ISSN 2756-3332
Research Article
The attitudes of student nurses toward clinical work
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 8 (4), pp. 001-006, April, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
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The attitudes of student nurses toward clinical work
Dorothy Awuah-Peasah, Linda Akuamoah Sarfo* and Florence Asamoah
Presbyterian University College of Ghana, Department of Nursing, P.O. Box 42, Agogo Asante-Akyem, Ghana.
Accepted 05 February, 2020
Abstract
Clinical work in nursing education is an important component of the nursing curriculum aimed at actively engaging student nurses with the necessary skills needed for the nursing profession. The attitude of nursing students toward clinical work is becoming a topic of interest for nursing researchers. The objectives of the study were to determine the perspective of practicing nurses on students’ attitude toward clinical work. Structured and semi-structured questionnaires were administered to determine the attitude of nursing students towards clinical work from the perspective of 100 practicing nurses from Agogo Presbyterian Hospital. The results indicated that 63% of the respondents said nursing students reported late to work, 60% reported that students were absent from clinical work without seeking permission, and 64% reported they used mobile phones during clinical working hours. In addition, 41% of the respondents stated that the nursing students did not show commitment to clinical work. Also, the attitude portrayed by students had an influence on the way the medical and nursing staffs related to them. It is recommended that students should receive in-service training before going to the clinical area, so that they are aware of what is expected of them during clinical placement. Also, systems should be put in place to ensure that nursing students do not use mobile phones in the clinical environment. There should be preceptors in the ward to monitor and mentor student nurses. The nursing schools should periodically follow-up with practicing nurses, to assess the behaviors and attitudes of the nursing students.
Key words: Student nurse’s attitude, clinical work, nurse’s perception.
Linda Akuamoah Sarfo* and Florence Asamoah, Dorothy Awuah-Peasah
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1178Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 8 (4), pp. 001-008, April, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
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Analyzing the brunt trouble of information and communication technologies in the delivery of reproductive health care service in health centers of Shirvan, North Khorasan, Iran
Kazemzadeh Mohammad Reza1 and Esmaeilzadeh Mahdi2*
1Welfare Office of North Khorasan, Welfare Organization of Iran, Iran.
Accepted 05 January, 2020
Abstract
This study analyzed the potential impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the delivery of reproductive health care services. Twelve health establishments located in the districts under the coverage of the micro-Telco were selected. Of the twelve establishments, only ten were found open at the time of the visit. A total of 15 surveys were personally administered by the author. A questionnaire was designed to identify the reproductive health information needs of health center workers and how ICT could help to satisfy those needs. The analysis of questionnaire data was conducted using the MINITAB v14.2 statistical software application. The results showed that although health center workers believe that the use of ICTs would allow them to have better access to health information and therefore, improve the quality of the health care provided, they fail to see how ICTs could satisfy most urgent needs such as lack of qualified personnel and medical equipment. This study was undertaken to assess the current health information needs of health facilities in the area of reproductive health care; however, similar analyses can be conducted to assess more general health care needs.
Key words: Information and communication technologies (ICTs), reproductive health care, Shirvan.
Esmaeilzadeh Mahdi*, Kazemzadeh Mohammad Reza
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1177Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 8 (3), pp. 001-008, March, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
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Preterm twins cardio-respiratory, thermal and maternal breast temperature responses to shared kangaroo care
Amel M. Abouelfettoh1* and Susan M. Ludington-Hoe2
1King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Saudi Arabia.
2Pediatric Nursing, Frances Payne School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
Accepted 16 May, 2019
Abstract
Kangaroo Care (KC) is practiced in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) rather frequently but predominantly with mothers of single infant. Mothers of twins often expressed a desire to do KC with their twins. Simultaneously holding both twins is called Shared Kangaroo Care (SKC). Two previous case studies of SKC could be found and have encouraged the practice of SKC prior to sufficient evidence of acceptable cardiorespiratory and thermal responses. The current study describes the effects of SKC on preterm twins’ cardio-respiratory and thermal responses to SKC and test the correlation between infant’s skin temperature and maternal breast temperature. Five triads were recruited. Thus, data from 10 infants and five mothers (5 triads) were collected. Infant Heart rate (HR), Respiratory rate (RR), infant oxygen saturation level (SaO2), skin temperature and maternal right and left breast temperature were recorded every 30 s during a 5 min baseline (incubator) and during SKC holding period. Majority of infants tolerated SKC well. The Shared KC means for each vital sign did not appear to be clinically different than those obtained during baseline when infants were in separate incubators. The majority of breasts increased their temperature over the course of SKC. Maternal breast temperature means were positively, highly, and significantly correlated to infant skin temperature means during SKC. Further studies with a larger sample and controlled design are merited.
Key words: Twin, kangaroo care, cardio-respiratory, breast temperature.
Amel M. Abouelfettoh*, Susan M. Ludington-Hoe
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1176Review
Just and sustainable global nurse-midwifery clinical education exchanges: Lessons learned
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 8 (3), pp. 001-005, March, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Review
Just and sustainable global nurse-midwifery clinical education exchanges: Lessons learned
Terri Patrice Clark
College of Nursing, Seattle University, Washington, USA. E-mail: clarkt@seattleu.edu. Tel: 1-203-444-8135, 1-206-296-5621. Fax: 1-206-296-5544.
Accepted 18 December, 2019
Abstract
The severe shortage of skilled maternity care providers in countries with low resources results in a staggering number of maternal and newborn deaths annually. University nursing and nurse-midwifery programs are especially well-equipped to participate in multi-lateral and bi-lateral education collaborations to address this shortage. This paper presents a perspective on how universities in well-resourced settings especially can share their education capacity with globally distant institutions with chronic unmet needs for well-prepared nurse faculty and skilled midwifery professionals. Start-up administrative, operational and initial site visit considerations were described. Best practices for academic programs and accreditation requirements were reviewed, as well as recommendations for selecting students who are likely to be successful participants. Guides to program success are promoted such as cultural humility, mutual respect, courtesy, and close attention to health, safety, and emotional balance.
Key words: Global midwifery, education collaboration, ethics, best practices, education system strengthening.
Terri Patrice Clark
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1175Case Report
Incidence of hypertension in Taura, Northern Nigeria: Lessons for our health care
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 8 (1), pp. 001-004, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Case Report
Incidence of hypertension in Taura, Northern Nigeria: Lessons for our health care
Nnaemeka C. E. Okpala1* and Amala M. J. Okpala2
1St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting London SW17 OQT, United Kingdom.
2Department of Surgery, Central General Hospital, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Accepted 16 September, 2019
Abstract
The control of hypertension is very important because it leads to incidence rate reductions for stroke, ischaemic heart disease and renal failure. It was the objective of this paper to present experiences encountered in the management of hypertension in Taura health clinic with an emphasis on drug therapy, as well as to draw lessons for the improvement of the health care system in Nigeria. Case series of nine patients with ages ranging from 26 to 75 years were examined over six month period and all presented with hypertension. The continuous nature of treatment appeared to be an economic burden on the patients which resulted in poor compliance. In conclusion, healthcare planners should endeavour to give top priority towards the management of hypertensive patients either under medication regimen or in any health facility, with the subsidizing and cheap availability of their drugs.
Key words: Hypertension, antihypertensives, modiuretic, methyldopa.
Nnaemeka C. E. Okpala*, Amala M. J. Okpala
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1169Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 8 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
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Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of methicillin-resistant and coagulase-negative staphylococci in a tertiary care hospital in India
Habeeb Khadri* and Mohammad Alzohairy
Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Accepted 17 November, 2019
Abstract
The present study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of MRSA and MRCoNS and their rate of resistance to different antistaphylococcal antibiotics used broadly for treatment. Of the 235 isolates, 164 isolates (69.8%) were identified as Staphylococcus aureus and the remaining seventy one (30.2%) were coagulase negative staphylococcus (CoNS), the frequency of MRSA by oxacillin screen agar method, eighty nine (54.2%) strains were MRSA and twenty eight (39.4%) were MRCoNS. The rate of multidrug resistance observed was 69% for MRSA and 72.5% for MRCoNS strains. Antibiotic resistance pattern of these isolates was high against penicillin 100 and 93%, erythromycin 83 and 75%, co-trimoxazole 82 and 79% for MRSA and MRCoNS strains respectively. In order to test beta-lactamase production, 83 and 86% of MRSA and MRCoNS isolates were beta-lactamase positive, respectively. However all strains of Staphylococcus were sensitive to vancomycin. Findings presented in this study indicated a high level of resistance to widely used therapeutic agents. An appropriate knowledge on the current antibiotic susceptibility pattern of MRSA and MRCoNS is essential for appropriate therapeutic scenario.
Key words: Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility, MRSA, MRCoNS, multidrug resistance.
Habeeb Khadri*, Mohammad Alzohairy
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1168