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<![CDATA[Effectiveness of Instructive Bookleton Knowledge About Organ Donation among GNM Nurses Working at Selected PHCs of Pune ]]>
<![CDATA[Mangesh Jabade1 , Sheela Upendra2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12194
<![CDATA[Background: At the point when an individual permits their very own organ to be evacuated and relocatedto someone else, legitimately, either by assent while the benefactor is alive or dead intends to organ gift.To comprehend Organ Donation, it is first basic to comprehend organ Transplantation. An exchange is aclinical technique where one individual’s broken organ or tissue is supplanted by that of a solid individual;in this way re-establish its capacity. The organ gift and transplantation framework endeavour to respect theendowment of gave organs by completely utilizing those organs to spare or improve the greatness of thelives of relocate beneficiaries.Objectives: 1. Toassess the knowledge about organ donation among GNM nurses working at selectedPHCs of Pune, 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of instructive booklet on knowledge about organ donation,amongstGNM nurses working at certain PHCs of Pune.Methodology: Study is quantitative-one group pre-test post-test design. Collected information by selfstructured questionnaire by purposive sampling method. The questionnaire had two sections, to gatherinformation regarding demographic variables, knowledge on organ donation.Result: Assessed the knowledge regarding organ donation and result were found as: 56.4% of the GNMnurses had poor knowledge and 43.6% of them had average knowledge. In posttest, 14.5% of the GNM nurseshad poor knowledge, 25.5% of them middlinginformation and 60% of them had superiorunderstandingonthe subject of organ endowment.Conclusion: Study revealed that instructive booklet is effective to increase the knowledge on organ donationamong GNM nurses.]]>
<![CDATA[Knowledge Regarding IMNCI among Health Workers ]]>
<![CDATA[Mangesh Jabade1 , Jasneet Kaur2 ; Ranjana Chavan2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12195
<![CDATA[Background: Successful approaches and projects are critical to the venture of solid propensities and thealleviation of hazard factors for ailment. The Integrated Management of Child Illness (IMCI) systemwas presented in the principle focal point of the system was on improving clinical consideration given atwellbeing offices to outpatient debilitated kids. IMCI expects to decrease demise, sickness and inability.IMCI incorporates both preventive and remedial components that are actualized by families and networksjust as by wellbeing offices.Objectives: 1. To assess the knowledge of health workers regarding IMNCI, 2. To evaluate the effectivenessof Structured teaching programme on IMNCI, 3. To discover a relationship between pre-test informationscores and chose segment factors.Methodology: Evaluative research approach used for this study. Pre- experimental (One group Pretest –posttest) design carried out for the Study. Collected information by self-structured questionnaire by purposivesampling method.Result: Assessed the knowledge regarding IMNCI among health workers and result were found as: pre-testmajority of the health workers 60% common knowledge, 26% poor knowledge and 14% good knowledge.Whereas, in post-test 68% of usual knowledge, 24% had good information & 8% poor knowledge on thesubject of IMNCI among health workers.Conclusion: Study revealed that effectiveness of structured teaching programme is effective to increase theknowledge on IMNCI among health workers.]]>
<![CDATA[A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Education on Prevention of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Adolescent Girls in a Selected School at Pune City ]]>
<![CDATA[Mangesh Vilinikaran Jabade1 , Ranjana Chavan2 , Dipali Dumbre1 , Jennifer Anthony1]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12196
<![CDATA[Objective: “A study to assess the effectiveness of structured education on prevention of human papillomavirusinfection among adolescent girls in a selected school at Pune city”Methods: A non-experimental descriptive design and quantitative approach was carried on 64 adolescentgirls in a selected school at Pune cityResults: In this study, it revealed that with regard to the pre-test knowledge assessment the mean percentagescores was 61.75 with mean and 24.6 ±2.94. Area wise mean percentage of knowledge scores was 70.27%in the area of “General concept regarding reproductive organs” With the mean of 7.73 ± 0.61. In the areaof “knowledge regarding cervical cancer” the mean percentage was 54.75 with mean 8.76 ± 2.67 and in thearea of “knowledge regarding HPV prevention” the mean percentage was 63.15 with mean 8.21 ±2.57. Theanalysis of the study revealed a highly significant difference in the post test knowledge scores and the meangain 93.65%.Conclusion: Considering above findings the study showed that structured education was effective inimproving knowledge of adolescent girls on prevention of human papillomavirus infection.]]>
<![CDATA[To Evaluate the Knowledge and Practice Regarding Home Care Management among Patient on Hemodialysis with Information Education Communication (IEC) Module in Selected Hospitals of Pune City ]]>
<![CDATA[Elangbam Anibala Devi1 , Manisha Mistry2 , Mangesh Jabade3]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12197
<![CDATA[Background: Hemodialysis is the medical procedure to remove extra fluid and harmful waste productsfrom blood and to correct electrolyte imbalance of patient whose kidney can no longer do it. It is done usinga hemodialysis machine and dialyzer also called as “artificial kidney. Haemodialysis is one of three renalreplacement therapies. The important role play by the kidneys in the body are in the regulation of bodyelectrolytes; controlling the acid base balance. The primary function of excretory system is to maintainbody’s state of homeostasis by carefully regulating the fluid and electrolytes, removing wastes. Irregularityin the functioning of kidneys and lower urinary tract is common and may occur at any age with varyingdegrees of severity. Dialysis is needed if kidneys no longer remove enough wastes and fluid from your bloodto keep healthy.Purpose and Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate effectiveness of information educationcommunication module on knowledge and practice regarding home care management among patient onhemodialysis. 1. To assesses the level of knowledge and practice of hemodialysis patient regarding homecare management. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of information education communication (IEC) moduleregarding home care management of hemodialysis patient. 3. To associate the knowledge and practice ofpatient on hemodialysis regarding home care management with the selected demographic variables.Methodology: A quasi-experimental non-randomized pre-post-test control group design was used involving40 patients of haemodialysis with AV fistula. After obtaining informed and written consent from the patient,samples were selected using Non-Probability Purposive sampling technique and allocated into two groups of20 patients each in experimental and control group. Self-Structured questioner was used for data collection.The data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The statistics used were frequency,mean, percentage, standard deviation and Fishers exact statistic.Results: The descriptive analysis was done to evaluate effectiveness of information education communicationon knowledge and practice regarding home care management among patient on hemodialysis which showsthat information education communication module is effective for enhancement of knowledge and practiceregarding home care management in experimental group than in control group. In experimental group, themean knowledge score was from 8.35(pre-test) to 13.15(post-test) with SD from 1.42(pre-test) to 0.99(posttest) and The mean practice score was from 12.15(pre-test) to 13.8(post-test) with SD from 1.04(pre-test)to 0.52(post-test).The demographic variable for knowledge and practice regarding home care managementamong patient on hemodialysis are not significantly associated.Conclusion: This concluded from the result of the study that information education communication (IEC)module is having significant effect on knowledge and practice regarding home care management. Thedemographic variable for knowledge and practice regarding home care management among patient onhemodialysis are not significantly associated.]]>
<![CDATA[A Descriptive Study to Assess the Preferred Leadership Styles among Nursing Inchrages ]]>
<![CDATA[Poonam Yadav1, Merlin Suji1 , Seeta Devi2 , Manisha Mistry2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12198
<![CDATA[Background: Many hospital are confronted by the challenges faced in the workplace, demands andexpectations of the consumers, issues related to quality and safety of health care due to lack of effectiveleadership technique .According to the survey, The nursing in charges around the world practice differentleadership style which and the leadership style of each nursing in charge differ from each other or it maybe same . Hence This study enables to understand the preference to various leadership styles by nursing incharges with their subordinates . Objectives:1.To assess the Leadership Style among Nursing in chargeswith their subordinates of selected hospitals of Pune city.2.To find out association of selected demographicvariables to the leadership styles. Methodology: A Non-Experimental Descriptive Research Approach Thestudy was conducted among various nursing in charges working in various hospitals of Pune City. Theselection of sample was based on easy geographical accessibility, cooperation and availability of samples.The sample size for study was 60,selected by using Non Probability Convenience Sampling Technique fromvarious hospitals of Pune City who met the inclusion criteria. Results: Majority of them 55% have preferredto have transformational leadership styles , 15 % of them have preferred to have transactional leadershipstyles , and only few preferred to have autocratic and democratic learning styles 10% and 1 % respectively.and when we compare the selection of two leadership styles at a time we found that (7%) of them preferredto have autocratic and transactional leadership style together as a leadership styles ,and 7% of them hadpreferred to have transformational and transactional leadership style together as a leadership style. To findout the association of demographic data with leadership style data was analyzed and found that there is nosignificant association between any of the demographic data with leadership style as the P value is morethan 0.05.Conclusion: The findings indicated that questionnaire was an effective strategy in bringing thepreferred leadership styles. The structured questionnaire was acceptable and useful method of assessing thepreferred leadership styles and can be used in future to identify preferred leadership styles used by Nursingin charges and Also leadership style has no association with the demographic profile.]]>
<![CDATA[Nurses Opinions about the Transformational Leadership in Hospitals of Pune City ]]>
<![CDATA[Merlin Suji1 , Poonam Yadav1 , Seeta Devi2, Manisha Mistry2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12199
<![CDATA[Transformational leadership in nursing is different from other industries. Nurses working pattern is differentwith different shift and many times they go through a lot of emotional changes with the patient care. Effectivenursing leadership also engenders staff retention, job satisfaction, commitment, work unit climate and clientsatisfaction with the nursing care services provided to them .Transformational leadership globally plays avital role in the health care system especially for patient care by nurses, because the performance of thestaff nurses is directly linked to the leadership styles. Hence this study is aimed to assess the of nurses ontransformational leadership styleMethodology: ANon-Experimental Descriptive Research approach used. The study was conducted amongvarious Hospitals of Pune City. The selection of the sample was based on easy geographical accessibility,cooperation and availability of samples .The sample size for the study was 95,selected by using nonprobability convenience sampling technique from various Hospitals of Pune City who met the inclusioncriteria. A structured modified questionnaire was developed based on the research problem, to get theinformation from the samples.Result: The result of current study says 54.74%staff nurses given the opinion that their nurse supervisors arehaving average transformational leadership. 38.95% of staff nurses perception was their nurse supervisorsare having good transformational leadership and 6. 32 % of staff nurses perception was their nurse managersare having poor transformational leadership qualities.The average score of staff nurses regarding theirsupervisor’s transformational leadership is 3.1 to 4.2. Out of the four domains Individualism got higherpoints (79.72%) than other and improvements of subordinates got the lowest ( 64.65%).Conclusion: The nursing leader transformational qualities in four main domain is analysed in this study.The overall competencies in nurse leaders analysed were knowledge, innovativeness, self-confidence, goodcommunication skill, adaptability, teamwork, organisational skill etc. The result says that nurse managersare having average transformational leadership qualities.]]>
<![CDATA[Recalling the Definitions with a Mind Mapping and SelfLearning Technique: A Comparative Study in Undergraduate Students ]]>
<![CDATA[Merlin Suji1 , Sharadha Ramesh2 , Seeta Devi3 , Diana Prasad1 , Leeja Rajan1]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12200
<![CDATA[Around 13.34% weightage is given to the definitions of university exams in nursing.1Nursing educatorsneed to help the students in memorizing terms, so that students can write the correct concept in the exameffectively.Aim: To assess the comparison of mind mapping and self-learning techniques in recalling thedefinition. Design : A comparative approach was used to understand the difference between the knowledgeof self-learning group and mind mapping group . Total 5 definitions were used from the nursing foundationtextbook .To obtain baseline data, subjects completed a short test and it is randomly allocated to two groups:‘self -learning’ and ‘mind map’. After a one hour of study period short test was taken. Recalling wasmeasured after a week later. Setting: Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International University,India. Subjects : 48 First year Bachelor Nursing Students. Results: Mean score in Mind mapping groupwere 5.87 and 5 in session one and two . For self-learning group, the mean effect was 6.21and 4.67 in the firstand second sessions. Hence Mind mapping technique proven to be more effective than Self learning methodin recalling the definition. Two sample t-test for comparison of effect of Mind mapping vs self-learningmethod.t-values for this comparison were –0.76 and 0.62 . Corresponding p-values were 0.45 and 0.54 andthe p-value < 0.05 , so the null hypothesis is rejected. Conclusion: mind maps were proved affectivity as away of recalling the definitions in the second session. Students need to be encouraged to adopt this approachmore than the other conventional learning techniques.]]>
<![CDATA[Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Hazards of Water Pollution ]]>
<![CDATA[Monica Nadar1 , Amol Sirsat1 , Miracle Joseph1 , Sharik Khan1 , Keren Sofia1, Prajyot Patel1 , Leeja]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12201
<![CDATA[Water pollution occurs when unwanted material enter into water bodies (eg: lakes, rivers, sea, ponds, oceans)and contaminate the standard or quality of water. Humans and every one living species within the worldare facing worst hazards of contaminated water. Raising awareness and knowledge regarding this issue isof great importance. At this point, environmental education on hazards of water pollution plays a key role.This study aims to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding hazardsof water pollution among undergraduate nursing students of Symbiosis College of nursing, Pune city. Apre-experimental one group pre-test post-test research study was conducted to assess the effectiveness ofteaching. A structured questionnaire and checklist consists of total 30 question was the tool of the study toconduct the pre-test and post-test to the sample. From the results of pre-test it is evident that undergraduatestudents had average knowledge on hazards of water pollution and after the structured teaching programthe results of post-test it is evident that students gained excellent knowledge regarding hazards of waterpollution after teaching program. The main focus was to develop knowledge, skills and ways to shield thewater through structured teaching program and absolutely was achieved.]]>
<![CDATA[To Assess the Awareness, Beliefs and Practice Patterns Regarding Oxygen Therapy in Prehospital Management of Respiratory Emergencies amongst EMS Professionals in Pune, India ]]>
<![CDATA[Parag Rishipathak1 , Navnita Sengupta2 , Anand Hinduja3]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12202
<![CDATA[Background: Respiratory emergencies is one of the life threatening conditions that quickly develop intorespiratory failure landing into cardiac arrest hence EMS professional should posses updated knowledgeregarding oxygen therapy and same should reflect in their beliefs and practice patterns.Aim: To assess the Awareness, Beliefs and Practice patterns regarding Oxygen therapy in prehospitalmanagement of respiratory emergencies amongst EMS professionals in Pune, IndiaMethodology: The study was conducted among 100 EMS professionals at Symbiosis Center for healthSkills, Pune, India. A pretested and validated questionnaire developed by Aloushan et al3 was circulatedamong EMS professionals. The original 25 items questionnaire was utilized for the study, 9 items pertainingto awareness, 7 items pertaining to belief and 9 items pertaining to practice patterns. EMS professionalswere given 1 day time limit to submit the completed questionnaire. The data collected was tabulated andstatistically analyzed using SPSS version 23.0.Result: The mean awareness score of the participants in the study was found to be 4.67 and S.D is 1.63whereas the mean Practice pattern score of the participants in the study was found to be 3.44 and S.D is 1.44.Majority of respondents agreed that oxygen should be given under medical supervision and that humidifiedoxygen prevented dryness of upper respiratory tract. Greater emphasis needs to be laid on practical sessionsdemonstrating oxygen therapy in the EMS programs.Conclusion: It is essential that EMS professionals undergo regular skill upgradation courses and areevaluated at the end of each course. This shall ensure appropriate utilization of the oxygen therapy andminimization of medical errors thereby saving more lives.]]>
<![CDATA[Simulation based Healthcare Education- Barriers in Initiation ]]>
<![CDATA[Parag Rishipathak1 , Monesh Bhandari2 , Anand Hinduja3]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12203
<![CDATA[Introduction: This paper summarizes a structured expert panel session on the subject of barriers in initiatingSimulation based andragogy in Healthcare Education in India. The expert panel consisted of members ofacademia in Medicine, Nursing, paramedical and representatives from the healthcare simulation technologyindustry.The global burden of unsafe medical care is significant and remains a cause of concern. Studies have shownthat majority of medical errors do not result from individual negligence. Majority of the medical errors havebeen found to be preventable. Simulation Based Medical Education is the way forward in achieving greaterpatient safety and improving patient outcomes.Hence there is an urgent need to incorporate Simulation into the healthcare education system in our country.Objective: To discuss the current scenario of healthcare education, the role of Simulation and experiencesharing on the barriers in its large scale initiation.Result: The key barriers that emerged during the discussion in utilization of Simulation based medicaleducation were capital investment, psychological resistance, difficulty in integrating curriculum and lack oftrained man power.Conclusion: This paper attempts to offer pragmatic solutions to the existing barriers and help mitigatemedical errors and improve patient safety.]]>
