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{"title":"UPTAKE OF ‘FREE’ MATERNITY SERVICES AMONG WOMEN IN RONGAI SUB- COUNTY HOSPITAL, NAKURU COUNTY","authors":"S. Kulei, A. Maranga","doi":"10.47941/ijhmnp.643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhmnp.643","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Subsidized delivery services aim to reduce both maternal and neonatal’ morbidities and mortalities. The uptake in Kenya is still low at about 51%. The objective of the study was to determine factors that influence utilization of subsidized delivery services. \u0000Methodology: A cross-sectional study was used. The study was done in Rongai Sub-County hospital, Nakuru County. The population consisted of women seeking maternity services at Rongai Sub-County Hospital. \u0000Results: About 60.8% of the respondents indicated they had knowledge while 39.2% of them indicated they did not have any knowledge on postnatal services. \u0000Conclusion: Majority of women already have knowledge on availability of free hospital care service. Women are more likely to seek services that are close to them, long distance to health facilities prevents them from seeking the services.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114201204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Awareness of Oncology Nurses about Chemotherapy based - Extravasation Care","authors":"Rabia Muhammad Ali, Kausar Pareveen, M. Hussain, Muhammad Afzal, F. Shaheen","doi":"10.47941/ijhmnp.604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhmnp.604","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: To assess oncology nurses' awareness of chemotherapy-based extravasation care. \u0000Methodology: The study adopted a cross sectional descriptive study design. One hundred and fifty patients of both gender male and female were included in this study. Using SPSS, data analysis was performed and used to define the corresponding chi-square factor. Graphs and tables provided the details. \u0000Result: Total 150 participants are involved this study 71.7% were male participants and more than half 62.4% participants were registered nurses. The academic qualification of mostly participants 64.4% were diploma nurses and have 1-4 year of experience. 38.0% percent of participants were engaged in a hospital-based extravasation education program. and 62.0% were not. Only 40% of nurses want to continue their extravasation education in the hospital. \u0000Conclusion: Likely, the recent research serves as the basis of experience and expertise of extravasation treatment for oncology nurses. Surprisingly, nurses' understanding of management methods was woefully lacking. This may have an effect on the level of care given to patients with the aid of extravasation Education, lectures, and conferences are held on a regular basis. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124011355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PERCEPTION OF NURSING STAFF TOWARD THE APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING CARE MODEL (MAKP) AND JOB SATISFACTION IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS LAHORE","authors":"S. Shahid, M. Afzal, K. Parveen","doi":"10.47941/IJHMNP.602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/IJHMNP.602","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Nursing care delivery is a provision of nursing care in the hospital because the nurse has 24-hour interaction with the patient. PROFESSIONAL NURSING CARE MODEL or in Indonesian language is (MAKP). The aim of this study is to evaluate the perception of nursing staff toward the application of professional nursing care model and job satisfaction. Evaluate the nurses’ perception toward the implication of nursing care model (MAKP) and job satisfaction.\u0000Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted in government hospital of Pakistan from February 2021 to April 2021. Sample size was 134 and sampling was conducted via simple random sampling by distributing questionnaire. Data was analyze by using the SPSS version 21.\u0000Findings: All the participants are female. It was revealed that the nurses have sufficient knowledge about the 5 components of MAKP model and there is no relation between application of nursing care model (MAKP) with job satisfaction.\u0000Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The nurses have sufficient knowledge about the 5 component of professional nursing care model and the job satisfaction has no association with the application of nursing care model except of delegation, co-ordination and leader.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126842462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Awareness, Behavior, and Practices of Nurses related to Nursing Ethics, in tertiary care Hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan","authors":"S. Javed, K. Parveen, M. Afzal, S. A. Gillani","doi":"10.47941/ijhmnp.597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhmnp.597","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The objective is to determine nurse’s knowledge about Nursing Ethics and association with behavior and practice of these nurses. \u0000Methodology: Cross-sectional Study Design. This study is conducted in different hospital settings of Lahore. a total of 150 nurses are selected by convenient sampling technique. They are taken informed consent and the data was collected including demographics and the nursing ethics. Data was analysed on SPSS version 24.0 \u0000Results: Most of the nurses working in different hospital are females and in our participants, 76% are females while 24% are males. Mostly belongs to age group of 20-30 years. Nearly 87% of the participants are single, i.e. hasn’t married yet. The more qualified nurse, more the KAP of nursing ethics in hospitals \u0000Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study results show that the nurses need to gain better insight into the legal aspects of their profession and to enhance their level of respect, particularly for nurses of lower age, with a history of employment and contractual strength.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131524884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES ABOUT ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES AMONG NURSES OF NISHTAR HOSPITAL MULTAN","authors":"Kausar Parveen, M. Parveen","doi":"10.47941/ijhmnp.593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhmnp.593","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose:  To assess Knowledge and practices of nurses regarding endoscopic procedures and to identify associated factors towards effective endoscopy procedures \u0000Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study was designed. The population for this study was 250. There was selection of the population of nurses in Nishtar Hospital Multan. The target population or sample size consists of 150 participants. The nurses were selected from the Nishtar Hospital Multan for the completion of study. Likert scale close ended questionnaire was adopted for data collection from the study participants. Results were analyzed through SPSS. \u0000Results: the nurse age, training and dealing period might have an effect on the level of nurses data relating to canal endoscopy including; general precautions, basic steps to wash and medical care in examination unit. The majority of nurses had positive attitude. While coaching and qualification can affect dealing with the patients additionally to nurses level of apply before, throughout and manual disinfecting of endoscopy. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Extensive training of staff involved in endoscope reprocessing is mandatory for quality assurance and for effective infection control and documentation of this tarring is required. The efficacy of manual cleaning and HLD operator dependent, thus assignment of personnel responsible for endoscope.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121110894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing attitudes and preparedness of nurse managers regarding effective delegation in Wapda Hospital Lahore","authors":"M. Nazir, Kausar Parveen, M. Afzal","doi":"10.47941/ijhmnp.590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhmnp.590","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to identify the attitudes of registered nurses (RNs) towards delegation, their preparedness to delegate effectively, and to determine whether attitude and preparedness are related to age, experience, and education in the delegation. \u0000Methodology: It is a quantitative research outlook in a cross- sectional descriptive design. As it is a survey of the attitudes and preparedness of effective delegation, a quantitative approach is a suitable and explicit strategy to be utilized. Data was collected with a questionnaire in Wapda hospital Lahore (N=154). Participants were 130 RNs. A self-structured questionnaire adopted from the article “Nurse Manager's Attitudes and Preparedness towards Effective Delegation in a Tertiary Care Public Hospital Lahore” with permission of the author developed by Karnested, and Haghighi. It is based on the Likert scale. It was distributed among the sample population. The questionnaire is divided into three sections. Section I; includes the demographics of the managers i.e.: age, marital status, gender, education, nursing experience. Section II; is directed towards assessment of nurse manager’s attitudes consisting of 11 questions. Section III; pertains to the preparedness of nurse managers towards effective delegation and have 20 questions. The data was then analyzed on the software SPSS version 21. \u0000Results: Most participants have a positive attitude towards delegation and identify themselves as prepared to delegate effectively. However, some of the answers indicate potential for improvement. The majority find they spend a large amount of time on jobs others could do and agree to some extent that skills of practical nurses could be better utilized through more effective delegation. \u0000Unique  contribution  to  theory,  practice  and  policy: Age, experience, and former education on delegation are significantly related to a number of attitude and preparedness issues regarding confidence in delegating, mutual trust, collaboration, and communication between RNs and assistance personnel. Effective delegation by RNs needs to be supported by teaching, practicing and nurturing mutual trust and effective communication in nursing teams.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125007356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration to Six Months: A Literature Review of Factors and Barriers from 2010 to 2020","authors":"Thafar S. Al-Safar, R. Khamis, S. Ahmed","doi":"10.47941/IJHMNP.435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/IJHMNP.435","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In the form of mothers’ talent, the most imperative food for infants is human milk. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by World Health Organization during the first six months of life with well-established benefits to the mother and child.Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a midwifery and physician as health care-givers to prolong breastfeeding.Methods: Studies published between 2010 and 2020 were reviewed. An online literature search was carried out between January and July 2020; articles were gathered from Maternity and Infant Care, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, Google and Cochrane Database of systematic reviews as well as from references in published research and reviews. The search plan included the following keywords: breastfeeding, exclusive, initiation, factors, preterm, kangaroo care, education, partner, intention, social support, confidence, self-efficacy and extending the duration of paid maternity leave.Results: Adjustable factors and barriers that influence women’s exclusive breastfeeding duration to six months are breastfeeding intention, breastfeeding self-efficacy, maternal age, maternal occupation, parent's educational level, social-economic status, insufficient milk supply, infant health problems, preterm baby, parity, mode of delivery and other related factors.Conclusion: Based on the currently available information, there are many adjustable factors and barriers that are associated with exclusive breastfeeding duration to six months such as the woman’s breast feeding intention, breast feeding self-efficacy and social support.Recommendations: Enlightenment campaign about exclusive breastfeeding benefits should be done to pregnant women. Breastfeeding counseling from midwives and health care givers to pregnant women during antenatal care should be centered on solving problems associated with BF.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133186950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response Behavior, Emotional and Psychosocial Adjustment of Adults to Covid-19 Pandemic Health Protocols in Western Region of Kenya","authors":"Joel P. Ogutu, Nanyama Elizabeth Mabele","doi":"10.47941/IJHMNP.488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/IJHMNP.488","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Covid-19 has caused more than 700 deaths with more than 40 thousand infections in Kenya, by end mid October 2020. Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic contributes to unprecedented spread response behavior and emotional distress among people. The introduction of new health protocols has been a key factor in shaping new norm and psychological behavior, emotional response and adjustment.  However, new behavior norms meant to curb spread of COVID-19 has not been without uncertainty. Therefore, the study seeks to establish Adults’ response behavior, emotional and psychological adjustment to COVID19 pandemic global health protocols as emphasized by health subsector in Kenya.Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 251 adults living in Western region of Kenya completed a survey questionnaire to evaluate the response behavior, emotional response and psychosocial   adjustment of adults to covid-19 pandemic health protocols in Western region of Kenya. The survey Questionnaires were districted to target adult participants using WhatsApp and e-mail address during the pandemic. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, and one-way ANOVA were employed to analyze data.Findings: Three tests were conducted and overall, the findings revealed insignificant difference between categorical variables (gender, level of education and occupation category and dependent variables (response behavior, emotional response and psychosocial adjustment of adults to COVID-19 health protocols. The results revealed statistically insignificant differences between; gender and response behavior (t (249) =.583, p ˃0.05), occupation categories and psychosocial adjustment to COVID-19 pandemic (F (3,247) = .516, p ˃0.05), and level of education and emotional responses to COVID-19 health protocols (F (3, 247) = 1.974, p ˃0.05).Unique Contribution to theory, practice and policy: These findings suggest that response behavior response, emotional response and psychosocial adjustment to COVID-19 health protocols do not differ with categorical variables of the adults. The focus therefore should be to work on response behavior, emotional response and psychosocial adjustment indiscriminately in order to help people adapt to the new behavior and norm to curb spread of COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130075919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Client’s satisfaction with maternal child health services in tier three public health facilities, Kisumu county, Kenya","authors":"Vincent Ibworo, D. Omondi, B. Guyah","doi":"10.47941/IJHMNP.402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/IJHMNP.402","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The declaration of free maternal and child Health services by the government of Kenya was meant to address some of the systemic service access challenges and increase the number of clients using MNCH services, consequently reducing maternal and neonatal deaths. However, persistent poor maternal and child health indicators in Kenya even with free MNCH services as evident in Kisumu County portends considerable concern hence the reason for this study.  There was need to identify factors or factor combinations that affect MNCH service quality in Kisumu County.Methodology: This was a descriptive analytical study whereby data was collected from a sample of 284 mothers seeking MNCH services in Kisumu tier three public health facilities using structured questionnaires and data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Univariate statistics was used to assess patterns of responses to the client satisfaction questionnaire items. Bivariate logistic regression was used to assess association between client satisfaction and dimensions of their characteristics; p-values of less than 0.05 were considered significant.Results: Mothers aged 30-39 years were more likely to report being satisfied with maternal, newborn and child health services as compared to those aged 15-19 years (aOR=0.52, 95%CI=0.28-0.96, p-Value=0.035). The clients who had 1 pregnancy (aOR=2.29, 95%CI=1.04-5.05, p-value=0.040) and 2 pregnancies (aOR=3.22, 95%CI=1.54-6.70, p-Value=0.002) were more likely to report being satisfied with maternal child health services in public health facilities. Similarly, there was significant increased odds of being satisfied among those who resided in rural areas (aOR=2.24, 95%CI=1.05-4.79, p-Value=0.037), those who use vehicles as means of transport (aOR=6.87, 95%CI=1.38-34.28, p-Value=0.019) and those who use motorbike as means of transport (aOR=7.79, 95%CI=1.61-37.77, p-Value=0.011) and maternal child health services satisfaction.Unique contribution to practice and policy: The feedback from this study can be used by national and county governments, state agencies and other health stakeholders in designing communication and advocacy strategies for targeted groups or populations both at the community and health facilities to increase access and acceptability of MNCH services.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"299302 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116580497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge Attitudes of Nurses towards the Use of Nursing Diagnosis in Clinical Practice","authors":"Kanwal Kauser Parveen","doi":"10.47941/ijhmnp.614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhmnp.614","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Assess the knowledge and attitude towards the nurses in the clinical practices to identify the level of awareness of nurses and improve their practice to minimize and prevent the risk of complications, as well as to improve patient outcomes. \u0000Methodology: The cross sectional descriptive study design was used in the research. Target population was the staff nurses of the Govt hospital Lahore. The inclusion criteria was cardiac surgery ICU nurses in the hospital Lahore expressed the willingness of participation for this study were included after taking the consent. The sample size of the study was 100 nurses \u0000Results: The study showed variations in the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses, most of which reflected in their nursing practice their knowledge between the poor and the average. Many nurses have not been aware of the suggested practice and amounts have shown possibly of practice. The research also raised concern about all aspects of Nursing Diagnosis and highlighted the criteria for practice improvements and developed body of knowledge. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study recommended the need for extensive improvements in the knowledge and practice of nurses by using the nursing diagnosis in the clinical for each nurse., It is the duty of nurses to develop a body of knowledge in their field of work, to promote the growth and personal development of local practice, to recognize knowledge gaps, to pursue appropriate training and resources, and to base all practice on facts.","PeriodicalId":441176,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127600340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}