Sameena Kausar

• Consultant at Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust

background: Worldwide, women who opt for normal delivery, especially primi-para, must bear intense labor pain. Labor pain is considered as a normal mechanism. Still, its management is imperative to reduce the rate of increased elective cesarean section and other labor-related complications. the uterus and cervix are the primary sources of strong pa...

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of uncertainty, to evaluate postoperative selected health outcomes, and to determine the relationship between the level of uncertainty and postoperative selected health outcomes among patients undergoing CABG Surgery. Methodology: A descriptive correlational study of 208 cardiac patients...

The objective of the study was to explore the faculty’s views regarding nursing education transformation from diploma to degree programme. Phenomenological descriptive qualitative approach was adopted to explore the experiences of 10 nursing faculty members who were teaching for more than two years in two public sector nursing colleges (inclusion c...

p>Abstract Background and objective: Severely ill patients are at a higher risk of carrying nosocomial infections especially when admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs). Therefore, it is the professional obligation of all health workers to adhere to the scientifically accepted criteria for infection control in clinical settings. This study wa...

BACKGROUND: Nurses in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) routinely provide care to patients and their families nearing the end of their lives. ICU nurses encounter numerous barriers while caring for ICU patients. STUDY AIMS: This study aims to assess the barriers faced by the nurses working in intensive care units while performing their duties. METHOD...

Background: Nurses are considered a key member of health care delivery system who are providing essential care to their clients. Aim: To assess knowledge and attitude of charge nurses, working in tertiary care hospitals of Lahore. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Methodology: A sample size of 272 staff nurses working in four tertiar...

Introduction: In the recent past, the procedure of hemodialysis has frequently been opted for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) around the globe. In such patients, the concern of sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent, which causes psychological as well as social deterioration in these patients. Wretchedly, this issue has been ignored i...

The prevalence of HCV is a major problem of concern, and the elimination of HCV as a public health problem by 2030 has recently been set as a global target by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the global ranking, Pakistan is second to Egypt in possessing the highest number of Hepatitis C infections with wide-ranging financial, social, and psy...

Aim: To assess the prevalence of stress and depression among primary caregivers and determine its association with the behavior severity of children with Autism. Study design: Cross-sectional, analytical study using non-probability purposive sampling Place & duration: The study was conducted at the department of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatric...

Objectives: To explore the psychological challenges faced by Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses during COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the coping strategies which were used by ICU nurses to combat psychological and emotional stress during the health crisis. Study Design: Qualitative phenomenological approach was used to explore the insights of ICU...

p> Background and Objective: All human beings are vulnerable when deprived of their liberty, but the experience of imprisonment has a significant impact on the social, economic, spiritual, intellectual, psychological, and physical health and well-being of different categories of prisoners, particularly children, women, and older people. This study...

p> Background and Objective : The elderly face various health challenges in later life as their immune defenses deteriorate leaving them quite vulnerable and frail. The situation becomes all the more desperate when the basic health support system is compromised or simply unavailable. This study has been conducted to assess the perceived health stat...

Aim: To assess problems of nurses related to higher education, evidence-based practice and patient care delivery. Study design: Cross-Sectional survey. Place and duration of study: Department of Nursing. UHS Lahore from 1st June 2019 to 31st December 2019. Methodology: Two hundred and thirteen nurses working in selected hospitals were enrolled. A s...

Absenteeism is an act of being excessively away from educational institute which is a major indiscipline problem among students globally. Descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Data was collected by using by self-administered questionnaire from nursing students of 13 nursing colleges offering 4-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)...

Objective: To explore the factors contributing to late diagnosis of breast cancer in female population of Punjab, Pakistan. Methodology: Descriptive qualitative study with phenomenological approach was used. The study was carried out in University of Health Sciences, Lahore in collaboration with breast cancer clinics/departments of the Jinnah Hosp...

Introduction Biomedical waste management (BWM) plays a crucial role in maintaining human and environmental health. Unfortunately, health-care workers (HCWs) lack the essential awareness concerning BWM and there is a dire need to adopt different strategies to improve their practices. This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of training sessi...

Background & Objective: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection acquired by patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). However, there is scarce clinical data, particularly from Pakistani ICUs, regarding existing practices to prevent it. Prevention and control of VAP is said to be dependent on the nurses’ knowled...

p>Since the COVID-19 outbreak has emerged, every nation and every government are trying its best to combat the disease and develop strategies for better prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of this lethal virus. Though the mortality rate is far less than any other pandemic the world has experienced, still patients with co-morbid conditio...

p>In inference, this hazardous Corona virus has a wide-spread terror over the world. This drastic pandemic originates from china and prevailed darkly all over the world. It has damaged all spheres of life in developing and developed countries as well. In Pakistan, It severely has harmed all areas of a country but specifically it demolished the stat...

Objective: To assess nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards palliative care (PC). Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive design based on survey method was used to collect data from charge nurses serving in the oncology wards of four Tertiary Care Hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. Results: We found that 50% of the participants had adequat...

Background: Malnutrition is one of the major public health concerns in developing countries. In Pakistan more than 38% of the children are under weight and stunted. Malnutrition in children has been found associated with nutritional knowledge of mothers. The current study has been conducted to assess the nutrition status of children from 6 months t...

Many regard childbearing as the most life-changing and perhaps the most desirable aspect of a women's life. Correspondingly, reduced fertility has a significant negative impact on a woman and her family. To this end, gynecologists work to preserve and restore fertility. Recently, however, in developed countries, more women are becoming pregnant lat...