Pub Date : 2024-05-17DOI: 10.11648/j.ajns.20241303.11
Emily Kanyane, N. Maseko
Background: Children with severe to profound intellectual disabilities (SPID) may have complex and numerous disabilities, such as intellectual limits and severe deficits in bodily functions. This disorder is typified by issues with speech, language, mobility, agility, and emotional issues providing quality education in appropriate special care centres for children who present with such complex conditions is challenging. Objective: This study explored and described the experiences of caregivers in communicating with children with severe to profound intellectual disabilities in selected special care centres in Gauteng Province. Method: This study followed a qualitative approach and data collection was gathered through in-depth semi-structured interviews, observations in the classroom corroborated children and caregiver`s communication behavior, and document analysis. Eight caregivers were purposively selected to participate in the study. The theory underpinning this study are Ubuntu and Attachment theories. The theories provided the study's foundation and emphasized caring as the central component and influence communication. Result: The thematic analysis revealed the key areas of support needs. The following themes emerged and are as follows: Communication strategies used for children with SPID and, experiences of caregivers in supporting children with SPID. Through these themes the research questions were answered. Conclusion: The study revealed that caregivers' inadequate communication abilities prevent them from responding to the needs of children with SPID. To meet the communication needs of children with SPID, communication requires, relevant communication devices or resources, collaboration with other stakeholders and a qualified trained caregiver.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.11648/j.ajns.20241302.11
Zainab Almaqbali, Khalid Alnassri
Background: Insufficient experience and practical knowledge makes challenges in addressing health-care practice-related issues. Being a professional nurse after completing your nursing studies is a challenging time. Most frequently, the quantity of patients with severe illnesses and co-morbidities, the lack of mentorship, performance anxiety, communication issues, and the blame/complaint culture are blamed for the difficulties faced by inexperienced nurses. The study aimed to identify the challenges and the associated factors which limit the knowledge acquisition of new nurse graduates in Oman. Methodology: Using a cross-sectional study design, 104 people were selected as a sample from Ibri Hospital. We have adopted convenience and snowball sampling methods to reach out to the participants. The data was collected between June, 2022, to September, 2022. Data from nurses was gathered by a primary survey approach utilizing a closed-ended questionnaire. The statistical analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS (Statistical Tool for Social Sciences) version 20.0. Results: Nursing professionals face a number of obstacles, including role expectations, lack of confidence, workload, fear, and orientation concerns. In addition, variables including the physical environment, responsibility, support, and professional development contribute to their dissatisfaction. It is rare for newly graduated nurses to be assigned to cases where they lack the confidence to handle clinical cases. The study also found positive relationship between preceptor support and leadership/communication, organizing and prioritizing, professional satisfaction, and work satisfaction. Conclusion: The study came to the conclusion that the main problem facing nurses in the healthcare setting is transition. During their transitional time, newly graduated nurses face a variety of obstacles related to job expectations, confidence, workload, orientation, and concerns. To overcome these obstacles, nursing administrators and preceptors must come up with and apply important solutions. As a result, the current study suggests that transitional support initiatives are helpful in assisting recently graduated nurses. Also, hospital orientation programs are necessary to adapt to the changing demands of new nurses in a constantly evolving healthcare setting.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.11648/ajns.20241301.13
Benjamin Mugambi, Lumadede Japheth, Charles Mwirigi
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Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.11648/ajns.20241301.13
Benjamin Mugambi, Lumadede Japheth, Charles Mwirigi
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Pub Date : 2023-08-15DOI: 10.11648/j.ajns.20231204.12
Lingling Lin, Zhongqiu Lu, Liyang Hu
: Objective: To develop a prediction model for the risk of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 236 inpatients with decompensated cirrhosis who were admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of a tertiary grade A comprehensive hospital in
{"title":"Construction of Risk Prediction Model for Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis","authors":"Lingling Lin, Zhongqiu Lu, Liyang Hu","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20231204.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20231204.12","url":null,"abstract":": Objective: To develop a prediction model for the risk of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 236 inpatients with decompensated cirrhosis who were admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of a tertiary grade A comprehensive hospital in","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128499058","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}
Pub Date : 2023-08-04DOI: 10.11648/j.ajns.20231204.11
Nada Hamad Almutairi, Rana Abdullah Alsubhi, Lama Hikmat Ghurab, Shahad Atyan Almalki, Dhuha Youssef Wazqar
: Background : Palliative care can improve terminally ill patients’ quality of life. Despite the rising interest in palliative care for patients with cancer, the palliative care skills, and levels of confidence of oncology nurses who care for those patients have rarely been studied in developing countries, such as Saudi Arabia. Aim: To assess the confidence and educational needs of palliative care in oncology nurses who are caring for patients with advanced cancer in a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Method: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out on 108 oncology nurses who were working in oncology, medical
{"title":"Confidence and Educational Needs of Palliative Care in Oncology Nurses Caring for Patients with Advanced Cancer in a Teaching Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Nada Hamad Almutairi, Rana Abdullah Alsubhi, Lama Hikmat Ghurab, Shahad Atyan Almalki, Dhuha Youssef Wazqar","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20231204.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20231204.11","url":null,"abstract":": Background : Palliative care can improve terminally ill patients’ quality of life. Despite the rising interest in palliative care for patients with cancer, the palliative care skills, and levels of confidence of oncology nurses who care for those patients have rarely been studied in developing countries, such as Saudi Arabia. Aim: To assess the confidence and educational needs of palliative care in oncology nurses who are caring for patients with advanced cancer in a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Method: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out on 108 oncology nurses who were working in oncology, medical","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127093850","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}
Pub Date : 2023-06-09DOI: 10.11648/j.ajns.20231203.11
Satsuki Shiratori, Fumiko Oishi, Yuka Hayama
{"title":"Status and Issues of Occupational Exposure Protection for Nurses Involved in Radiation Therapy - a Nationwide Survey in Japan","authors":"Satsuki Shiratori, Fumiko Oishi, Yuka Hayama","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20231203.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20231203.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139370514","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}
Pub Date : 2023-05-10DOI: 10.11648/j.ajns.20231202.14
Ying Wu, Guohua Huang, Jinai He, Yutong Li
{"title":"Heparinized Saline Flushed Catheter May Reduce Risk of Thrombosis in Cancer Patients Received Chemotherapy with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter","authors":"Ying Wu, Guohua Huang, Jinai He, Yutong Li","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20231202.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20231202.14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121657969","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}
Pub Date : 2023-05-10DOI: 10.11648/j.ajns.20231202.15
Mingzhu Yang, Xuefen Zhou, Qiao Ye, Linli Zhou, Xiaobin Liu, Yue Liu, Zhenjiao Su
: [Objective] A randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate a systematic intervention to improve medication safety among elderly people in the community. [Methods] 150 community elderly patients with chronic diseases were randomly selected and divided into intervention group and control group. In addition to conventional medication safety guidance methods, multidisciplinary team cooperation mode was added to the intervention group. After 2 months of intervention, the knowledge, belief and practice of elderly patients with chronic diseases in the two groups were compared and analyzed. [Results]After intervention, inter-group and intra-group comparison of the intervention results showed that the total scores of knowledge, attitude and behavior KAP of the elderly with chronic diseases in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (p < 0.05)
{"title":"Application of Multidisciplinary Teamwork in Medication Safety Guidance for Elderly Population with Chronic Diseases in Community","authors":"Mingzhu Yang, Xuefen Zhou, Qiao Ye, Linli Zhou, Xiaobin Liu, Yue Liu, Zhenjiao Su","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20231202.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20231202.15","url":null,"abstract":": [Objective] A randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate a systematic intervention to improve medication safety among elderly people in the community. [Methods] 150 community elderly patients with chronic diseases were randomly selected and divided into intervention group and control group. In addition to conventional medication safety guidance methods, multidisciplinary team cooperation mode was added to the intervention group. After 2 months of intervention, the knowledge, belief and practice of elderly patients with chronic diseases in the two groups were compared and analyzed. [Results]After intervention, inter-group and intra-group comparison of the intervention results showed that the total scores of knowledge, attitude and behavior KAP of the elderly with chronic diseases in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (p < 0.05)","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114177302","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}
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