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A study to assess the nurse’s communication with altered level of consciousness patients

An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to evaluate current communication pattern

between ICU nurses and altered level of consciousness patients, explore the nurse’s
knowledge, and also find the need for structured nursing care protocol on communication
with altered level of conscious patients. An exploratory design was used for study the
knowledge and practice of the nurses in intensive care unit. Selected forty communication
events were observed and the same nurses were enumerated to study their knowledge. The
nurses who were caring more than one patient and patient with GCS>8 were excluded from
the study. The practice scores of the staff nurses were 10.00from the study. The practice
scores of the staff nurses were 10.00from the study. The practice score of the staff nurses
were 10.00±3.24 which is ranged from 1to 32. This practice score of the nurses were rarely
communication with altered level of conscious patients. The knowledge score of the staff
nurses was 13.05±2.38 which is ranged from 1 to 24 also depicts that they were having
average awareness. So the conclusion of this was that the present communication pattern
between nurses with altered level of consciousness patients and nurse’s knowledge score,
indicating the great need of structured nursing care protocol regarding communication with
altered level conscious patients, where high quality communication is a key determinant
and facilitator of patient-centered care.

Thakur Pooja, Venkateshan Mahalingam, Sharma Kumar Rajesh, Prakash kamli. Nurses
communication with altered level of consciousness patients. International journal of nursing
education 2016; 8(3)/: 51-56
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A study to assess the effect of instructional programme on knowledge of adolescent girls

regarding reproductive health.

Adolescence is a period of active growth and development- physical, social and emotional.
There is a substantial lacuna in the knowledge about reproductive health among adolescent
girls. The aim of present study was to assess the effect of instructional programme on
knowledge of adolescent girls regarding reproductive health. A quasi experimental research
design of one pre-test post-test was used for the present study. Data were collected from
adolescent girls and multi stage cluster sampling technique was used to select the samples.
The researcher developed an instructional programme (video assisted) with self
administered teaching module on knowledge regarding reproductive health. A significant
difference between mean pretest-post test score was found (p<0.001). The findings of the
study revealed that there was significant increase in knowledge of adolescent girls regarding
reproductive health. Hence it is concluded that the instructional programme is effective in
improving knowledge of adolescent girls regarding reproductive health.

MR Beena. Effect of instructional programme on knowledge of adolescent girls regarding

reproductive health. International journal of nursing education 2016; 8(3)/: 68-71
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A pilot study to develop an interprofessional education initiative to introduce concepts of

normal labour and birth to fourth year medical students, led by final year midwifery
students via workshops.

An interprofessional education initiative was developed and piloted in 2014 at Queen’s

university Belfast, within the school of nursing and midwifery and the school of medicine.
The aim of the collaboration was to introduce concepts of normal labour and birth to fourth
year medical students, led by final year midwifery students. A variety of birthing resources
were available to the midwifery students to promote inactivity with the medical students,
birthing balls and birth manikins. Artistic license in order to planning the activities were
encouraged. Significant emphasis was placed on the importance of relationship building
with women in labor, and the concept of being ‘with women’ was core to all elements of
teaching. Midwifery students undertook acting roles such as the laboring women, partner or
midwife role and acted out mini scenarios such as contacting for advice about early labour,
positions for labour or positions for birth. Medical students were encouraged to participate
in the role play, and the interactive workshop culminated with hand- on simulation of
childbirth. Evaluation of the workshops has been extremely positive. A total of 30 midwifery
students participated in the interactive workshop al l of whom completed the evaluation
questionnaire (100% response rate). The midwifery students reported a perceived benefit
of teamwork in preparing for the workshop and also a perceived increased level of
confidence. Both the schools have recognized the benefits of this form of inter-professional
education and have subsequently made a commitment to embed it within their respective
curricula.

Andrson Gail, Hughes Clare, Patterson Dorothy, Costa Janitha. Enhancing inter- professional
education through low- fidelity simulation. British journal of Midwifery 2017; 25(1)/: 52-58
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A qualitative study to explore the cultural considerations in postnatal dietary and infant
feeding practices among Chinese mothers in London.

Zuo yuezi (ZYZ) is the traditional Chinese practice of confinement for 1 month after
childbirth. During this time, there are customs that Chinese mothers may choose to follow,
which affect their dietary choices and how they feed their infants. The aim of this study was
to explore Chinese women’s cultural considerations around their diet and infant feeding
practices. Ten self indentified Chinese mothers who live in London were interviewed in a
qualitative study during June-September 2015 inclusion criteria were mothers of Chinese
ethnicity who lived in the London and had given birth in the previous 12 months women
were recruited via posters. All participants were aware of ZYZ and a majority practiced it to
varying extents, depending on practicality and availability of specific ingredients. Most of
the practice was through dietary approaches, to regulate the intakes of different foods and
drinks for recovery and breast milk production, to foster the balance of yin and yang based
on principles of traditional Chinese medicine. The participants partners and own mothers
were important influences in shaping their diets, which suggest ZYZ as a period to help
foster family bonds. All women breastfed their babies either exclusively or with the
supplementation of infant formula. For those who had introduced solids, the women
cooked a Chinese dish called ‘congee’ (rice porridge) for their babies. There was a consensus
on the limited awareness of ZYZ and cultural sensitivity by midwives and health visitors in
providing postpartum dietary advice, which can be contrary to their cultural beliefs. Training
and the creation of a trusted online resource available in English may help to promote
understanding of traditional health beliefs among health professionals, and support them to
build rapport with Chinese mothers in the UK.

Leung Georgine. Cultural considerations in postnatal dietary and infant feeding practices
among Chinese mothers in London. British journal of Midwifery 2017; 25(1)/: 18-24
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A pilot study to evaluate the prefrontal space (PFS) ratio of fetuses of African descent
without Down syndrome and compare it to the PFS ratio previously established in a
homogeneous Caucasian population.

A pilot study conducted by the authors to evaluate the prefrontal space (PFS) ration of
fetuses of African descent without Down syndrome and compare it to the PFS ratio
previously established in a homogeneous Caucasian population to determine the difference
in ratio in these two groups. If a true difference exists it could impact the utility of this ratio
as a screening tool for Down syndrome in radically diverse patient population. A consecutive
birth record from October to December 2012, from the author’s large urban hospital was
utilized to identify subjects who self identified as ‘black’. If the subjects carried multiple
gestations, fetus had a known genetic aberration were excluded from study. The PFS ratio
was calculated from stored 2D images of the African, Africa-American and non-Hispanic.
African-Caribbean fetuses in the 2nd & 3rd trimester. An unpaired T test was used to compare
the PFS ration in the causian group previously established in Yazdi et al. Data included
maternal gestational age and ethnicity was also collected. Authors found a significant
difference in their population compared with a Caucasians population. In the pre existing
studies paternal race was not included. In this study the PFS ratio may have a normal
variation influenced by the variation in facial morphology. This suggests that knowing a
patient’s racial group could be quite important in determining the utility of PFS ratio.

Suskin B, Roe M.A, Bajaj k. Utility of prefrontal space ratio to screen for trisomy21 in racially
diverse population. Journal of fetal medicine 2014; 1(1)/:25-27
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