scholarly journals A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AMONG PEDIATRIC NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT NAGERCOIL

THE GENESIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Prema latha ◽  
Dr. Sharmila Jansi Rani rani
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Pediatric Nurses ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Management Techniques

ABSTRACT Stress is a part and parcel of human lifestyle. Stress is a bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium. Nursing is generally perceived as demanding profession. AIM: The study was carried out with the objectives to assess the knowledge of stress management techniques among pediatric nurses and to associate with their socio demographic variables. METHODS: Non experimental research design was adopted.30 nurses working in selected tertiary care hospital were selected by using convenient sampling technique. TOOL: Data was collected by using self-structured knowledge questionnaire consists of 15 questions regarding Stress management techniques as 2-items of healthy stress comprises 5-questions, and Personal stress comprises 10-questions. RESULTS: Level of knowledge among Age related was more than 30 years were 24(80%), and less than 30 years were 6(20%); there is difference in Gender and Marital Status. Regard to Working experience there was no changes in knowledge, but information of Stress management techniques during Last 2 years were very less 20(66.6%), Attended stress management course during the working period also found very less 7(23. 3%).Thus found there is a poor knowledge regarding Stress management techniques among pediatric nurses. Also there is significant association with level of knowledge on stress management techniques related to age, marital status, gender, information and course attended among pediatric nurses at the level of p<0.001. CONCLUSION: The study concludes that majority of the nurses have low knowledge in stress management techniques. It is also found that stress due to work organization and inter personal relationship at work is harder which adds up to the stress. It is evident in the present study that older age group and women were commonly low level of knowledge in stress management techniques. It is recommended to implement strategies for reducing stress, knowled

scholarly journals Prevalence of PCOS with Associated Symptoms and Complications at Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Urooj Zafar ◽  
Zahida Memon ◽  
Kausar Moin ◽  
Shanza Agha ◽  
Jahan Ara Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gynecological Disorders ◽  
Age Related

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of PCOS among different gynecological disorders at tertiary care hospital of Karachi and to assess the most frequent presenting complaint with associated complications among them. Study Design: Single-centered cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Gynecological clinic of Karachi at a Tertiary care Hospital during 3rd December 2018 to 29th March 2019. Methodology: Total 335 premenopausal women approached the clinic with different gynecological disorders during the period of four months and 305 patients agreed to participate. The patients were enrolled via convenient sampling technique. After taking the informed consent they were evaluated through clinical interviews, questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements. The diagnosis of PCOS was made by using Rotterdam criteria 2003. Menstrual irregularities were assessed via history. Clinical hyperandrogenism was evaluated by using modified Ferriman–Gallwey scale and Acne Global Grading System. Obesity was calculated through BMI. The Hamilton scale was used to appraise associated psychological disturbances. Results: PCOS was the most prevalent gynecological disorder (55.41%) among women of the premenopausal age. Overall, the most frequent presenting complaint was infertility but age related variations in symptoms showed that young adolescent and adulthood had more menstruation irregularities while, in late adolescent the chief complaint was infertility. Moreover, these patients were either overweight 32% or obese 46.2%. Other associated problems such as anxiety and migraine were more frequent in young adults and juveniles respectively. Conclusion: PCOS is the most common gynecological problem in our region. These women usually presents with altered complains that influence their physiological and psychological health which in turn effects the quality of life.

scholarly journals Stress among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeswari. H ◽  
Dr. B. Sreelekha
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Severe Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Younger Age

Stress is a part and parcel of human lifestyle. Stress is a bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium. Nursing is generally perceived as demanding profession. Along with the increased demand and progress in the nursing profession, stress among the nurses has also increased. The study is carried out with the objectives to assess the level of stress among nurses and to associate the level of stress among nurses with their socio demographic variables. METHODS: Cross sectional research design was adopted.200 nurses working in selected tertiary care hospital were selected by using probability simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by using modified stress inventory. RESULTS: The study revealed that among 200 samples 2(1%) had mild stress, 79(39.5%) had moderate stress and 119(59.5%) had severe stress. In associating the sociodemograpic variables with the level of stress, the variables like age, sex, religion, marital status, educational qualification, designation, area of working, programme attended related to stress, relaxation technique used have no significant association at the level of p<0.05 where as variables income, years of experience, area of living have significant association with level of stress at the level of p<0.001 &p<0.20. CONCLUSION: The study concludes that majority of the nurses have stress. It is also found that stress due to work organization and inter personal relationship at work is harder which adds up to the stress. It is evident in the present study that younger age group and women were commonly affected with severe stress .Income earned and place where they live also influences the stress. It is recommended to implement strategies for reducing stress and to organize stress management programme.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICE ABOUT ADMINISTRATION OF HIGH ALERT MEDICATION IN THE TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN LAHORE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ishrat Younis ◽  
Nabeela Shaheen ◽  
Sumaira Bano
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Therapeutic Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Patient Harm ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Purpose: High alert medications are enlightened as those medicines that bear the maximum threat of causing major patient harm when administered incorrectly. Nurses are accountable for the administration of high alert medication; inappropriate administration can show a substantial clinical result and at times can be deadly for the patients. High Alert Medication is commonly used in the emergency room, intensive care unit, pediatric ward and medical ward. Because high alert medication is used in emergency situations, they bear a heightened risk of causing patient harm when used incorrectly. Some high alert medication has a narrow therapeutic index e.g., warfarin, when used improperly, rapidly causes the undesirable side effect of bleeding. Further, well-known chemotherapeutic agents, such as vincristine, require special handling, and should be administered according to the manufacturer’s recommendation. Current investigation targeted to evaluate the level of knowledge of high alert medication among nurses in tertiary care hospital. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to explore the level of knowledge and regulations of high alert medication and obstacles faced by nurses during the administration of high alert medication in tertiary care hospital. The instrument used for the data collection was adopted questioner and convenient sampling technique was used. Results: Outcome of current study deliver confirmation that nurses have deficient knowledge of high alert medication and its administration and regulation. Deficiency of knowledge was the significant obstacles that nurses faced during administration of high alert medication. Participants reported that conflicting views between nurses and doctors, were the most commonly encountered obstacles during administration of high alert medication these contribute to the possibility of Medicine Errors.

scholarly journals Commonest modes of presentation of bone and soft tissue tumors at sarcoma services of A Tertiary Care Hospital of KPK.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 2744-2748
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ibrahim ◽  
Zeeshan Khan ◽  
Muhammad Saeed ◽  
Israr Ahmad ◽  
Salik Kashif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Soft Tissue Tumors ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Mode Of Presentation ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Delays In Diagnosis

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the commonest mode of presentation at our sarcoma unit and the duration from onset of symptoms till presentation. Study Design: Retrospectively study. Setting: Sarcoma Unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. Period: June 2016 to December 2019. Material & Methods: Two hundred and eighty two patients were included in this study of which 172 patients were male and 110 were female. Sample size was calculated through non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Results: Average age of patients presenting to us was 30.2years (±18.5) ranging from 3years to 83years. Highest numbers of patients fell into the age group category of 11-20years i.e. 94 (33.33%). The average duration of symptoms among our patients was 19.6 months (±26.09) ranging from 0.1months (3 days) to 168 months (14years). Highest number of patients fell into the 7months-12months category i.e. 86 patients (30.5%). The commonest mode of presentation among our patients was painful lump i.e. 128(45.3%) while patients presenting with painless lump were 57(20.2%) and those presenting with only pain were 28(9.9%). Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a need of greater awareness amount general population and health care professionals regarding red flag signs and symptoms in order to avoid the delays in diagnosis which may leads to poor prognosis.

scholarly journals Assessment of Nurses Awareness Regarding Hemodialysis Complications: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lahore, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Sadia Nasarullah ◽  
Muhammad Hussain ◽  
Kousar Perveen ◽  
Muhammad Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Hemodialysis Unit ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the awareness of nurses regarding hemodialysis complication in Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: Descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. The study was conducted at the Hemodialysis Unit at tertiary Care Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. The sample of the study consisted of 110 nurses (female) working in the hemodialysis unit, aged between 18 and 55 years has agreed to participate in this study. The self-administered questionnaire sheet was used to collect study-related data with the following sections. Part 1: ''Nurse's socio-demographic characteristics'', Part 2: "Nurses 'Awareness of Hemodialysis Practices", Part 3: "Nurses' Awareness of Hemodialysis Complications" Findings: Most of the nurses had a good level of knowledge about the complications of hemodialysis and very few of them had little knowledge. Most of the nurses were females and were aged 18-27. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Further research should be done on a larger sample of them which focuses on their practice and should make the results of their study regarding their knowledge and its reflection on their practice  

scholarly journals Assessment of Factors Associated with Dropout for Pentavalent Vaccine in Tertiary Care Hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
Supri Raj Shrestha ◽  
B Shakya ◽  
R Oli
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Vaccine Preventable Diseases ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Pentavalent Vaccine

Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health measures as it has helped in huge reduction of disease, disability and death from different infectious diseases in children by protecting them from vaccine preventable diseases. The current study aimed to study factors associated with dropout for pentavalent vaccine in tertiary care hospital of Kathmandu. A longitudinal observational study using purposive sampling technique was conducted among 196 infants. The information was obtained using self-constructed structured questionnaire from parents visiting Community Medicine OPD of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital. The information regarding socioeconomic characteristics of mother, gender of the infant, place of delivery of child, birth order and reasons for dropout of pentavalent third dose were taken. The dropout of third dose pentavalent vaccine was mainly seen in infant of parents living in rented house and according to gender wise, dropout was high among male infants. The different reasons for dropout of vaccine were busy parents, forgotten date, visit to other immunization centres and sick infants. Among these, the main reason for dropout of vaccine was due to infants getting sick during the time of immunization. The dropout rates between first and third dose of pentavalent vaccine were 26.3% and 30.4% respectively for two consecutive months and the overall dropout rate was 28.35%. Also, literacy level of the mother was directly associated with the immunization visit of the infant as, maximum number of infants of illiterate mother were absent for third dose of pentavalent vaccine as opposed to no absentee among master degree holding mothers. Thus, the present study provides valuable information regarding the factors associated with dropout for pentavalent vaccine.

scholarly journals Visual Outcome of Ocular Trauma Presenting in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sahiwal

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Zeeshan Jamil ◽  
Muhammad Luqman Ali Bahoo
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Ocular Trauma ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Visual Outcome ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Open Globe ◽  
Patient Reported

Purpose: To find the visual outcome of ocular trauma presenting in a tertiary care hospital in Sahiwal. Study Design: Descriptive observational study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at District Headquarter Teaching Hospital affiliated with Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal from January 2016 to June 2019. Material and Methods:  Four hundred and thirty five patients were included in the study by convenient sampling technique. Patient’s age, gender, occupation, activity at the time of injury, nature of object causing trauma, duration of trauma, visual acuity at the time when patient reported to hospital, the time delay before coming to the hospital were recorded. Ocular injuries were classified according to Birmingham ocular trauma terminology. Detailed ocular examination was performed. Patients were managed and post-management visual acuity at three months was recorded. Results: Mean age of patients was 29.07 ± 12.53 years. There were 219 (50.3%) closed globe and 216 (49.7%) open globe injuries. In 59 (13.6%) cases, cause of injury was metal object. In 146 (33.6%) cases injury was classified as contusion. In 164 (37.7%) cases cornea was involved. Majority of the patients were male. Eighty-seven patients presented within 1 day after trauma. In 154 (35.4%) patients, visual acuity at the time of presentation was 6/12 or better while in 171 (39.3%) cases it was less than 6/60. Chi-square test was used to calculate the difference between pre and post-management visual acuity. This difference was statistically significant with p-value less than 0.05 Conclusion:  Ocular trauma cases, if properly and timely managed, have a statistically significant increase in visual acuity.

scholarly journals Impact of hearing loss in the lives of geriatric individuals

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1207
Author(s):  
Archita Jain ◽  
James Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Visual Signals ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Moderate Hearing Loss

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Hearing loss in old age is a vexing problem and millions of people worldwide are suffering from it. The aim of this study is to identify the problems which geriatric individuals with hearing loss experience and to help them to overcome their disability and its effects on social engagement and interpersonal relationship.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital and is based on prospective study. The data collection was done in the form of confrontational interview.  </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> According to our study individuals suffering from moderate hearing loss have difficulty in communicating with friends, relatives and even strangers. They even face problems in travelling. They feel disoriented during conversation and tend to miss out parts of conversation. They tend to use their visual signals more than hearing for example while watching television they try to focus and interpret more by the video than by listening to the audio. People suffering from mild to moderate hearing loss try to ignore the disability and request people to repeat statements but inadvertently still miss out the conversation and the try to ignore the handicap.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Age related hearing loss known as presbycusis and it is one of the most prevalent conditions in old age and millions of people worldwide are afflicted. It is one of the leading cause of overall diminution of physical and mental performance in old age. It is often neglected and remains undetected for long in geriatric population due to gradual progression.</p>

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF SPIROMETRY PARAMETERS IN HEALTHY YOUNG AND ELDERLY ADULTS POPULATION IN PUNJAB, INDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ajay Pal Singh ◽  
Kailash Meena ◽  
Surinder Pal Singh ◽  
Avnish Kumar ◽  
Ashish Shukla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
P Value ◽  
Pulmonary Medicine ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Related

INTRODUCTION: Spirometry is a vital tool for the assessment of pulmonary function status. Spirometry can be used to demonstrate the age-related decline in pulmonary function. The spirometry values can be used as reference values for a particular age group. The aims of our study was to compare spirometry values between the young and elderly groups and evaluate age-related changes in both groups. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 adults, which divided into two healthy groups: one was of young adults (18-35 years), and other was of elderly adults (>60 years) of 300 persons, each taken over a period of one year, in the Department of pulmonary medicine, a tertiary care hospital, Punjab. We conducted spirometry in both age group. Spirometry values were measured FVC, FEV1, FVC/FEV1, PEFR, and FEF25- 75 % of each groups.The subjects were selected based on random sampling RESULT: Spirometry values compared between young and elderly adults. Mean BMI in young and elderly groups was 25.09±2.87 and 25.82±2.45, respectively. Spirometry values in FVC , FEV1, FEV1/FVC , PEFR and FEF25-75% in young was 4.31± 0.18 , 3.84,± 0.88± 0.02, 9.87± 0.38 and 3.75 ±0.26 and elderly age group 3.01±, 2.60 ±0.85± 0.02, 7.70± 0.30 and 2.82 ± 0.26. On statistical analysis, p value <0.001 in all spirometry parameters. CONCLUSION: The study shows that there was a decline in spirometry parameters of healthy adults with the increase in age. This decline was signicant in all spirometric parameters (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEFR, FEF25–75%) measured in the present study

scholarly journals Clinical profile and functional disability of patients with migraine

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 250-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishnu Renjith ◽  
Mamatha Shivananda Pai ◽  
Flavia Castelino ◽  
Aparna Pai ◽  
Anice George
Keyword(s):  
Functional Disability ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Headache ◽  
Headache Disorder ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

ABSTRACT Background: Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder. Globally, migraine was ranked as the seventh highest cause of disability. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the clinical profile and functional disability of patients with migraine. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the neurology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka. Materials and Methods: Using a consecutive sampling technique, 60 patients were recruited for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: Majority of the participants were in the age group of 18–40 years with a mean age 35.22 years. There was a female preponderance with 70% of study participants being females. The various symptoms experienced by patients include throbbing pain (90%), photophobia (93.3%), phonophobia (85%), nausea (76.7%), and vomiting (41.7%). Most of the subjects (73.3%) under the study belonged to moderate to severe levels of functional disability. About 53.3% of patients were in the category of episodic migraine and 46.7% were in the category of chronic migraine. Conclusion: Migraine is associated with moderate to severe functional disability. Frequency of migraine has a positive correlation with the levels of disability/migraine disability assessment scores of migraineurs.

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