scholarly journals Awareness and Knowledge of Basic Life Support among Intern Doctors, Medical Students and Nursing Staff in Tertiary Care Hospital in West India

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-170
Author(s):  
Mayur Kalsariya ◽  
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Mukesh Rathod ◽  
PB Gupta ◽  
Avinash P Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital

scholarly journals Knowledge of basic life support among health care professionals in a tertiary care hospital in Chitradurga

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3969
Author(s):  
Somarouthu Rajashekar ◽  
Nagendra Gowda M. R. ◽  
Ajith Anthony
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Care Hospital

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the major public health concern worldwide.Survival after cardiopulmonary arrest is usually low and depends on early intervention, quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and time of initiation of defibrillation post cardiac arrest. Basic life support (BLS) is a key component of chain of survival. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of medical students, doctors, nursing students, nursing staff in Basic Life Support.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital. Those who were willing to participate in the study and who gave informed consent, were administered a self-filling written questionnaire. A total of 400 people were administered the questionnaire, out of which 388 filled the Performa completely.Results: This study was conducted to evaluate knowledge of basic life support among 388 health care professionals took part in the study of which 64.5% were medical students, 8.7% were doctors, 10.3% were nursing staff and 16.5% were nursing students. The study revealed that there is poor knowledge of basic life support among the respondents and 76% of them wanted basic life support to be included in the curriculum.Conclusions: Awareness and knowledge about basic life support is mandatory among health care professionals as they encounter such situation on a daily basis and will help them a long way in saving lives, thus knowledge in basic life support is very essential as health care professionals will get exposed to such situation more often.

scholarly journals Assessment of Awareness of Basic Life Support among Doctors Practising in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 125-131
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zakarya ◽  
Dr. Khalida Naz Memon ◽  
Tasleem Bibi ◽  
Bisharat Ali ◽  
Erum Aftab Jahangir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital

scholarly journals Knowledge and awareness of basic life support among MBBS students in tertiary care hospital in Uttar Pradesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 4352
Author(s):  
Bikram K. Gupta ◽  
Shubham Tomar ◽  
Anukul Karn ◽  
Jassimran Singh ◽  
Aditi Agrawal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Maximum Score ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Background: Every medical student in India have to undergo a compulsory rotatory internship for completion of their course where they encounter various medical emergencies and apply their medical knowledge. An early encounter to a basic life support course and training will increase the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and thus the outcome of the patient. This study was designed to test knowledge of MBBS students in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: This observational study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Uttar Pradesh and used a preformed validated questionnaire to test awareness and knowledge of basic life support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a sample of 500 MBBS students. Descriptive analysis was performed on the questionnaire responses. All data obtained from the questionnaire was evaluated and statistically analysed using software IBM SPSS Statistics software version 24 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) for MS windows.Results: With a response rate of 47% among 500 MBBS students, the mean score obtained was 2.34±1.066 out of a maximum score of five. A maximum score of 2.804±1.055 obtained by 5th-year students. Surprisingly, first-year students achieved an average score of 2.66±0.97, which was higher than that of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students. 87% of students were like-minded to participate in the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) awareness program. Only 45% of students correctly answered the order of CPR as C-A-B (chest compression-airway-breathing).Conclusions: The study showed that though the awareness and importance of basic life support (BLS) are high among the medical students, the accurate knowledge required in performing BLS is inadequate. This study also showed that the National medical commission has taken a positive step in the incorporation of BLS in the curriculum.

scholarly journals A study on the knowledge and attitudes on advanced life support among medical students and medical officers in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Ralapanawa ◽  
Kushalee Poornima Jayawickreme ◽  
Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Madhushanka Ekanayake ◽  
Pallegoda Vithanage Ranjith Kumarasiri
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Advanced Life Support ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

scholarly journals Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT): In the Eyes of Nurses of a Tertiary-Care Hospital

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-89
Author(s):  
Dhana Ratna Shakya ◽  
Sami Lama
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Convulsive Therapy

Background:Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is frequently viewed negatively, even among health professionals. Such a view might have adverse consequences. Objective: To explore how nursing students and nursing staff view ECT. Methodology: This is a semi-qualitative attitudinal study and the views were compared between nursing .student. and .staff. groups. A questionnaire prepared to assess views about different aspects of ECT was distributed among nursing students and staff of a tertiary-care hospital with a psychiatric service, after an explanation. The questionnaire focused mainly on effectiveness, safety, use, acceptance and some local issues. Results: A total of 108 subjects included 54 nursing staff and students each. Average student age was 21 and staff 29 years. Nearly one-third of students were interested in psychiatry for career versus only 13% staff. The majority of students had seen ECT being given, compared with 40% of staff. Depression was stated as an indication by 62% students versus 40% of staff. More staff thought ECT was more expensive than drugs. More staff indicated adverse effects as a main obstacle while using ECT than students. More students thought it .very effective. versus staff. Regarding safety, both had comparable views, but more staff viewed it as dangerous. More students than staff felt it should be promoted and public awareness should be raised. More students expressed readiness to use ECT if needed for themselves or relatives. Conclusion: Nursing students had more favorable views towards ECT than nursing staff. Keywords: Electroconvulsive therapy; knowledge attitude; nurse; psychiatric morbidity DOI: 10.3126/hren.v8i2.4417 Health Renaissance, May-Aug 2010; Vol 8 (No.2):85-89

scholarly journals Stigma for Mental Disorders among Nursing Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 237-244
Author(s):  
Sandeep Grover ◽  
Neha Sharma ◽  
Aseem Mehra
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
North India ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of stigma for mental disorders among nursing staff in a tertiary care hospital, and the secondary objective of the study was to assess the correlation of stigma with the socio-demographic profile and previous experience with mentally ill patients. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed among the 210 nurses working in a tertiary care multispecialty teaching public sector hospital in north India. They were evaluated on community attitudes toward the mentally ill (CAMI) scale. Results About two-thirds of the participants (67.1%) were females and had done graduation (64.2%) in nursing. Nearly 50% of the study participants had an experience of working with mentally ill patients. Female had a more significant positive attitude on the domain of social restrictiveness. Authoritarianism had a significant positive correlation with benevolence and social restrictiveness domains. The benevolence domain had a significant correlation with all other domains. Social restrictiveness domain also had a significant correlation with other domains. Conclusion Nurses have a positive attitude toward mentally ill patients.

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