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Radhakrishnan, G.
- Non-Experimental Research Designs: Amenable to Nursing Contexts
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1 Mental Health Nursing, P.D. Bharatesh College of Nursing, Halaga, Belgaum, Karnataka, IN
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Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 3, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 25-28Abstract
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- Nursing Empowerment for Quality Improvement
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1 Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore 560029, IN
2 OBG Nursing, Government College of Nursing, SDS TRC and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, Bangalore 560029, IN
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International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, Vol 4, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 317-320Abstract
In the era of consumerism, quality of care is inevitable regardless of the health care setting. Nursing leaders, in employment settings or in professional organizations, exercise power in making professional judgements in their day to day activities. Power is authority over others. Empowerment, in contrast, it is authority purposefully shared with others. Nursing empowerment means the ability to effectively motivate and mobilize self and others to accomplish positive outcomes in nursing practice and work environment. Quality improvement is an organised process that assesses and evaluates health services to improve practice or quality of care. The nurse’s empowerment and patient quality care are both the sides of same coin. The empowered team influences staff morale, productivity, staff retention and associated costs, patient care quality, and patient safety. Enhancing leadership skills, being a positive change agent, education upgradation and being an Evidence Based Practice (EBP) cheerleader abilities are required for nurses to become an empowered professional to render quality care. The factors contributing to nurse empowerment are: Decision-making, Autonomy, Manageable workload, Fairness, Reward and Recognition. Nursing empowerment becomes an inevitable component to achieve quality improvement in any health care setting.Keywords
Empowerment, Quality Improvement, Nursing Empowerment.- Strategies for Undertaking an EBP Project for Individual Nurses and Organization
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1 NIMHANS (Institute of National Importance), Bangalore-560029, IN
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International Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 3, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 83-86Abstract
Strategy:
A method or plan Chosen to bring about a desired future, such as achievement of a goal or solution to a problem The art and science of planning and marshalling resources for their most efficient and effective use. The term is derived from the Greek word 'Strategia' for generalship or leading an army. By Businessdictionary.com
- Thermal Protection of Neonate
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1 PDVVPF’s Institute of Nursing Education, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, IN
2 P.D. Bharatesh College of Nursing, Belgaum, IN
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International Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 2, No 4 (2014), Pagination: 277-285Abstract
Warmth is one of the basic needs of a newborn baby. It is critical to the baby's survival and well being. Newborns body is not able to adjust itself, if environmental temperature changes which will results in the alteration of the newborns body temperature either it may be hypothermia or hyperthermia. The Department of Pediatric&Obstetrics of Indira Gandhi medical college, Shimla, report shown that about 3.4% perinatal deaths by hypothermia and At birth Hypothermia (6.3%) contributes 4th rank in causes of neonatal deaths.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of Nurse Intervention Programme on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding thermal protection of neonates among ASHA workers.
Methods: In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a Pre-experimental, i.e., one group pre-test post-test research design with a evaluative approach was adopted. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used to collect the data from the ASHA workers by using structured questionnaire.
Results: Revealed that 73.34% of the samples were in the age group of 25-30 years. 67% of were studied up to secondary education. Majorities (57%) were from Hindu religion and 77% belongs to nuclear family. Most (80%) of them were married. Majority (60%) of ASHA workers were having two children. Most of them (53.33%) had Rs. <6000 as their family's monthly income. And (57%) of the study samples were having 3-4 years of experience after completion of ASHA training. Many (50%) of the participants had brought pregnant women to hospital for delivery. 40% of ASHA workers have taken care <20 number of postnatal mothers and newborns. The analysis of mean, SD and mean percentage of knowledge, attitude and practice scores in pre-test and post-test revealed that the total mean knowledge score increased by 26.08% with mean ±SD of 6.7±1.69, the total mean attitude score increased by 11.6% with mean ±SD of 9.3±0.96 and the total mean practice score increased by 17.57% with mean ±SD of 7.36±2.24 after the administration of NIP. Paired't' test was used to analyse the difference between the pre-test and post-test knowledge, attitude and practice scores of the ASHA workers. The difference of knowledge (t29 = 14.79 at p<0.001), attitude (t29 = 9.18 at p<0.001) and practice (t29 =6.85 at p<0.001) scores was found to be highly significant. A significant increase was observed in knowledge, attitude and practice scores of the ASHA workers following the administration of nurse intervention programme on thermal protection of neonate. Findings revealed that the nurse intervention programme was effective on thermal protection of neonate. There was no significant association with other demographic variables like Age in year, Educational status of ASHA worker, Religion, Number of children, Income of family (monthly), Number of labour women brought to hospital for delivery ASHA workers, source of information regarding thermal protection of neonate among ASHA worker.
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Thermal Protection of Neonates, ASHA Workers.- Sampling in Mixed Methods Research
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1 P.D. Bharatesh College of Nursing, Halaga, Belgaum, Karnataka, IN
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International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, Vol 2, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 24-27Abstract
Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative designs is called Mixed- Methods Research or Multi-Method Research (MMR). Although mixed method is not always superior, it has many advantages such as the designs complementing each other, enhanced theoretical insights, incrementality or continuity, enhanced validity, provides for rectification in case of differences/ inconsistencies in result.- Mental Health and Wellbeing During Transition to Parenthood
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1 Br. Nath Pai College of Nursing, Kudal, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, IN
2 P.D. Bharatesh College of Nursing, Halaga, Belgaum, Karnataka, IN
3 National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN
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Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 6, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 109-122Abstract
Objective: To assess the mental health and wellbeing of men and women during transition to first time parenthood in a view to prepare a health education module.
Method: A non-experimental research design with a descriptive approach was adopted. 100 women who were in third trimester and their husbands were interviewed using non probability purposive sampling technique.
Result: The findings revealed that, majority (58%) of men were likely to be well, with the mean score of 18.16 ± 5.290. Majority (56%) of women was likely to be well and the mean score was 18.38 ± 3.92.Findings revealed on wellbeing of men in different components, (21%) of the men were with good physical wellbeing, (42%) of men were with outstanding social wellbeing, (36%) were having good emotional wellbeing, and (37%) of men were having good spiritual wellbeing and (44%) men study samples were having good intellectual wellbeing, and the mean score were respectively; 26.61 ± 5.09, 32.16 ± 5.54, 29.96 ± 5.96, 31.48 ± 6.02, and 30.42 ± 4.85. Wellbeing of women in different components were, majority (72%) of women were having some wellbeing risks in physical wellbeing, (45%) were having good social wellbeing, (57%) were having good emotional wellbeing, (46%) were having good spiritual wellbeing, and (54%) of women were having good intellectual wellbeing. The Physical, Social, Emotional, Spiritual and Intellectual wellbeing mean score were respectively; 24.43 ± 4.369, 32.87 ± 5.13, 30.65 ± 4.8, 31.95± 5.42 and 31.42 ± 4.16.
Positive correlation was found between mental health and wellbeing of men and women. For men the positive correlation found between mental health and wellbeing were; physical (r=0.302), social (r=0.163), emotional (r=0.239), spiritual (r=0.208) and intellectual wellbeing(r=0.246) of men. For women the positive correlation found between mental health and wellbeing were; physical (r=0.385), social (r=0.402), emotional (r=0.228), spiritual (r=0.264) and intellectual wellbeing (r=0.175) of women.
There was a significant association found between level of men's mental health, physical wellbeing, social wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, spiritual wellbeing, and intellectual wellbeing during transition to first time parenthood with selected demographic variables. Also the significant association was found between level of women's mental health, physical wellbeing, social wellbeing, and emotional wellbeing, during transition to first time parenthood with selected demographic variables. And there was no significant association found between spiritual wellbeing, and intellectual wellbeing with selected demographic variables.
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Assess, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Men, And Women.- Child Labour and their Physical Problems
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1 P.D. Bharatesh College of Nursing, Halaga, Belgaum, Karnataka, IN
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Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 3, No 3 (2013), Pagination: 142-149Abstract
Child labour indicates employment of child for economic wage earning work and the child is subjected to various hazards related to his mental, physical and social health. The child loses his "childhood" abruptly and is prematurely pushed to live an adult life and shoulder responsibilities. A summary by the ILO showed that, the world's 211 million working children aged from 5 to 14 were situated in the regions of the world, which is serious issue internationally.
Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude on child labour among parents and to rule out the physical health problems of working children.
Methods: In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a non experimental research design with a descriptive approach was adopted. 80 parents of working children were interviewed using non probability purposive sampling technique.
Result: The result reveled that; majority (72.5%) of parents had moderately adequate knowledge on child labour. The mean score was 56.37 ± 11.61, parental attitude on child labour explains that, Majority (95%) of parents had positive attitude on child labour. The mean score was 70.26 ± 5.94 and identification of common health problems among working children shows that, Majority (92.5%) of children had moderate health problems which needs some medical intervention and (2.5%) of them had sever health problems which need urgent medical intervention. The mean score was 50.75 ± 5.36.
Findings of the study showed that there is a positive correlation between parental knowledge and attitude on child labour (r= 0.33, P<0.01). There is a low positive correlation between common health problems and parental knowledge (r=0.08) and also there is a low positive correlation between attitude and health problems (r=0.1). There was a significant association between the parental knowledge and Father's Education and there was a significant association between the parental attitude and age, monthly income of parents and other demographic variables like age, area of residence, habits, monthly income, and reason for child labour are not associated. There was no significant association between common health problems and demographic variables of working child.
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Child Labour, Knowledge, Attitude, Parents of Working Children, Health Problems and Working Children.- Stress, Obesity and Selected Health Problems among Professionals
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1 P.D. Bharatesh College of Nursing, Halaga, Belgaum, Karnataka, IN
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Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 3, No 3 (2013), Pagination: 154-163Abstract
In medical terms stress is described as, "a physical or psychological stimulus that can produce mental tension or physiological reactions that may lead to illness". But there is not always necessary to say that stress in harmful as Hans Selye says, "stress is not necessarily something bad - it all depends on how person take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental." Stress can be therefore negative, positive or neutral.
Objectives: To assess the level of stress as measured by David Fontana's Professional Life Stress Scale and to assess the obesity and other selected health problems among professionals.
Method: In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a correlative non-experimental design with purposive, snowball sampling technique was used in this study. Samples of 300 professionals (Nursing-75, Banking-75, Teaching-75 and Pharmacy-75) were selected from different organizations, institutions and hospitals of Belgaum city. A self administered questionnaire was used for data collection.
Result: The findings revealed that majority (76.3%) of professionals had mild level of stress. The mean score was 23.86 ± 6.24. Result showed that majority (70.3%) of professionals had a normal BMI. The mean score of obesity was 23.18 ± 3.13. Findings also revealed that majority (63%) of professionals had mild degree of selected health problems with mean score was 74.73±20.15.
Findings of the study revealed that there is a positive correlation between level of stress and selected health problems (r= 0.5495, p<0.001). There is a very low positive correlation between level of obesity and selected health problems (r= 0.026) and there is a negative correlation between level of stress and obesity (r= -0.026). There was significant association between the level of stress and monthly income, type of family, occupation of family members, monthly family income, pattern of diet, years of experience at work and habits. Findings revealed that there was significant association between the level of obesity and age, sex, education, profession and years of experience at work and monthly income had a significant association with selected health problems.
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Stress, Obesity, Health Problems, Professionals.- A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude on Care of Elderly Depression and Cognitive Impairment among Adults Residing in Selected Villages of Vellore Rural PHC, Belgaum
Authors
1 PD Bharatesh College of Nursing, Halaga, Belgaum, IN