Prima Jenevive Jyothi D'Souza

Manipal Academy of Higher Education | MAHE · Manipal College of Nursing (MCON)

Problem considered Nurses are the heart and soul of any healthcare institution. A skilled, qualified nurse with the readiness to care for patients in critical care setting is the dire need for today's world. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among novice nurses working in the selected tertiary care hospitals to assess the...

Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic impacted across the globe disrupting all sectors including the higher education universities. Nursing institutions faced various challenges due to the pandemic restrictions, of which the abrupt shift of implementing the curriculum to online mode posed a major challenge to both the teachers and the students. To asse...

Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic impacted across the globe disrupting all sectors including the higher education universities. Nursing institutions faced various challenges due to the pandemic restrictions, of which the abrupt shift of implementing the curriculum to online mode posed a major challenge to both the teachers and the students. To asse...

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-care education programme on clinical outcomes, self-care behaviour and knowledge on heart failure (HF) among peoples with HF. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: The participants (N = 160) will be randomly assigned (1:1) to the intervention and the control arms using block randomization. T...

The health status and health services utilization pattern may vary among men and women. Women in developing countries underutilize healthcare services due to various barriers. This study aims at identifying the pattern of healthcare service utilization among women and the barriers to healthcare service utilization. A cross-sectional descriptive sur...

Purpose This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural response of comatose patients in a tertiary care hospital of Udupi district, Karnataka, India. Methods A randomised control trial was undertaken with 20 comatose patients, 10 in each group. The partic...

Background Surgical site infections (SSI) compose of 20% of all healthcare-associated infections. Materials and methods Cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the surgical site dressing practices. Event sampling was adopted, and 88 dressing procedures were observed. The perceived barriers in following infection control measures were assess...

Background: Learning is a dynamic process and changes from person to person. Present day learners, in healthcare sector need to be competent to gain the quick access to the knowledge and skills in the technologically advancing world. Method: The purpose of this systematic review was to find the learning styles adapted by nursing students and its re...

Professional development activities are the means to update the healthcare providers with new knowledge and help them to provide quality care and better patient outcomes. A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among staff nurses to explore the factors influencing their participation in professional development activities (PDA). The objec...

Objectives: To assess the knowledge, self-reported practices on prevention of Iron deficiency anemia and to find the relationship between knowledge and practice. Materials and methods: Questionnaire on demographic proforma, knowledge and self reported practice on prevention of Iron deficiency anaemia were used to collect the data. A descriptive sur...

Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Indian adolescents. The school personnel play an important role in the prevention of adolescent suicides. Aims and objectives: The study aimed at assessing the knowledge on prevention of adolescent suicide as measured by a knowledge questionnaire and determine the effectiveness of an in...

Hydatid disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus parasite. It affects most commonly the liver, followed by the lungs. Symptoms are not specific and can be produced by the mass effect or cyst complications. Early identification and treatment of the condition prevents mortality. We report a case of pulmonary hydatid cyst, where the patient presen...

Objectives: To test the awareness and knowledge regarding epilepsy among II year medical students.Materials and methods: A questionnaire designed to test the knowledge levels of students regarding epilepsy was chosen and administered to students for collecting their responses. The questionnaire was distributed to II year MBBS students, who voluntee...

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in ventilated patient. Prevention of VAP in critically ill patient is significant concern for health care team in intensive care units (ICUs). Knowledge on prevention of VAP would have a significant impact on patient outcome. Aims and Obj...

Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) remains a considerable challenge to both patient and health care provider as the disease can have profound effect on Quality of life (QOL). Aims and Objectives: To assess the QOL and performance status of HNC patients, to find relation between domains of QOL and to find association between QOL and demographic...