviviridae family and associated to dengue (DENV) and Chikungunya (CHIVKV). ZIKV infection was distinguished by mild disease with fever, headache, rash, arthralgia and conjunctivitis, with unprecedented association with Guillain–Barre Syndrome (GBS) and microcephaly. Nevertheless, since the end of 2015, a rise in the number of GBS related cases and an astonishing number of microcephaly in fetus and neonates in Brazil …
Published in International Journal of Nursing Critical Care · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 9–12 Read article
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Effect of Ward Atmosphere on Everyday Life of Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients: Patients’ Perspectives
Abstract: Ward atmosphere has long been viewed as a potentially important factor underlying the efficacy of psychiatric inpatient facilities to promote recovery through a process of encouraging individual empowerment and respect for the mentally ill patient as a consumer and partner. Aim: this study aimed to explain the effect of ward atmosphere on everyday life of hospitalized psychiatric patients as perceived by patients. Methods: sequential explanatory design was utilized in this …
Published in International Journal of Neurological Nursing · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 65–76 Read article
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Coma Scoring: Necessary Knowledge for Nurse
Abstract: Comatose status is a common neurological problem in medicine. To have a good neurological nursing for the patients with problem of coma is an important issue in the clinical nursing. The basic knowledge regarding coma scoring which is an important tool for help access the patient for planning of proper nursing and emergency care.
Published in International Journal of Neurological Nursing · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 29–30 Read article
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The Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding “Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Level” (smbg) Among Diabetic Patients Admitted in Selected Hospitals of Shimoga Taluk
Abstract: Background: Self-monitoring blood glucose level (smbg) is a key element of home blood glucose Monitoring by people with type-1 and type-2 diabetes mellitus, since approximately 1980, a primary goal of the management of diabetes mellitus is to achieve blood sugar level closer to normal level as much as possible, guided by hbgm several times of smbg in a week benefits included medical cost, a reduction in the occurrence rate and …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 81–93 Read article
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A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structure Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Health Hazards and Prevention of Selected Substance Abuse among Pu College Students of Urban Pu Colleges at Bangalore
Abstract: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The word “adolescence” is derived from the Latin adolescere (to grow up). Adolescence is therefore literally the period of growing up and becoming an adult. In western society the term is now mainly used to describe the period from about 12 to about 18 or 19 years, or the period of development from childhood to young adulthood. Drug is a …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 42–86 Read article
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Occupational Stress among Health Workers in Treatment of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) Infected Patients in Government Hospital at Chennai, India
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate occupational stress among health workers intreatment of corona virus infected patients in Government Hospital. A cross-sectional studywas conducted with health workers in the areas of nursing and medicine in treatment of coronavirus infected patients in Government Hospital at Chennai. The data were collected betweenDecember 2019 and April 2020 by a questionnaire of characterization and Job Stress Scale. Adescriptive and univariate analysis …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 0, Issue 0, 2020 · pp. 48s–55s Read article
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A Quantitative Theoretical Conceptual Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Simulation
Abstract: Background of the study: Pediatric IV cannulation is an integral part of modern medicine and is practiced in virtually every health care setting. Children have approximately half the number of usable veins than adults, but they have less accessible veins. Pediatric IV cannulation can be challenging. Nurses performing IV procedures in children should be skillful and knowledgeable in basic IV therapy applications. Simulation provides effective and efficient Knowledge and skills …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 34–41 Read article
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Pediatric Intravenous Cannulation: Overview
Abstract: Intravenous (IV) cannulation is an integral part of modern medicine and is practiced in every healthcare setting. It is a complex procedure compared to adult IV cannulation. Because pediatric veins are small and thin, the nurses should be knowledgeable and skillful regarding pediatric IV cannulation. It is commonly indicated when fluids administer intravenously. Complication of IV cannulation includes phlebitis, cannula occlusion, extravasation, etc. Knowledge and skills regarding pediatric IV cannulation …
Published in International Journal of Pediatric Nursing · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 55–61 Read article
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Knowledge and Practice towards Weight Reduction among Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Abstract: PCOS has affected 116 million women and still counting, that is about 3.4% of the entire global population, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012. It is a common and the leading cause of inability to get pregnant among women in their reproductive age. It is a complex phenomenon as it combines the environment, behavior, genetic, and physiological factors of health that are intertwined producing a phenotypic …
Published in International Journal of Obstetrics, Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 20–32 Read article