scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC LIFE SUPPORT ALGORITHM AMONG NURSING STAFF IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Raghvendra Singh ◽  
Dr. Satya Narayan Seervi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Cardiac arrests and accidents are the most common emergencies with grave consequences. These emergencies can be managed efficiently by proper knowledge and practice of resuscitation skills Methods: A cross-sectional Analytic study was conducted among the nursing staff. Data was collected using structured questionnaire which collected information regarding the basic demographic factors, knowledge regarding the BLS resuscitation. Results: 67.00% nursing staff had medium knowledge followed by 20.00% nursing staff had good knowledge and 13.00% nursing staff had poor knowledge. Conclusion: Awareness of Basic Life Support (BLS) among nurses staff is poor and needs to be improved. Keywords: BLS, Knowledge, Nursing staff, Knowledge

Nurses knowledge and practice regarding oxytocin administration during first stage labor in maternity ward of teaching hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
Bhagabati Lohani
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Maternity Ward ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Introduction: Oxytocin is commonly used for induction of labor. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practice regarding oxytocin administration during the first stage of labor in maternity ward. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses of maternity ward of Patan Hospital, Nepal. Data was collected by using self-administered structured questionnaire for the knowledge assessment. Observation checklist was used to record the practice. Descriptive and inferential data analysis was done by SPSS version 16.The association and correlation between variables were measured by chi-square and Pearson correlation coefficient respectively. Result: Out of 31 nurse participants, majority (87.1%) had good knowledge and showed moderately good practice (in 70%) regarding oxytocin administration.  The correlation between knowledge and practice on use of oxytocin among the staff nurses had positive relationship(r=0.051). Conclusion: Majority of nurses had good level of knowledge and moderate level of practice on use of oxytocin.

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 Knowledge and attitude toward evidence based practice among nurses of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Sailaza Dahal
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Introductions: Evidence Based Practice (EBP) raises the standard of nursing practice. The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and attitude toward EBP among nurses of Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of health Sciences (PAHS), Nepal. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from 12th August to 7th September 2018. Convenience sampling was used to select nurses with bachelor degree in nursing, working at Patan Hospital, PAHS, Nepal. Data were collected using self-administered semi-structured questionnaire to find out knowledge and attitude of nurses towards EBP. Results: Out of 125 nurses participated, 61 (48.8%) had average level of knowledge, 19 (15.2%) had good knowledge and 45 (36.0%) poor level of knowledge of EBP. Positive attitude toward EBP was found in 123 (98.4%). There was weak positive (r = 0.263) relationship between knowledge and attitude of EBP. Conclusions: Nearly half of the nurses had an average level of knowledge regarding EBP, and nearly all had positive attitude toward it.

scholarly journals Awareness of Basic Life Support among Health Personnel in a Rural Teaching Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabin Kumar Giri ◽  
Bishal Pokhrel ◽  
Prem Prasad Panta ◽  
Robin Khapung
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Chest Compression ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Head Tilt ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Rural Teaching

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation success rates depend on the knowledge and skills of Adult basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support. The objective of the study was to find the level of awareness on BLS and skills among health personnel working in different departments of a rural teaching hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Nepal. The awareness level about BLS was assessed using a structured questionnaire. Health personnel’s previous exposure to BLS and the inclusion of BLS in their curriculum was also assessed. Results: Among 91 participants,74% (n=67) heard about BLS ,64% (n=58)have seen performing and 25%(n=23) have performed CPR. Only 8%(n=7) attended a workshop on BLS. 43% (n=39) answered 100 and 46%(n=42) answered 30 compression per minute in adult during CPR.71%(n=65) knew the ratio of chest compression to breath in adults. Only 41%(n=37) identified anatomy/area  mid-chest for chest compression. Only 40%(n=36)  are familiar to the Heimlich maneuver and  5.5%(n=5) were aware of the sequence of BLS which is Head tilt, chin lift, check the pulse. Seventy-eight percent (n=71) responded that BLS training should be a part of the medical curriculum. Mean awareness of general medicine is significantly lower than the other two groups (P<0.001). Conclusion: The level of awareness and knowledge regarding BLS is different among health personnel. Hospital staff and nursing students had better knowledge regarding BLS than general medicine students.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and perception of tuberculosis management among tuberculosis-infected patients in resource constraint setting: field experience from Oyo state, South-West, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1694
Author(s):  
Olanrewaju Oladimeji ◽  
Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni ◽  
Daniel Adedayo Adeyinka ◽  
Lehlogonolo Makola ◽  
Kabwebwe Honoré Mitonga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Wealth Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Success Of Treatment ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Inadequate knowledge and misconceptions about tuberculosis (TB) contribute to the burden of the disease by influencing patients’ behavior and attitude towards the disease and undermining infection control efforts. This study assesses the level of knowledge, attitude and perception of TB and its management among TB-infected patients.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional was used to interview 712 TB patients using a semi-structured questionnaire between June and October 2016. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed with SPSS version 20.Results: About 70% had a good knowledge of TB. Patients’ perception of stigma was high (37.5%). A high proportion of the patients had a poor perception of their illness (88%). Healthcare workers attitude was rated as satisfactory by 97.2% of respondents. Patients who had good knowledge about TB experienced high self-stigma (42%) compared to those who had poor knowledge (27.2%), p<0.05. Poor knowledge of TB was highest among relapse TB cases. Respondents with poor TB knowledge were less likely to be male (OR: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.46, 0.95), married (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.10, 0.55; p=0.001) and have tertiary education (OR: 0.06; CI: 0.37, 0.87; p=0.010). Patients with good knowledge about HIV and in the richest wealth status were 91% less likely to have high perceived stigma (OR: 0.09, 95%CI: 0.02, 0.35; p=0.001).Conclusions: The level of knowledge of TB among patients is satisfactory, however perception of illness is poor. Tuberculosis diagnosis can create self-stigma because of the fear of being isolated and discriminated which may determine the success of treatment.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice of Mothers Regarding the Prevention of Anemia during Pregnancy, in Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Ghimire ◽  
N Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Anemia During Pregnancy ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Iron deficiency anaemia is one of the main causes of anemia during pregnancy as it is associated with increased maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the knowledge and practice of mothers regarding the prevention of anemia during pregnancy among mothers who delivered in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH). Convenient purposive sampling technique was adopted and mothers were included in the study who delivered in TUTH during four weeks period of data collection. They were interviewed by administering semi structured questionnaire. Chi-square test was applied to assess the association between variables. The test result shows that there was significant association in level of knowledge to the educational status regarding prevention of anemia during pregnancy (p=0.002). Furthermore, the study also revealed that there was significant association between frequencies of antenatal care (ANC) visit to the level of knowledge (p=0.007) as well as level of practice (p=0.043) of mothers about pre­vention of anemia in pregnancy. From the result of the study, it is concluded that the majority of mothers had not adequate knowledge and poor practice regarding prevention of anemia during pregnancy.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v3i3.8631 Journal of Chitwan Medical College 2013; 3(3): 14-15

scholarly journals Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan pada Ojek Online Terhadap Bantuan Hidup Dasar (BHD)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Eko Budi Santoso ◽  
Dadi Santoso ◽  
Ali Mufti Hisbulloh
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Taxi Driver ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Motorcycle Taxi

Background: Online motorcycle taxi drivers are part of a community that is very closely related to traffic. The high number of road accidents requires that anyone who looks to help both lay people or medical personnel. Knowledge of basic life support (BLS) is needed to provide correct help according to health procedures and minimize the risk of death. Objective : Finding out the level of knowledge in online motorcycle taxis on basic life support (BLS). Method : The research method used is the cross sectional approach. Total population of 102 online motorcycle taxi drivers in the Gombong area. The number of samples is 50 respondents. Data collection using a questionnaire. Data analysis using bivariate test is descriptive analysis test with SPSS. Results: The characteristics of the data obtained by the age of online motorcycle taxi drivers in the Gombong area in the final adolescent category were 26 respondents (52.20%). And o Online motorcycle taxi drivers education in the high school / equivalent category was 36 respondents (72.00%). Description of the level of basic life support knowledge in the majority of online motorcycle taxi drivers in the category of less than 31 respondents (62.00%). Descriptions of readiness to help the majority of online motorcycle taxi drivers in a good category of 29 respondents (58.00%). Conclusion: Level of basic life support knowledge (BHD) of readiness to help the online motorcycle taxi driver is lacking. And the results of readiness to help the online motorcycle taxi drivers with good categories.

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