2226. ATTITUDE OF NURSES TOWARDS RELAPSE PREVENTION AMONG PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
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ABSTRACT
The problem of every hospital when the targeted objective is not achieved is that there is something wring either with health care givers, the patients or the general public. In order to improve the standard of health of the patients and keep them progressively fit. The reason why such lapse are present here to be sought and the remedy met in order to achieve the set objective of the hospital. This study is ba...
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2227. ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF STANDARD PRECAUTIONS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS
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ABSTRACT
This study assessed the attitude and practice of standard precautions among primary healthcare workers in North-central zone Nigeria. HAIs are acquired unknowingly by healthcare workers during treatment of patients in healthcare facilities. These infections can be Hepatitis B, or C, HIV, Tuberculosis among others, hence the need to find out why the alarming trend among Primary Healthcare Workers (PHCWs), in this study. The study used Ex-post facto research...
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2228. EFFECT OF A TRAINING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING OUT-PATIENT CLINICS IN LAGOS
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ABSTRACT
Hypertension is the most common non-communicable disease and the leading cause of cardiovascular disease in the world. Many people with hypertension are unaware of their condition making treatment infrequent and inadequate. According to Seven Joint National Committee Criteria (JNC7), the precise rule for the treatment of hypertension begins with lifestyle modifications and ends with medication. Unfortunately, many patients diagnosed to be hypertensive don&r...
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2229. EFEECT OF NURSING- BASED INTERVENTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING TWO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS
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Abstract
Exclusive breastfeeding is the practice where a child receives breast milk only from the mother, a wet nurse or expressed breast milk for the first six month of baby life. It is associated with reduction in risk of childhood urinary tract infections, bacterial meningitis, diarrheal diseases, respiratory tract infections and sudden infant death syndrome. Despite the nutritional, economic, immunological and psychological advantages of breast milk, knowledge a...
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2230. KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF NURSES TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON NURSING CARE DELIVERY IN ENUGU METROPOLIS
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Information technology has evolved into an essential component of health-care delivery. Okolie (2017) defines information technology or system as a system that offers methods for recording and making available information on a specific element of an organisation to aid in organisational activities. According to the current English 5th edition advanced learner's dictionary, information technology is the study or u...
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2231. THE PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT TOWARDS CESAREAN SECTION
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the perception and attitude of pregnant women in oredo local government towards cesarean section using pregnant women in Oredo Local Government, Edo State as case study. To achieve this 3 research questions and 2 research hypothesis were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of the pregnant women in the study ar...
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2232. PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE
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ABSTRACT
Malnutrition continues to be a significant public health and development concern globally. It is a serious problem because it is causing the deaths of 3.5 million children under 5 years old per- year. Its magnitude is still high in sub Saharan countries including Nigeria. The main objective of this study therefore, was to assess associated factors of malnutrition in under five years children in Ewoyi community in Esan North east Uromi Edo state. A hospital ba...
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2233. PERCEPTIONS OF ACTUAL AND PREFERRED HOSPITAL CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF STUDENT NURSES
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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the actual and preferred hospital clinical learning environment (CLE) of student nurses in Enugu state. This research specifically assessed the student nurses view of their actual and preferred hospital CLE, determine if differences exist in student nurses view of their actual and preferred hospital CLE, establish the association between the actual and preferred hospital CLE and students’ age, gender, location and year of study...
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2234. MIDWIVES’ AND MOTHERS’ PERCEPTION OF MIDWIVES SERVICE SCHEME
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ABSTRACT
The importance of skilled birth attendants in the reduction of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality worldwide cannot be over-emphasized. The midwives service scheme was established by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in collaboration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in 2009 to achieve reduction in maternal, newborn and under-five mortality in Nigeria, especially in rural communities. The purpose of the st...
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2235. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATE FEEDING PRACTICES BY MOTHERS AND ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES OF THEIR CHILDREN IN AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE
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ABSTRACT
This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and adoption of appropriate infant feeding practices of mothers and the anthropometric indices of their children. Three hundred and seventy nine mothers who attended infant welfare clinics at the three health settings (General
hospital Ekwulobia, Primary health care Ekwulobia, and Primary health care Akpo) all in Aguata L.G.A were involved in the study. The stud...
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2236. KNOWLEDGE OF THE EFFECT OF REGULAR PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES ON MATERNAL HEALTH AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the knowledge of the effect of regular pelvic floor exercises on maternal health among women of reproductive age in Nigeria using Benue State as a case study. Specifically, the study investigate the level of women’s knowledge on the effect of pelvic floor exercises on maternal health of women of reproductive age in Be...
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2237. NURSES’ PERCEPTION OF THEIR NURSE MANAGERS’ DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN FOUR TERTIARY HOSPITALS IN ENUGU STATE
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ABSTRACT
Delegation of responsibilities is the organized process that permits the transfer of responsibilities and authority form an executive to the subordinates. This study investigated nurses’ perception of their nurse managers’ delegation of responsibilities in four purposively selected tertiary health institutions in Enugu state, Nigeria: University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) T...
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2238. KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA IN PREGNANCY AMONG PREGNANT MOTHERS IN OKADA COMMUNITY, EDO STATE
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the examination of the knowledge of the cause and prevention of anaemia in pregnancy among pregnant mothers using pregnant women in Okada Community Edo State as case study. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simpl...
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2239. KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF INFECTION CONTROL AMONG MIDWIVES
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the study is to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of nurses regarding infection prevention and control within a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. A descriptive, research design with a quantitative approach was applied to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses regarding infection prevention and control within a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. The population for the study was nurses working in clinical envi...
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2240. EFFECT OF DRUG ABUSE ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (A CASE STUDY OF SOUTHERN IJAW L.G.A , BAYELSA STATE).
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ABSTRACT
Alcohol and substance abuse is among the most commonly reported adverse psychological problems for young women in Nigeria, young women of ages 18-25 years report the highest rates of current alcohol use (57%) including cigarette use (14%) and nicotine drinking (41%) while Marijuana use has been on the high increased. Drug abuse and dependence otherwise known as substance or chemical abuse is a disorder that is characterized by a destructive pattern of...
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2241. ATTITUDE AND KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING MOTHERS TOWARDS IMMUNIZATION
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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
The impact of immunization on the reduction of childhood morbidity and mortality and the well being of nursing mothers in Nigeria has been remarkable, however, it is yet to reach its full potential despite the objectives of WHO and all efforts by the government as well as health workers in the promotion of National programme on Immunization (NPI) (Abbas et al., 2005). Some communities in Nigeria are still ignorant of the importance, ben...
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2242. PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN A PREGNANT WOMAN IN MAIDUGURI
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Background of the study
In the language used in the medical field, high blood pressure is referred to as hypertension. According to the American Heart Association, hypertension is diagnosed when a person's systolic blood pressure (SBP) is more than 140 millimeters mercury (mm Hg), and their diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is greater than 90 millimeters mercury (mm Hg) (Kofi, 2015). The knowledge and actions of individuals in relation to hypertens...
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2243. PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TOWARDS PROVIDING CONTRACEPTIVES TO UNMARRIED ADOLESCENT IN DABI BAKO HEALTH CARE CENTRE, GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
Background of the Study
Adolescent pregnancy is a worldwide public health issue; the World Health Organization estimates that 20 000 teenagers under the age of 18 give birth every day. Teenager and adolescent are frequently used interchangeably. According to the World Health Organization (2016), secondary sex characteristics occur between the ages of 10 and 19 years. Tumlinson, Okigbo, and Speizer (2018) observed that factors such a...
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2244. PERCEIVED QUALITY OF CARE AND SATISFACTION WITH NURSING CARE AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS IN MEDICAL WARDS OF UNTH ITUKU
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
Background of the study
According to the World Health Organization (WHO,2019) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) (2006), the overarching objective is for all people to be in the best possible health, and delivering high-quality care is one way to achieve this goal. The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services' national action plan on health and social care (Ministry of Health and Care Services, 2011) emphasizes the importance of...
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2245. NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION, KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTIVE BEHAVIOURS TOWARD NOSOCOMIAL AMONG UNDERGRADUATE OF LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nosocomial infection also known as hospital acquired infection are defined as infections which are acquired after 48hours of patient admission, such infections are neither present nor incubating prior to a patient’s admission to a given hospital. Nosocomial infections represent a universal serious health problem and a major concern for the safety of both patients and the healt...
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2246. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG NURSING MOTHERS IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NASARAWA STATE
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Adequate nutrition is crucial for children's optimum growth, health, and development during infancy and early childhood. Breast milk is the best source of nourishment for a newborn, and breastfeeding has been proven to be beneficial to both the mother and the child on a global scale. Breast milk is necessary for a newborn's health and well-being. Breast-fed babies develop quicker, have fewer illnesses, and die at a yo...
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2247. KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ELDERLY WOMEN TOWARDS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
Background of the study
High blood pressure is referred to as hypertension in medical terminology. When someone has hypertension, their systolic blood pressure (SBP) is more than 140 millimeters mercury (mm Hg), and their diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is greater than 90 millimeters mercury (mm Hg), according to the American Heart Association (Kofi, 2015). Individuals' hypertension-related knowledge and actions have a critical role in managing h...
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2248. KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF PROPER HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT BY HEALTH CARE PERSONNELS AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL EKWULOBIA, ANAMBRA STATE
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
Background of study
Healthcare wastes (HCW) are wastes produced by healthcare facilities such as hospitals, health centers, medical research centers, pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, pharmacies, blood banks, and home health care activities, and are divided into two categories: general waste and hazardous waste (Fasola et al., 2018).
Hospitals are public entities that provide a variety of healthcare services to the public. Curative, reh...
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2249. KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF COVID 19 AMONGST HEALTH WORKERS IN MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
Background of the study
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) is a contagious sickness that causes respiratory infections ranging from a simple cold to serious respiratory problems. Brosseau and Sietsema (2020) report that the outbreak originated in December 2019 at a Chinese seafood market in Wuhan where live bats, snakes, raccoon dogs, and other wild animals were sold. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic (World Health Orga...
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2250. KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS TOWARDS TETANUS VACCINE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER UYO, LGA AKWA IBOM STATE
| 47 | Student Researchers | Quantitative |
Background Of The Study
In 2013, roughly 6.3 million children worldwide did not reach the age of five, and 51.8% of child mortality was attributable to infectious illnesses (Kyu, Mumford, Stanaway, Barber, Hancock, Vos, et al. 2017). It is estimated that Clostridium tetani causes around 49,000 newborn fatalities yearly, with the great majority occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. In the literature, infant mortality attributable...
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