Knowledge, Skills and Attitude on Insulin Administration of Nurses in Davao City

10.17158/223 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Domingo T. So, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Insulin Administration ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

This study aimed to assess and compare the knowledge, skills and attitude of the staff nurses in selected public and private tertiary hospitals in Davao City. Through a descriptive comparative approach, the researcher made use of a survey utilizing validated questionnaires that were administered to 62 respondents. Results revealed that both government and private hospital nurses possessed low level of knowledge on of insulin and insulin administration. However, the respondents demonstrated a high level with respect to attitude. No significant relationship was established between the demographic profile of the government hospital nurses and their knowledge, skills and attitudes in insulin and insulin administration except in attitude within the ward or department they are assigned to. No significant relationship was established between the demographic profile of the private hospital nurses and their knowledge, skills and attitudes in insulin and insulin administration except in skills with respect to the number of seminars attended. There was no significant difference between the government and private hospital nurses in terms of knowledge on insulin administration. There was a significant difference in the skills and attitude between government and private nurses in insulin administration in favor of the nurses from the private hospital.

Knowledge and perception differences towards generic medicines consumption among consumers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Mohd Redhuan Dzulkipli ◽  
Siti Noorsuriani Maon ◽  
Mohamed Azmi Hassali
Keyword(s):  
Generic Drugs ◽  
Generic Medicine ◽  
Generic Medicines ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Good Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
The Government ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge

The objective of this study was to evaluate the population behavioural influence towards generic medicines use in a Klang Valley. A self-administered questionnaire in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, was distributed conveniently. A total of 222 respondents have participated in the study (response rate 57.8%). The majority of the respondents (87.7%) have reported considerable amount of knowledge on the generic medicine availability in the market. In comparison of sociodemographic influence, only household size was found to influence the respondent’s knowledge and curiosity. For the perception, there was a statistically significant difference in attitude scores for respondents who had good level of knowledge (M = 3.322, SD = 0.516) and poor level of knowledge (M = 3.011, SD = 0.591) towards generic medicines; t(220) = –4.180, p < 0.05. In terms of subjective norms, data findings indicate a statistically significant difference in scores for respondents who had good level of knowledge (M = 3.456, SD = 0.704) and poor level of knowledge (M = 3.057, SD = 0.616) towards generic medicines; t(220) = –4.393, p < 0.05. Similarly, this study found a statistically significant difference in perceived behavioural control scores for respondents who had good level of knowledge (M = 3.605, SD = 0.548) and poor level of knowledge (M = 3.121, SD = 0.577) towards generic medicines; t(220) = –6.350, p < 0.05. Therefore, these results reveal that good level of knowledge really influence the level of perceptions among consumers of generic medicines. It is imperative that more initiatives to be introduced by the government to promote the practice to prescribe generic drugs to the population. The need to educate both health professionals and patients on the availability of the cheaper and bioequivalence medicine should be put into formality, thus increasing the awareness of the patient of the generic medicine and next reduce the dependency of the costlier innovator brand medicine in the prescription at both public and private healthcare settings.

Personality disorder among first ever admissions to an Irish public and private hospital

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M Cooney ◽  
Conor K Farren ◽  
Anthony W Clare
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
True Prevalence ◽  
Significant Difference

AbstractObjective: The identification of personality disorder among psychiatric in-patients is important because of the effect on the course and outcome of illness. The introduction of a multiaxial approach to diagnosis, has resulted in a higher than previously reported rate of occurrence of personality disorder in a variety of psychiatric settings. A prevalence of personality disorder of 4.9% is reported in the official statistics for Irish psychiatric hospitals. The aim of this study is to determine the true prevalence of personality disorders in two Irish psychiatric hospitals, one public and one private, using a multiaxial approach to diagnosis.Methods: The Standardised Assessment of Personality (SAP) is a validated, semistructured, informant based instrument that reliably generates diagnoses of personality disorder irrespective of current mental state. Over a four month period, 78 consecutive, first ever admissions to two hospitals were examined using the SAP.Results: The prevalence of personality disorder in this population was 26%. There was no significant difference in the rate of personality disorder between the public and private institutions.Conclusions: The prevalence of personality disorder amongst in-patients in both public and private psychiatric hospitals in Ireland is far higher than previously reported. This highlights the importance of a multiaxial approach to diagnosis in order to establish the true extent of psychiatric morbidity.

scholarly journals Exploring the Influence of Demographic Characteristics of Malaysian Citizens Towards Tax Evasion.

2018 ◽  
pp. 943-953
Author(s):  
Nur Quratun ‘Aini Haron ◽  
Rina Fadhilah Ismail ◽  
Nurul Nadiah Ibrahim ◽  
Siti Aisyah Kamaruzaman ◽  
Siti Syaqilah Hambali
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

The higher number of tax evasion cases and increase in the statistics of unpaid tax in Malaysia shows that Malaysian citizens still rationalize that the act of tax evasion as tolerable and acceptable. This study examines the linkages between citizens’ of Malaysia attitudes toward tax evasion with their demographic profile. This survey was undertaken in Malaysia, involving a representative sample of 173 of citizens.The scope of this study is limited to the salary earning citizens and retirees only. The salary earning and retirees are chosen as they are the potential taxpayers that may pay tax in future and thus their opinions seem reliable. This study found that Malaysian citizens find it acceptable to evade tax on all sizes of income regardless whether it is “a small part”, “a large part”, or “all part” of their income. From the demographic profile factor, it was found that only age and nature of employment have a significant difference on the attitudes towards tax evasion. On the other hand, the respondents’ gender, level of income and level of education seem to bear no significant difference to their attitudes towards tax evasion. In relation to age, this study found out that older people of above 55 are more opposed to tax evasion compared to citizens in the range of age 25 to 34 and 45 to 54. Such findings are expected as older people tend to become more compliant as they respect the law and the government compared to young people (Ross and McGee, 2011). Secondly, from this study, it appears that retirees are more opposed to tax evasion and there have a two-way tied for the least opposed to tax evasion which is self-employed taxpayers and employers. Retirees might be the ones opposed the most to tax evasion due to their age. Older people tend to respect the authority and law, hence are more averse. Self-employed people might be the ones who are the least opposed to tax evasion that could be due to availability of opportunities to evade tax is larger compared to other groups. In this study, it is also found that employers are the one who are the least oppose to tax evasion. Perhaps, employers earning high income may think that the tax system would reap all their hard work. Besides, employers may perceive that there are too many red tapes that might be a hassle for the employers to comply, thus they tend to evade tax. This study has provided useful insights to facilitate tax authorities in imposing actions and strategies regarding tax evasion.

scholarly journals Public and Private Hospital Nurses’ Perceptions of the Ethical Climate in Their Work Settings, Sari City, 2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Asghar Ghorbani ◽  
Ali Hesamzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Khademloo ◽  
Salimeh Khalili ◽  
Shamim Hesamzadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Plasmodium sp. infection among the people of Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria.

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. 4885
Author(s):  
Mogba Emmanuel O. ◽  
Olanrewaju Comfort A.* ◽  
Malann Yoila D.
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The People ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Control

Malaria infection is a major public health problem in the sub-Sahara Africa. A study on the status of malaria parasite infection was carried out on patients visiting the Government General Hospital and Citizen Hospital (a private hospital) in Suleja Local Government Area, Niger State, Nigeria from the month of January to April, 2014. A total of 500 persons were examined, 250 persons from each of the two hospitals and grouped according to their ages, zones, occupation and sexes. The private hospital recorded the highest infection rate of 75.2% while the government hospital recorded a lower rate (41.6%) and the overall prevalence of the study was 58.4%. Madalla zone which is nearer to the centre of the town recorded the highest rate (97.5%), age group 0-10 years had the highest infection rate of 66.9%. Among the different occupations examined in this study, students had the highest prevalence of 79.7%. However, there were no significant differences in the rate of infections in these categories (P>0.05). In relation to sex, females were more infected (62.8%) than the males (53.1%) with a significant difference (P< 0.05). It is suggested that health education on the transmission, prevention and control of Plasmodium infection in schools, market and public places should be intensified.

FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB SATISFACTION OF NURSES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR'S HOSPITALS: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-151
Author(s):  
Habib Ullah ◽  
Sehrish A. ◽  
Anwar CH ◽  
Meerub . ◽  
Saleem M Rana
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Government Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private

Background: Human resource works as an engine to provide sustainable service delivery. An individual's perception in the organization plays a vital role in job satisfaction. In Health Care Nurse's job satisfaction in their jobs determines whether their roles are fulfilled towards service delivery for their clients of various communities. Better performance has been directly related with organizational working environment, social and financial aspects of the job are also important factors. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out. 100 nursing officers working in two tertiary care hospitals (50 from each) was randomly selected from age group 22 to 60 years. The data was collected by using a self-administered structured questionnaire and was analyzed statistically to compare both the variables by using SPSS version 20. Results: Pay is the most important factor that leads to job satisfaction. Majority of nurses from government hospital are moderately satisfied from their pay scales only 2% were observed satisfied working in private hospital. Government hospital nurses were more satisfied (82%) with their job due to job security as compared to private hospital nurses. Conclusion: The study developed the significant differences in the job satisfaction of nursing officers between public and private sector hospitals. Workload, professional support, training arrangement, and working environment found main factors that influence job satisfaction. It is evident from the study that the nurses working in Public sectors are more satisfied than in Private sector.

Avaliação do estresse entre os enfermeiros hospitalares [Stress assement among hospital nurses] [Evaluacíon del estrés entre enfermeras del hospital]

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. e14053
Author(s):  
Neireana Florencio Vieira ◽  
Denismar Alves Nogueira ◽  
Fábio De Souza Terra
Keyword(s):  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Public And Private Hospitals ◽  
High Level ◽  
Personnel Administration

Objetivo: avaliar o estresse entre os enfermeiros de instituições hospitalares públicas e privadas. Método: pesquisa descritiva, analítica, transversal e quantitativa. Desenvolvida com 100 enfermeiros de quatro hospitais de um município do sul de Minas Gerais. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado um questionário contendo variáveis sóciodemográficas e a Escala Bianchi de Stress. Foram realizados o testes Qui-quadrado de Person ou Exato de Fisher, com determinação de Alfa de Cronbach e odds ratio das variáveis independentes com o estresse. Projeto aprovado pelo comitê de ética da insituição, CAAE: 27795814.7.0000.5142. Resultados: encontrou-se um nível de estresse médio entre os enfermeiros, destacando nível alto em três domínios da escala: as atividades relacionadas ao funcionamento da unidade, administração de pessoal e coordenação das atividades da unidade. Conclusão: o estresse está presente entre os enfermeiros, principalmente em funções relacionadas às atividades administrativas da unidade em que atuam.ABSTRACT: Objective: to evaluate the stress among nurses working in public and private hospitals. Method: descriptive, analytical, transversal and quantitative research, with 100 nurses from four hospitals in a city in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil. For data collection, a questionnaire containing socio-demographic variables and the Bianchi Stress scale were used. The Chi-square test of Person or Fisher’s Exact were conducted, determining Cronbach’s Alpha and odds ratio for independent variables associated with stress. Research protocol approved by Research Ethics Committee, CAAE: 27795814.7.0000.5142. Results: a mean level of stress was found among nurses, highlighting a high level in three areas of the scale: activities related to unit functioning, personnel administration and coordination of unit activities. Conclusion: stress is present among nurses, especially in functions related to the administrative activities of the unit that express their functioning.RESUMEN: Objetivo: evaluar el estrés entre los enfermeros de instituciones hospitalarias públicas y privadas. Método: investigación descriptiva, analítica, transversal y cuantitativa, desarrollada con 100 enfermeros de cuatro hospitales de un municipio del sur de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó un cuestionario que contenía variables sociodemográficas y la escala Bianchi de Stress. Se realizaron las pruebas Qui-cuadrado de Person o Exacto de Fisher, con determinación del Alfa de Cronbach y del odds ratio de las variables independientes con el estrés. Proyeto aprobado por el comité de ética, CAAE: 27795814.7.0000.5142. Resultados: se encontró un nivel de estrés medio entre los enfermeros, destacando un estrés alto en tres dominios de la escala: las actividades relacionadas al funcionamiento de la unidad, administración de personal y coordinación de las actividades de la unidad. Conclusión: el estrés está presente entre los enfermeros, principalmente en funciones relacionadas con las actividades administrativas de la unidad que expresan su funcionamiento. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2017.14053

Nurse burnout: comparing public and private hospitals in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Diwa Agus Sudrajat ◽  
Tri Oktavia Indrianti ◽  
Eva Supriatin ◽  
Suci Noor Hayati ◽  
Linlin Lindayani
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Nurse Burnout ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Public And Private Hospitals

Background/Aims Nurse burnout is a major issue among nursing staff and can affect the quality of nursing care. Little is known about burnout among nurses working in intensive care units in developing countries, such as Indonesia. This study was conducted to investigate and compare the prevalence of nurse burnout in private and public hospitals in Bandung, Indonesia. Methods A cross-sectional approach was used in the intensive care units of one private and one public hospital in Bandung, Indonesia, from June to July 2019. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to measure burnout levels among nurses. Univariate and bivariate data analysis was used to interpret the results. Results A total of 52 public hospital nurses and 66 private hospital nurses were included in this study. Burnout levels varied significantly between these groups, with private hospital nurses experiencing higher levels of emotional exhaustion (32.43±12.67 vs 29.35±9.78) and depersonalisation (10.23±6.58 vs 7.89±3.67) than public hospital nurses. Conclusions Over one third of both private and public hospital nurses experienced high levels of burnout syndrome, with nurses in the private sector being particularly affected. It is crucial for both public and private hospitals in Indonesia to adapt their working environments to protect the wellbeing of staff and the safety of patients by reducing the risk of nurse burnout.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Perception in Regard to COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigerian Military Population

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 231-249
Author(s):  
A. J. Ogbole ◽  
J. S. Bisji ◽  
S. J. Umar ◽  
I. M. Jallo ◽  
S. O. Ezeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Military Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Military

The study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and perception of Nigerian Military population towards the coronavirus outbreak. A web-based cross-sectional survey was used to collect from 216 data from military officers from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Navy. Majority of the study sample were males, 88.4% (n = 191) and more than half the respondents were between 21 to 30 years old (50.5%). Also, 82.4% of the sample were graduates and 54.2% married. 82.9% were from Nigerian Army and 57.9% were commissioned officers with 6-10 years’ work experience 49.5 (n=107). Results show that there was no significant correlation between demographic factors of gender, age, military type, religion, education and marital status and knowledge of COVID-19 (p>.05). Results further show that there was no significant correlation between demographic factors and perception of COVID-19 (p>.05), meaning there was no significant difference in perception of COVID-19 based on demographic factors. Finally, the results showed that there was no significant correlation between demographic factors and attitude to COVID-19 (p>.05).  Irrespective of gender or age for example, knowledge, attitude, and perception of COVID-19 was good among the military population. Despites high level of awareness among the study population, it was recommended that the military authorities in Nigeria further strengthen their health systems, as well as the knowledge of infectious diseases and pandemics which will help them to assist the government and in educating the general populace through their military-civilian interface.

scholarly journals Comparing Perceptions of Public versus Government School Teachers towards Job Satisfaction at District Malakand

2016 ◽  
Vol I (I) ◽  
pp. 285-298
Author(s):  
Asghar Ali ◽  
Iqbal Ahmad ◽  
Anisul Husnain Shah
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Government School ◽  
Work Condition ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government

Many studies have been carried out on the job satisfaction of employees at various organizational levels all over the world. However, little is known about the government versus private schools in district Malakand Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This study compares the perceptions of private versus government school teachers job satisfaction related to its six component i.e, pay and promotion, job security, workload, supervision, work condition and nature of work. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The data were collected from 100 teachers both public and private schools on a convenient sample basis. This study showed that there was a significant difference among the job satisfaction level of teachers in private versus public schools on the job satisfaction scale. the results of the study showed that government school teachers were more satisfied with their jobs than the privately run school teachers on most of the dimensions of the scale.

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