The Key to Confidence is Simulation-Based Learning
Knowledge of Workplace Violence against Nurses in the Emergency Department of Public Sector Tertiary Care Hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan
Initiation of Nursing Education Services (NES) at Khalifa Gul Nawaz Teaching Hospital MTI Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Unleashing the Power of Transformational Leadership: Revolutionizing the Nursing Profession in Pakistan
Addressing the Issue of Nurses Leaving Bedside Jobs with Reasons
Cognitive Stacking: A Concept Analysis
Nightingale’s Theory and its Application to Pediatric Nursing Care
Academic Strategies that Facilitate Learning in Millennial Nursing Students
Transformational Leadership: A Strategy towards Staff Motivation
Awareness of Good And Bad Touch Among Children
Suicide Among Youth: A Preventable Public Health Concern
The Impact of Culture on Faculty Retention in Nursing Education
Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Nursing Student Success
Psychological and Cognitive Determinants of the Health Literacy on Soon-To-Be-Aged and Older Adults: a Systematic Review
It Takes a Village to Assure Nurse Professionalism
Lessons Learned: Employing Focus Groups as a Research Methodology
Depression is one of the main public health concerns, globally which affects both men and women. However, it is found higher in women as compared to men, particularly in countries such as Afghanistan, where cultural and traditional practices, poverty, conflicts, social inequality, and quality of life are the main concerns and contributing factors towards depression. In the Afghan context, women are the front line victims suffering from depression; and it is reported to be almost twice prevalent in Afghan women as compared to the women of its neighbored countries. Depressive disorders have a negative impact on an individual and may lead to functional impairment and contribute towards discrimination and stigma within the community. Therefore, stakeholders have the responsibility to design strategies to address the physical and psychological aspects concerning the wellbeing of the Afghan women.
The term “brain drain” has captured the attention of many economists and political scientists since the 1960s. The flow of nurses, as a result of active recruitment by developed countries, is a red signal for their country (Pakistan). The policy makers in the country should take initiatives in identifying and addressing the factors contributing to brain drain of nurses. To resolve the underlying problem, efforts should be made to uplift the status of nurses through modification service structure, health services planning which would result in better management of the nursing workforce.
The aim of this study is to highlight the importance of emotions with respect to the patient's condition, circumstances during which patients exhibit these emotions and the strategies to provide holistic good quality nursing care accordingly. To analyze the issue, comprehensive literature review was carried. Research articles were reviewed from 2007 to 2015 and data was extracted from Science Direct, SAGE, and Google scholar search engine. Literature review showed that most patients fear diseases and their outcomes. Therefore, they exhibit negative emotions (anxiety, anger and depression). Patients undergoing invasive procedures exhibit more anxiety than patient with chronic diseases who experience depression. While perceived inadequate care due to staff shortage, late diagnosis, long waiting in an emergency, uncontrolled pain and terminal illness evoke anger in patients. Anger, anxiety and depression are interlinked with each other and can also be observed in one situation. If anger is not directly expressed by a patient, it turns back into self and leads to depression. If anxiety is ignored, it can also lead to depression. To deal with patients' anxiety, health education, informed consent, proper orientation of hospital, proper communication and music or relaxation therapy are found significant. Counseling and teaching of coping strategies for patients are core to alleviate or reduce depressive feelings of patients; while patients' anger can be dealt through maintaining patience, calm attitude and empathetic communication of nurses. Emotions are normal and natural part of our daily life. Increase in the emotion beyond their usefulness or control is harmful for health. Anger, anxiety and depression are generally observed emotions in hospital settings. This requires proper treatment modality and nursing intervention to convert them into healthy emotion. Maladaptive practices for emotion regulation can further deteriorate emotional, psychological, and health aspect. Therefore, to function better in life, one needs to understand their reactions.
Excellence in clinical performance is the hallmark of good healthcare and reflects aptitude, cognition, affect and skills. Over the years, attempts have been made to measure clinical performance of nursing staff and students in the patient care units. The preliminary tools developed for such purpose measured traits and tools developed after 1962, measured knowledge base, the amount of guidance required, time spent in teaching, dexterity and coordination. However, recent tools rate performance against patient care behaviors. Development of a valid tool to measure the clinical performance of nursing student in subsequent years of study in a graduate nursing programme had been the interest of the researcher. It was observed that though the curriculum was uniform throughout India, the assessment pattern varied between universities and institutions. This paper highlights the process as well as the challenges encountered in the process of development of the tool. These challenges might seem as opportunities for policy makers to reform the system of nursing education in India.
This study sought to assess the Global Health Competencies (GHC) of the fourth year nursing students in a selected School of Nursing (SON) and to determine integration of the GHC in the BSN curriculum. Descriptive cross-sectional design was followed in this study using self-rated assessment tool. GHC of students and integration of GHC in the BSN curriculum were assessed. Results revealed that (1) the students are moderately competent in the global burden of disease category with Weighted Mean Score (WMS) of 2.6; (2) competent in four categories of GHCs specifically, health implications of travel and displacements, globalization of health and healthcare; healthcare in low resource and healthcare as human right and development resource with WMSs of 2.88, 2.85, 3.04 and 3.28 respectively; (3) highly competent in social and environmental determinants of health with WMS of 3.46; the overall result implies that the student are competent in general with WMS of 3.02. Majority of the students claimed the GHCs are integrated into their BSN curriculum. Findings revealed that the SON is responsive to the students' training to develop competencies in meeting the challenges of global health.
Medicines are the crucial tools to control and prevent various diseases. Ineffective medicines can cause wastage of resources. The efficacy of medicines gets affected due to improper storage conditions particularly the improper temperature. The objective of this review was to synthesize the findings regarding the storage of medicines on required temperature in Pharmacies and the role of community pharmacies, particularly in rural areas. An extensive literature review was carried by retrieving articles from various databases like Pub med, Google scholar and Science Direct and by using terms like 'temperature', 'pharmacy ', 'medicines' and 'storage'. Types of studies were descriptive studies, systematic reviews, and various WHO reports. Normal storage conditions mean storage in dry, well-ventilated place at temperatures of 15–25 °C or, depending on climatic conditions and properties of the drug; it might go up to 30oC. Furthermore, uninterrupted cold chain maintenance is required from the manufacturer till the dispensing of the medicines. Temperature monitoring devices must be used, in order to ensure the appropriate temperature of the medicines during transportation from one to another place. Medicinal products require appropriate storage conditions in order to ensure the quality and efficacy of medicines. Improper storage can increase the unnecessary burden on the economy of general population due to their poor efficacy. Strong monitoring of storage conditions is required to ensure storage practices in community pharmacies. Furthermore, ongoing training should be arranged for pharmacy owners to teach them about standard storage practices, particularly in rural areas.
