ABSTRACT Men who had prostatectomy are confronted with several negative health issues, some of which include pain, fatigue, sexual and urinary dysfunctions among others. The purpose of the study was to explore the wellbeing of men post prostatectomy in the Ho municipality in the Volta region of Ghana. The Quality of Life Model Applied to Cancer by Betty Ferrell (1995) was the organizing framework for this study. A qualitative exploratory descriptive design was employed. A purposive sampling t...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore how nurses perceive continuity of patient care at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital, Winneba. The study looked at nursing documentation, communication and teamwork and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana. The study adopted a qualitative exploratory descriptive design and purposive sampling method was used to recruit participants. Data were collected by...
ABSTRACT Miscommunication among health care providers is the root cause of errors leading to injury and death of patients. Consequently, handing over communication has become a primary focus of international and national concern. Nurses handing over has been identified to be prone to errors. The use of structured communication tools such as SBAR has been found to improve communication among health care providers and promote a positive outcome on patient safety. The purpose of this study is to...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Kaduna State, Nigeria to explore the perspectives of nurses about the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPDP). The study used an exploratory descriptive qualitative design to explore and describe the perceptions of registered nurses and midwives in Kaduna State about mandatory continuing professional development programme. Since not much research has been done in Nigeria to elucidate the perspectives of nurses about the various di...
ABSTRACT Background: Diarrhoea is the passage of three or more stools in a day. Globally, diarrhoea is the second main cause of mortality after pneumonia and the second after malaria in Ghana among children under five years old. A significant number of diarrhoea cases are often related to poor hygiene practices and inadequate sanitation. The high mortality rate caused by diarrhoea in children under the age of five can be easily prevented if the episodes of diarrhoea are well managed. This wil...
ABSTRACT Men living with indwelling urethral catheters encounter lifestyle changes that affect their perception of quality of life. This study sought to explore the quality of life of men living with an indwelling urethral catheter, The Response Shift Model of Sprangers and Schwartz (1999) was the organizing framework for this study an explorative descriptive design was employed. A purposive sampling technique was used and data was gathered from 13 participants using a semi-structured interv...
ABSTRACT Maternal mortality remains a major Public Health challenge although various interventions have been devised by the international community to reduce it. Most of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa for which Ghana is no exception. The use of maternal health care services has been documented to reduce maternal deaths. However, utilisation of antenatal care has been declining. The study sought to examine the determinants of utilisation of maternal health care services among pregna...
ABSTRACT Clinical Supervision (CS) is considered as a form of professional support and learning activity that takes place between a supervisor and a supervisee. CS helps nurses to adapt to their new roles, improve their skills, knowledge and improve their decision making abilities. Although a large amount of theoretical literature exists in the areas of CS, little research has been conducted in the area of nurse supervisee’s perception about the concept. Some nurse supervisees complain abou...
ABSTRACT In most endemic areas of the world, pregnant women are the main adult risk group for malaria. They are four times more likely to suffer attacks of symptomatic malaria than other adults. Malaria in pregnancy increases the risk of severe maternal anaemia, low birth weight and death. Studies have shown that Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine prevents malaria in pregnancy and improves maternal haemoglobin and infant birth weight. The study investigated the use of Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine in th...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to explore the psychological, social, physical and spiritual wellbeing of stroke survivors. An exploratory, descriptive qualitative design was employed and the Quality of life Model by Betty Ferrell, 1999 was used to guide the study. Participants were purposively sampled and saturation was achieved at the 9th participant. Face-to-face interviews were conducted in-depth and data were analyzed using the thematic content analysis approach. Stroke affected the ph...
ABSTRACT Children are highly valued in the African culture. As a result, women with infertility experience devastating suffering. Women are often left alone to go through the burden and complex decision making process of health seeking because it is seen as a woman’s problem. The main aim of the study is to explore the health seeking behaviour of women with infertility in Sokoto State Nigeria. Explorative descriptive design which is a qualitative approach was employed. Ethical clearance ...
ABSTRACT Mentorship is a critical process that supports mentee learning and skills acquisition during clinical practicum. It has been adopted by many high-income countries to assist students in clinical placements. The number of experienced midwives continue to diminish while the midwifery student who is the future frontline health worker is left to stand alone. Benefits of mentorship which include knowledge and skills acquisition and career satisfaction, prepare the student for the delivery...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess pre-hospital management of diarrhoea and factors affecting it among caregivers with children under five at the PML Children Hospital in the Greater Accra Region. Diarrhoea remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under five at PML Children Hospital despite the undeniable success of interventions such as ORT, appropriate drug therapy, optimal breastfeeding practices over the years. Proper home management can reduce morbid...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to establish patients/family and healthcare practitioners’ perception on palliative care as alternative to dialysis in the treatment of End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) in Kumasi Metropolis. A descriptive qualitative with phenomenological overtone research design was used for this study. A purposive sampling technique was used to obtain 17 participants (8 health care practitioners, 6 patients and 3 family members) out of 30 healthcare practitioners and...
ABSTRACT Turnover intention is the conceived idea by nurses to leave one hospital for another or to quit the nursing profession for another job. The shortage of nurses in healthcare organizations is a global concern. Retention of nurses can be ensured with effective leadership and managerial practices resulting in quality health care delivery. This study investigated the leadership styles of Nurse Managers and its influence on the turnover intention of nurses in Hospitals in the Brong Ahafo R...