scholarly journals Is Normothermia Maintained in the Operating Room?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ikbal Cavdar ◽  
Didem Kandemir ◽  
Ezgi Seyhan Ak ◽  
Nuray Akyuz
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Perioperative Period ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
Collection Form

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Inadvertent hypothermia is one of the most common problems in the perioperative period. Providing and maintaining normothermia is very important in preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia as well as complications. <b><i>Purpose:</i></b> The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge and practices of operating room nurses to prevent hypothermia. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the operating rooms of 4 hospitals in Istanbul between July 2016 and September 2017. The sample consisted of a total of 95 participants who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected by using a data collection form. Data collection forms were filled with face-to-face interview techniques. <b><i>Results:</i></b> According to this study, 84.2% of the participants did not receive any training to prevent hypothermia, 85.3% stated that it was very important to protect the patients from hypothermia, and 88.4% stated that there was no protocol on hypothermia in the hospital. <b><i>Conlusions:</i></b> The majority of the operating room nurses who participated in this study about determining the practices in maintaining normothermia in the operating room environment stated that they did not receive any training to prevent hypothermia, and the prevention of hypothermia was important. There was no common protocol used.

scholarly journals Determining knowledge and administration of nurses in preventing surgical site infections

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 230-234
Author(s):  
Yelda Candan Dönmez ◽  
Pelin Sarı
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
Study Data ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Surgical Units ◽  
Operating Room Nurses

Objective: This study was conducted to define the knowledge and administrations of nurses working in surgical clinics for the prevention of surgical site infections. Material and Methods: The research sample consisted of 199 nurses who were working in surgical clinics and operating rooms of a university hospital between 02 October and 29 December 2017 and who were volunteers to participate in the study and met the limitations of the study. Data were collected by the researchers through face to face interviews with the nurses included in the study. Data collection tools were developed by the researchers in line with the literature. Sociodemographic characteristics information form, SSI Information Questionnaire and Practice Evaluation Form of Nurses in Preventing SSI were used as data collection tools. Results: The mean age of nurses participating in the study was 35.2 ± 6.2 years, 97.5% of them were women, 89.4% of them were graduate's degree, 36.2% of them were working in surgical units between 13-60 months, 58.3% in the last two years, 48.7% of them have received training in the site of surgical site infections in the last two years. It was found that 62.3% of the nurses' knowledge status was “moderate”. The average score of the practice statements answered by the clinical nurses participated in the research was found out to be 65,16±6,11, by the operating room nurses participated in the research was found out to be 64,09±6,93. It was found that there was a statistically significant relationship between the training status of the operating room nurses participating in the study and their administration scores (p <0.05). Conclusion: Results obtained from the study; the knowledge and administration scores of the nurses who were trained in CAE were found to be higher.

scholarly journals Gambaran Kadar Hemoglobin pada Ibu Hamil Trimester III di Rumah Sakit Robert Wolter Mongisidi Manado

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selfesina Sikoway ◽  
Yanti Mewo ◽  
Youla Assa
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Hemoglobin Level ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Abnormal Phenomenon ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Obstetric Department ◽  
In Pregnancy

Abstract: Hemoglobin (Hb) is a parameter used to determine anemia prevalence. The average level of normal Hb at the end of pregnancy is around 12.5 g/dL, meanwhile, aproximately 5% of pregnant women have Hb level less than 11.0 g/dL. To date, Hb level below 11.0 g/dL especially at the end of pregnancy should be considered as an abnormal phenomenon and is usually caused by iron deficiency and not by hypervolemia which is commonly found in pregnancy. This study was aimed to determine the hemoglobin level of third semester pregnant women in Robert Wolter Mongisidi Hospital Manado. This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. Subjects were 39 third semester pregnant women who visited the Obstetric Department of Robert Wolter Mongisidi Hospital and fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The results showed that 25 subjects (64.1%) had low hemoglobin levels and 14 subjects (35.9%) had normal level of hemoglobin. In conclusion, most third semester pregnant women had low hemoglobin levels.Keywords: hemoglobin rate, third trimester pregnant women, anemia Abstrak: Hemoglobin (Hb) darah merupakan parameter yang digunakan untuk menetapkan prevalensi anemia. Nilai normal Hb pada akhir kehamilan rata-rata 12,5 g/dL, dan sekitar 5% wanita hamil konsentrasinya kurang dari 11,0 g/dL. Nilai Hb dibawah 11,0 g/dL terutama pada akhir kehamilan perlu dianggap abnormal dan biasanya disebabkan oleh defisiensi besi dan bukan karena hipervolemia yang umumnya ditemukan pada kehamilan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kadar hemoglobin pada ibu hamil trimester III di Rumah Sakit Robert Wolter Mongisidi Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan menggunakan desain potong lintang. Subyek penelitian ialah 39 ibu hamil trimester III yang berkunjung di Poliklinik Kebidanan di Rumah Sakit Robert Wolter Mongisidi Manado yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 25 subyek (64,1%) memiliki kadar hemoglobin rendah dan 14 subyek (35,9%) memiliki kadar hemoglobin normal. Simpulan penelitian ini ialah sebagian besar ibu hamil trimester III memiliki kadar hemoglobin rendah.Kata kunci: kadar hemoglobin, ibu hamil trimester III, anemia

scholarly journals PARACETAMOL DISPENSING PRACTICE OF GOVERNMENT HEALTH CLINICS POST INFANTS’ VACCINATION IN MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
NURAIN SULEIMAN ◽  
SITI HADIJAH SHAMSUDIN ◽  
RAZMAN MOHD RUS ◽  
SAMSUL DRAMAN
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total Period ◽  
Government Health ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
Collection Form

Objective: This study obtained information on Paracetamol (PCM) Dispensing Practice of Government Health Clinics (GHC) post infants’ vaccination in Malaysia as well as identify its possible factors. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional retrospective study (with convenient sampling) using a data collection form (DCF) to collect data. The pharmacist who is the representative of the GHC filled the DCF. Potential risk factors were evaluated by Pearson chi-square tests (expected count<5 is<20%) for an independent sample. Results: A total number of 254 samples were collected all over Malaysia within the period of data collection, but only 248 that met inclusion criteria. The PCM dispensing practice of GHC in Malaysia for a total period of 3 y back (from 2015-2017), tend not to give PCM post immunization with respect to age of the upon vaccination and types of vaccination, conversely for gender. Trends of PCM dispensing practice were increasing for “Not Give PCM” with respect to gender, age of the baby upon vaccination, and types of vaccination from 2015 till 2017. The PCM dispensing practice had no association with no statistically significant value (p=0.804) on genders and a weak positive association with statistically significant value (p<0.05 each) on age of the baby (≤ 1year) upon vaccination and types of vaccination. Conclusion: Future research which may include the actual practice in which practices of prescribers or mother may be conducted in determining more accurate data on the giving PCM post infant’s vaccination.

scholarly journals Perception and Practice of Hand-washing among Children in Rural Area of Rajshahi

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Md Jawadul Haque ◽  
Chinmoy Kanti Das ◽  
Rowsan Ara ◽  
Md Nurul Amin ◽  
Md Entekhab Ul Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This cross-sectional type of descriptive study was undertaken to assess the awareness and practice of hand-washing among children in three villages of Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. A total of 1152 children aged 5 – 18 years old were purposively selected from the study area. Majority (96%) of them was students of primary or secondary grade. A few were involved in business, farming, service and others. Face to face interview was conducted with the help of a semi structured questionnaire on the variables of interest. Nearly half (49.5%) of the respondents was 11-15 years and the rest >15 years old. Male-female distribution was almost equal. Fathers of the children were service-holder (18.7%), businessman (28.6%), farmer (26.1%) and day-laborer/rickshaw puller (26.5%). Nearly 60% of respondents belonged to poor family having monthly income Taka < 10000. Majority (97.1%) of the respondents was aware of the importance of hand washing and 75% perceived that diseases could be prevented through hand washing. More than 90% of the respondents were used to using soap and water for washing hands and over 80% washed hands regularly. Over three-quarters (77.8%) were accustomed to washing hands in school before tiffin. Most (81.8%) of the respondents used sanitary latrine for defecation. The use of soap-water for washing hands after defecation was significantly higher in older children (> 12 years) than that in younger children (≤ 12 years) (p = 0.020). The use of soap water for washing hands after defecation tends to be associated with children’s grade of education with higher tendency being observed in children of secondary and higher secondary school (p < 0.001). Children belonging to higher family income were more cautious in using soap/antiseptics (p < 0.001). The study concluded that perception and practice of hand-washing is appreciably high among rural children. However, older children, children studying in secondary grade and belonged to families with higher monthly income were more cautious about hand-washing.TAJ 2013; 26: 82-91

scholarly journals Pengaruh beban kerja terhadap stress perawat kamar operasi di RSUD Prof. Dr. W.Z. Johanes Kupang

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
SKp Sabina Gero
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Physical Endurance ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Load Factors ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
B Test

Nurses get stress by various factors of the workload. workload of nurses in the operating room is influenced by factors such as long experience, strength and physical endurance, skills profesional attitude and knoledge. this study to determinate the effect of workload factors to stress on the operating room nurses in prof. Dr. W.Z. Johanes Kupang hospital. This study used cross - sectional design of the 36 samples that worked as a nurse in the operating room. The results were analyzed by using Kendall's Tau - b Test to examined the influence of workload factors to the operating room nurse stress. The result showed that have significant effect the physicalstress on the operating room nurse are long experience (p=0,041) and skills (0,029). The results showed factors that have a significant effect to the psycological stress is a long experience factor (p=0,023) and the effect of workload on social stress are profesional attitude (0,047) and knowledge (0,047). The conclusion of this study (in the year 2013) that the work load factors of long experience has more influence on the phisical and psychological stress. This research advice to avoid stress, operating room nurses is expected to follow the training or seminar about operating room to enhance the skills of operating rooms, self-train to remain calm and not panic in coping of critical patient and well-read and following the socialization process of existing SOPs in operating room. Keywords : workload, stress, nurse in operation room

scholarly journals Examining the Views of Operating Room Nurses and Physicians on the Relationship between Professional Values and Professional Communication

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh yeganeh ◽  
Camellia Torabizadeh ◽  
Tayebeh Bahmani ◽  
Zahra molazem ◽  
Hamed yeganeh Doust ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Operating Rooms ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Professional Values ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Operating Room Personnel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
The Status

Abstract Purpose: Professional communication and professional values are two basic concepts in operating rooms and should be studied more closely in view of the nature of work, the high circulation of patients in operating rooms. Methods: The present work is a descriptive-analytic study with a cross-sectional design. The sample was 603 operating room doctors and personnel selected from the public hospitals of Shiraz. The data collection instruments were the 41-item professional communication questionnaire and the 26-item professional values scale.Result: Results shows the operating room nurses and doctors were found to perceive the status of professional communication and professional values to be satisfactory. About professional communications, the participants’ perception of the domains of mutual respect and trust (p≤0.001), teamwork (p≤0.001), ethical competence (p≤0.017), and workplace conflicts (p≤0.001) was significant. About professional values, only the dimension of care (p≤0.016) was perceived to be significant. Moreover, a significant positive relationship was found to exist between professional communication and professional values (p≤0.001). conclusion: Considering the significance of the concept of professional communication and its connection with professional values, it is recommended that operating room personnel and doctors receive systematic education about professional communication and the harms of destructive attitudes as part of their academic education and afterwards.

scholarly journals Application of the general message of balanced nutrition during the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Mataram City

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Luh Putu Prema Wadhani ◽  
Nani Ratnaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutrition Guidelines ◽  
Elementary School Education ◽  
The City ◽  
Survey Approach

Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2020 became the limelight worldwide, including in Indonesia. Infection caused by this virus can be prevented by social distancing, physical distancing, and a healthy lifestyle. Maintaining nutritional intake by implementing balanced nutrition guidelines is very important to enhance the immune system.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the description of the application of balanced nutrition guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic in the community in Mataram City.Materials and Methods: This research was a descriptive study with a survey approach, and the data taken were cross-sectional. This research was conducted in May-June 2020 in the community in the Mataram City taken by purposive sampling with inclusion criteria, namely women and men of productive age, domiciled in the city of Mataram, married status, and at least elementary school education. Respondents in this study were 460 respondents who were calculated using the Slovin formula. Data on the application of balanced nutrition guidelines were obtained using a questionnaire. Data from the results of this research were analyzed using descriptive methods.Results: There are as many as >90% of the community has implemented a general message of balanced nutrition in addition to the fifth message. As many as 89.9% of respondents did not apply the fifth general message of balanced nutrition in limiting consumption of sweet, salty, and fatty foods. The majority of applications >50% of general messages of balanced nutrition were applied by respondents aged 21-29 years, female, high education and work status. Conclusions: The application of the general message of balanced nutrition during the epidemic COVID-19 in Mataram City was implemented optimally, but this application was not carried out in the fifth message in limiting consumption of sweet, salty, and fatty foods.

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