Cross Sectional Survey on Work Life Balance among Indian Nurses during Second Wave of Covid–19 Pandemic

Background of the study: Nurses are challenged by work and family commitment at the end of each day during the periods of covid - 19 pandemics. In India majority nurses are working throughout the week and striving hard for achieving the balance between their work and professional life. Objectives: To examine the work life balance among Indian Nurses during Second Wave of Covid - 19 Pandemic. Methodology: Research design proposed for the study is 'Descriptive' type, a cross sectional research method. Settings of the study includes Central government hospitals, state government hospitals and NABH accredited private hospitals. Primary data was collected from the staff nurses and nursing officers through structured work life balance questionnaire (google form). Sampling methods adopted for this study was non - probability Convenience sampling technique. Data collection period was March 2021. Data analysis was done through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: In this study majority of the nurses 55(61.8%) had either positive nor negative work life balance., others 34(38.2%) were with positive work life balance. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study we concluded, that nurses in India are physically, mentally, socially and functionally strong enough to adjust their work life balance particularly during the second wave of covid - 19 in India, those experiences gained by them during the first wave of Covid - 19 equipped them to strengthen their work life balance.

A report on the impact of information technology and social media on covid-19

The destruction caused by the COVID-19 virus to the human race is beyond the imagination. This article elucidates how COVID-19 is identified as a threat to human life. The statistical report is given for the some of the countries which are highly affected by this pandemic. The medical advancements and the impact of insufficient medical facilities, are available even in the well-developed nations. The role of Information Technology (IT) in the development of various effective algorithms for the diagnosis and prevention of the disease is discussed. This research article also covers the responsibilities of the various social mediaalong with their vulnerable efforts in carrying awareness to society. © 2020 IEEE.

Compare the vital concepts of mother of all pandemic Spanish flu and COVID-19: A promising review

In every century, few invisible infectious diseases create an alarm to the entire world and which leads to extermination of the population. In 1918 and 2019, the world has tackled truculent diseases such as mother of all pandemic Spanish flu and COVID 19. The mortality rate of Spanish flu was greater than in the first world war. After 100 years’ same history was repeated in 2019 through COVID 19. Suddenly a huge number of pneumonia cases were reported in the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. These two outbreaks make medical, social and financial burden to the entire world. This kind of sudden pandemic breaks mental health and creates panic, anxiety and depression. Pharmaceutical preventive measures are not supported during both pandemics which was rectified by non-pharmaceutical preventive steps like lockdown, quarantine, wearing facemask and gloves, washing hands and applying sanitizer, follow the social distancing, closing cinema hall and schools, avoiding mass gathering in 1918and 2019-2020. The main objective of this review is to compare and summarize the concepts of both pandemics and how the people of the world need to come together and fight against common enemies, to warrant that we have the best scientific resources necessary to bring this outbreak to an end. © 2020 Ubiquity Press. All rights reserved.