ABSTRACT Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has become an important area of research over the years, due to the increasing number of people suffering from the disease. In Ghana for instance, the increasing prevalence rate had led to increase in healthcare budget with high economic burden on diabetes patients, families, healthcare system and the nation. There is a great need for self- care management which is relatively cheaper and very important in the treatment of diabetes. The aim of this research is t...
ABSTRACT Evidence indicates that promoting birth preparedness and pregnancy complications readiness have important roles in combating maternal mortality. The purpose of the study was to assess birth preparedness and determinants influencing facility-based deliveries among expectant mothers in the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. The systematic random sampling technique was then used to select pregnant women for the study using structured questionnaires. Data quality was ensured via crossche...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the knowledge and attitudes of diabetes clients on self-management practices in public hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The research was a cross-sectional survey. It adopted stratified sampling technique to select 201 respondents. A questionnaire was used in the study for data collection with a reliability coefficient of 0.8.The data was analysed using the SPSS version 21. The findings of the study revealed that diabetic patients are highly ...
ABSTRACT Physical assessment is fundamental to the nursing process which forms an integral part of nursing practice and a standard of professional practice. This research aimed at determining level of knowledge and practice of physical assessment skills among nurses at the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital. A descriptive cross- sectional survey was employed. A sample size of 262 nurses/midwives was used for the study. The study employed census as the sampling method. A self-administer...
ABSTRACT Customer satisfaction is key in keeping any organisation in business. The satisfaction of patients who are the main customers of health care is very important to keep health care institutions relevant and in business. This study sought to determine patient satisfaction with quality of healthcare provided by three health facilities in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Data were collected using structured questionnaire on predisposing, need, enabling factors and quality of care from 385 ran...
ABSTRACT Teachers in early childhood education centres are the epitome of care concerning infection prevention for young children in educational programmes. A comparative descriptive quantitative survey was used to assess the knowledge level, practice and resources availability for infection prevention in early childhood education centres in the Suhum Municipality. One hundred and sixty (160) teachers from 52 randomly selected early childhood centres; cretches, nurseries, day cares and kind...
ABSTRACT The nursing process is a scientific method to guide procedures and also ensure quality of nursing care. However, little is known about issues regarding the nursing process. This formed the basis for this exploratory research on the application of the nursing process in pediatric care and the factors associated with its implementation at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) and Princess Marie Louis (PML) Hospital in Accra. The study, a cross-sectional one, employed both quantitative and...
ABSTRACT Emergency care is care that must be rendered without delay. Though today’s nurses in emergency departments (ED) are faced with many challenges, little time is spent in teaching or learning the content of emergency nursing care during the basic, master’s or doctoral level nursing education program. The purpose of this research was to explore the lived experiences of nurses working in EDs in selected hospitals in the Volta Region of Ghana. The study is a qualitative research in whi...
ABSTRACT Clinical learning is a vital component in the curricula of nursing education, providing an opportunity to student nurses to combine cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills. Evaluation is a basic part of clinical education. There are a number of problems and challenges associated with evaluation of clinical training of student nurses. Some of these concerns are subjectivity and variability in the use of effective clinical evaluation tools to evaluate the psychomotor, affective a...
ABSTRACT An improved quality of life is the utmost expectation of patients after any surgical intervention. However, people with ostomies have reported varying degrees of experiences with impacts on their activities of daily living. Ostomy surgeries are common in Ghana but little is known regarding the lived experiences of people with ostomy. This study gave insight into the lived experiences of people with ostomies in their homes in the Accra Metropolis. This study employed a phenomenologica...
ABSTRACT Control of blood pressure is one of the major public health challenges. Uncontrolled blood pressure is linked to cardiovascular diseases. Adhering to lifestyle modification strategies would ensure adequate blood control and therefore reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to measure knowledge, attitude and practices amongst clients with hypertensive. The study also sought to determine barriers influencing the adherence to lifestyle modificatio...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the nursing care experiences of in-patient older adults in the Cape Coast Metropolis of the Central Region of Ghana. The study employed a qualitative research approach with a descriptive design and recruited sixteen older adults of ages 60 years and above. The findings of this study showed five major themes, namely: physical, physiological, psychological, social nursing care experiences; as well as the perception of older adults about their nu...
ABSTRACT Though contraceptive knowledge has become widespread among Female Adolescents in Ghana, its use has persistently remained low for which the Central Region is no exception. Several studies have shown no evidence of empirical study conducted on Adolescents knowledge, Access and Usage of contraceptives among female adolescents in the Cape Coast Metropolis. To fill this literature gap, this study assessed the Adolescents knowledge level of contraceptive usage, the availability and acces...
ABSTRACT Drug administration is a core responsibility of nurses. Medication error occurring during the drug administration process can be attributed to varied effects on patients’ safety, ranging from the errors going undetected to prolonged hospital stays, discomfort and death. It is relevant to identify the extent of drug administration error in the district hospitals in the Central region of Ghana. A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses nursing patients admitte...
ABSTRACT Breast cancer has been identified as a leading malignancy and one of the most common causes of hospital admission among women. According to hospital records at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital most women visiting the breast clinic delay their presentation of breast cancer symptoms. This study therefore examined the health seeking behaviour and late presentation among patients with breast cancer visiting the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. A descriptive quantitative study was employed. ...