Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Harpreet Kaur ¹, Jasbir Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Nursing, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, IN

Abstract

Background of the study: Convincing evidence demonstrates that improved hand hygiene can reduce the frequency of health care-associated infections. Failure to comply with hand hygiene is considered the leading cause of health care-associated infections, contributes to the spread of multi-resistant organisms, and is recognized as a significant contributor to outbreaks of infection. Aim of the study: So, the present study was conducted to assess the hand hygiene practices during medication administration. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted at selected tertiary hospital of Ludhiana. A total of 200 staff nurses were enrolled through convenience sampling. The tools and protocol were developed through review of relevant literature and validated by experts from field of nursing. Tools used in the study were interview schedule and check list to assess available hand washing facilities and hand hygiene practices among staff nurses. Results: out of 200 staff nurses, only 7.5 % washed their hands both before and after medication administration, while 27.5% only before the drug administration and 53.5% after drug administration regardless of available hand washing facilities. Conclusion: Compliance to hand washing was significantly low among staff nurses, thus it can be recommended that hand washing practices should be reinforced through regular in-service education and continuous monitoring and performance feedback.

Keywords

Hand Hygiene, Practices, Staff Nurses, Hand Washing, Drug Administration.

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Harpreet Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Dayanand Medical College of Nursing, Ludhiana, IN

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding self care management in relations to prevention of complications of diabetes mellitus among diabetics. The study was conducted at Adesh hospital and Research Centre and Ashirwaad hospital, Muktsar. The theoretical framework was based on Orem's' theory of self care deficit. Sample consisted of 50 subjects with diabetes mellitus. Convenient sampling was used to recruit the subjects from outpatient department. The structured teaching programme consists of 153 items based on knowledge regarding diabetes and its complications. The baseline data was collected by researcher through structured interview schedule followed by structured teaching and post test at interval of 7 days. Data was analyzed by means of descriptive and inferential statistics. The comparison of the mean scores of pretest 53.1±25.12 and posttest 75.68±25.28 showed that there was significant (p<0.05) improvement in the subjects level of knowledge on self care management in relation to prevention of complication after introduction of structured teaching programme. The increase in knowledge was not only significant in terms of total score but also regarding each category of diabetes and its complication selected for this study. The findings of the study has lead the conclusion that the structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge among the diabetics regarding self care management in relation to prevention of complications of Diabetes mellitus.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Self Care Management, Diabetics, Complications of Diabetes.

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Arun Kumar Jindal ¹, Rimpy ¹, Kiranjeet Kaur ¹, Harpreet Kaur ¹, Rahul ¹

Affiliations
1 R.P.I.I.M.S., Karnal, IN

Abstract

Pregnancy is the most beautiful phase in a women's life. It brings about emotional and physiological changes as well as poses extra demands on the body. Sometimes, a pregnant woman may experience some signs and symptoms which signal danger. The danger signs in pregnancy include vaginal spotting or bleeding at any time, leaking of fluid from the vagina, unusual abdominal pain, cramping, pelvic pressure, or persistent backache, persistent nausea and vomiting, especially in the second and third trimester. The other danger signs in pregnancy are persistent headache or blurred vision, marked swelling of the ankles and especially of hands and face, painful or burning urination, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, chills or fever, feeling very tired, and decreased fetal movements in the third trimester. A descriptive study of 50 antenatal mothers attending outpatient department was performed. Interviews were conducted at Arpana hospital, Karnal, using a structured knowledge questionnaire. Findings of the study revealed that across the samples, majority of the antenatal mothers belong to 22-25 years 27 (54%), Hindu religion 38 (76%), rural community 27(54%).Majority of antenatal mothers had graduation and above level of education 21(42%) and 42(80%) were housewife. The result showed 58% of the antenatal mothers had good level of knowledge regarding danger signs of pregnancy followed by 30% of the antenatal mothers had average level of knowledge and only 12% had very good level of knowledge regarding danger signs of pregnancy.

Keywords

Knowledge, Danger Signs, Antenatal Mothers.

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