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Myocardial infarction is an emergency situation that requires immediate care and attention.. A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding the management of myocardial infarction among staff nurses.The objectives: of the study are to assess the level of knowledge of staff nurses regarding management of patients with myocardial infarction and to determine the association between the level of knowledge and selected socio personal variables.Methodology:The research approach used in this study is quantitative approach and the design is descriptive research design. The study was conducted among 292 staff nurses working in selected hospital.The sampling technique is Convenient sampling technique.Result:The ndings revealed that the majority (63.7%)of staff nurses had average knowledge regarding management of myocardial infarction.There was signicant association between knowledge score and selected socio personal variable such as area of working and total year of experience
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Background and Objectives: Intramuscular injection is an everyday procedure which is not without its hazards. Although insuring bodies have pointed out that the lateral thigh is the least unsafe site for an IM injection. The commonly used sites in the adult are gluteal and deltoid muscle. The present study was undertaken to assess the level of knowledge related to intramuscular administration of medication among staff nurses.Material and Methods: 30 samples were selected and descriptive research approach was used in the study. The level of study was assessed using self-administered questionnaire.Results: 46.67 % had inadequate knowledge, 40% had moderate knowledge regarding g the administration of IM injection. Efforts were also made to find the association between the level of knowledge and selected demographic variables. There is significant association between knowledge and educational status and years of clinical experience.Conclusion: The present study assessed the knowledge of staff nurses regarding the administration of intramuscular (IM) medication and tries to find association between the level of knowledge and selected demographic variables. At the nd of the study, the investigators found that there is association between the level of knowledge, age, educational status and year of experience.
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Background: With advances in health care system, threat to Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) still remains. HAIs continue to affect hospitalized patients and results in morbidity, mortality and additional costs. Health care workers, especially nurses can play critical role in prevention and control of HAIs. The purpose was to study their awareness regarding HAIs and practice towards prevention and control measures. Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted in Civil Hospital, Rajkot from October 2014 to December 2014. Out of total 184 staff nurses, 92 (50% of the total following convenient sampling) were selected. A list of all staff nurse was made alphabetically and every alternate nurse was selected for interview. Of the 92 staff nurses approached, 83 consented and gave complete response. Interview was conducted using a pretested semi structured questionnaire and analysis was done using Excel 2007. Results: 80 (93.02%) participants had heard about HAIs. More than half (60.4%) of the participants acknowledged that urinary and respiratory tract infections were the two most common HAIs. 52 (60.4%) of the participants acknowledged that direct skin to skin contact and improper handling of bio medical waste were the two most common modes of transmission of HAIs. 47 (56.6%) practiced hand washing before and after surgical procedures. 30 (36.1%) participants had ‘good’ knowledge regarding HAIs. Conclusions: The present study showed that level of awareness and practice regarding HAIs among nursing staff was average. Considering the important role of nurses in HAIs, there is a need to develop a system of continuous education to increase nurses’ awareness and hence adopt appropriate health behaviours and increase adherence to precautions.
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PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of hardiness, job stress, and burnout in nurses, and to identify predictors of burnout. METHOD: Empirical data were collected from 154 staff nurses at one university hospital in Gwangju city. Self- reported questionnaires were composed of the Personal Views Survey(PVS), job stress scale, Tedium scale, and 7 items asking nurse's general characteristics. Data analysis was done with a SAS package. RESULT: In correlation analysis, hardiness, job stress, and nursing satisfaction had significant correlation with burnout. In stepwise multiple regression, 28.7% of the variance in burnout was accounted for by nursing satisfaction(19.9%), job stress(6.0%), and hardiness(2.8%). Among subscales of hardiness, only commitment was a significant predictor, so nursing satisfaction, job stress, and commitment explained 28.9% of variance in burnout. CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of this study, the development of program for nurses to increase nursing satisfaction is needed, and more studies to examine causal relationship between nursing satisfaction and burnout is also highly recommended.
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of sensory stimulation on premature infants. METHOD: Thirty three premature infants admitted to NICU of D University Hospital in C city were randomly assigned in two groups (Experimental group: 16, Control group:17). For the experimental group, tactile and kinesthetic stimulation developed by Dr. Field was applied 2 times a day for 10 days. Behavioral state was measured using the Anderson Behavioral State Scale (ABSS). Heart rate, respiration, and oxygen saturation were obtained for each infant before and after sensory stimulation. Hypothesis testing was done using the X2- test, student t-test, and repeated measures of ANOVA. Result: Hypothesis 1: There was a significant difference in the daily body weight gain between experimental and control group (F= 40.77, p= .0001). Hypothesis 2: There was a significant difference in the frequency of 'inactive awake state' between two groups (X2= 39.778, p= .001). Hypothesis 3: There were significant differences in the mean of heart rate and O2 saturation between two groups (t= -2.174, p= .037; t= 3.080, p= .005). However, there was no significant difference in the mean of respiration rate between two groups (t= -1.966, p= .581). CONCLUSION: The effectiveness of a sensory stimulation on weight gain and behavioral state in premature infants was supported. Further study is recommended to develop a sensory stimulation method as an independent nursing intervention for premature infant.