Before the inception of professional nursing, women had cared for others as a natural instinct. It was during the Crimean War in the mid-1800s when Florence Nightingale cared for the wounded soldiers that ushered in the era of modern nursing. Nursing has grown and flourished since that time. The roles of a nurse are continuously expanding. Today nurses work independently in not only providing care to patients but also participate in various other activities such as decision making, research, advocacy, etc. Nurses are often required to do many tasks at more or less the same time- so called as “multitasking”. They need to provide care, administer medications, make decisions, advocate and counsel patients and their families, maintain documentation and much more at almost the same time. Nurses shoulder several roles such as that of a caregiver, communicator, client advocate, researcher, decision maker, etc. There is a seemingly a never-ending list of tasks to be completed. Further many a times in cases of emergency, the entire care needs to be re-planned and executed. Hence, the ability to multitask is essential for the nurse to provide the best care possible for the patients. Moreover, it is also important to realize that nurses need to be multitasking and also retain the kindness and compassion required for care, no matter what the circumstances are.

More than 25 million patients have peripheral intravenous catheters placed each year in hospitals. Infusion therapy is believed to account for one-third of all the nosocomial bacteremia and other intravenous therapy-related complications. In this regard, a randomized, prospective, controlled study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of staff nurses regarding complications of intravenous therapy. Staff nurses were purposively selected and knowledge regarding intravenous therapy and its complications was assessed using a structured questionnaire and their practice using a structured checklist. The data collected showed that majority of the staff nurses were having average knowledge (83%) and average practice (90%) about the intravenous therapy and the related complications. There was a significant relationship between the knowledge of staff nurses related to intravenous therapy and the complications and the practice followed by them. Furthermore, it was found that although their knowledge was above average yet there were only few staff nurses (3%) showing above average performance. It was also found that about (7%) staff nurses were not able to perform correctly during the administration of intravenous medication and were categorized as below average. This study concluded that the knowledge regarding intravenous therapy and its related complications should be improved among staff nurses by incorporating various in service education and induction classes. For better results in relation to practice of intravenous therapy and reduction in complications regular supervision of practice should be conducted.

Introduction: India is likely to notice an endemic of osteoarthritis with about 80% of the 55 years and above population in the country suffering with wear and tear of joints. 40% of these people are likely to suffer from severe osteoarthritis, which will disable them from daily activities, say the experts quoting the World Health Organization (WHO). Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the effect of isometric exercise in elderly with osteoarthritis in a selected old age home in Delhi. Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted on 50 elderly (25 elderly in experimental group and 25 elderly in control group) aged 60 to 90 years. Nonprobability purposive sampling technique was used for selection of the sample. A structured interview schedule and Numerical Pain Rating Scale, were used for data collection and the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Results revealed that the elderly with osteoarthritis in the experimental group had reduction in pain followed by isometric exercise compared to the elderly with osteoarthritis in the control group. Conclusion: Results confirmed that isometric exercise is an effective method of pain relief for elderly with osteoarthritis

Introduction: A comparative study to assess the emotional quotient (EQ) of staff nurses working in a private and a government hospital of New Delhi. The objectives of the study were: To assess the emotional quotient of staff nurses working in a government hospital; to assess the emotional quotient of staff nurses working in a private hospital and To compare the emotional quotient of staff nurses working in government and private hospitals. Method: A quantitative approach with a descriptive comparative survey design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, and HAHC Hospital, New Delhi. The population of the study consisted of staff nurses working in a government hospital and a private hospital. 50 samples were selected from the private hospital and 50 from the government hospital by using convenient sampling technique to assess the emotional quotient. The tool used for data collection was rating scale to assess the emotional quotient. Results: The finding showed that the mean score of private hospital staff nurses was (63.34%) which was higher than mean score (55.94%) of government hospital staff nurses. The findings also revealed that in government hospital majority of staff nurses had average emotional quotient, i.e., 21(42%) while, 18(36%) had low emotional quotient and 11(22%) belonged to high emotional quotient category. Same were the findings in private hospital which showed that a majority of staff nurses had average emotional quotient, i.e., 23(46%), 18(36%) had high emotional quotient and 9(18%) had low emotional quotient. Conclusion: The finding of the present study suggested that emotional quotient was high in private hospital staff nurses as compared to government hospital staff nurses and majority of staff nurses in both the hospitals had average emotional quotient.

A study was conducted to assess the stress among students attending professional courses in a selected university of New Delhi. The objectives of the study were to assess the interpersonal, academic and environmental factors causing stress among students pursuing different professional courses. A descriptive survey design was adopted and 100 students pursuing different professional courses at Jamia Hamdard were selected for the study. Random sampling technique was used. The tool comprised a structured questionnaire to assess the level of stress among students studying for various professional courses at Jamia Hamdard. It was seen that for interpersonal factors, majority of the students (70%) had mild stress, for academic factors. 68% of the students had severe stress and for environmental factors, 65% of the students had severe stress. Stress has both beneficial and harmful impacts on individuals. As a beneficial impact, stress is able to force us towards achievement. As a harmful impact, stress can be classified into three groups-physical manifestation (headache, infections), psychological manifestation (anger, low self-respect), and behavioral manifestation (weight loss, smoking and drinking).

Introduction: Human reproduction is the most important biological process and these physiological functions are essential for existence of the universe. Beliefs in super natural power that is holy rituals, salvation offerings and sacrifices at the different stages of life from birth to death. Belief is the state of mind in which a person thinks something to be the case, with or without there being empirical evidence to prove that something is the case with factual certainty. Beliefs are the ideas of an individual. There are many beliefs which are being practiced during childbirth period in many parts of India. However, among all kinds of beliefs, some have harmful effect and some have no effect on health. So it is imperative to identify and adopt those practices that have. Objectives: To identify and analyze the cultural, social, religious beliefs and practices during childbirth period among women in postnatal period. Materials and Methods: A comparative descriptive research design was adopted in this study. A non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 280 women in postnatal period from the selected Erashal BPHC (rural setting) and Medical College and Hospital (urban setting) as a study subject. A structured interview schedule (R-0.85, 0.90) was used to collect data from the women in postnatal period who were admitted for delivery.

An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of cryotherapy on occurrence of oral mucositis among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in selected hospitals of New Delhi. The objectives of the study were to assess and compare the effectiveness of cryotherapy on occurrence of oral mucositis among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in experimental and control groups to establish relationship between occurrence of oral mucositis among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in experimental group and control group with selected variables. The conceptual framework adopted for the study was based on system model. Quantitative research approach was used in the study to accomplish the objectives of the study. The research design for the study was pre-test and posttest control group design. The sample comprised 60 patients in oncology units of Safdarjung Hospital, selected by random sampling by lottery method. The collected data was analyzed by using both descriptive and inferential statistics

An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of cryotherapy on occurrence of oral mucositis among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in selected hospitals of New Delhi. The objectives of the study were to assess and compare the effectiveness of cryotherapy on occurrence of oral mucositis among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in experimental and control groups to establish relationship between occurrence of oral mucositis among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in experimental group and control group with selected variables. The conceptual framework adopted for the study was based on system model. Quantitative research approach was used in the study to accomplish the objectives of the study. The research design for the study was pre-test and posttest control group design. The sample comprised 60 patients in oncology units of Safdarjung Hospital, selected by random sampling by lottery method. The collected data was analyzed by using both descriptive and inferential statistics

Prolonged labor is one of the leading causes of death among mothers and newborns in the developing world. Use of the Partograph can save lives by ensuring that labor is closely monitored and that life-threatening complications such as obstructed labor are identified and treated. The mobile Partograph, a novel tool, can provide real-time decision support to healthcare providers enabling them to assess the course of labor and carry out appropriate interventions as necessary. mLabor is a mobile health decision-support application built on Dimagi’s open source platform, CommCare. A usability study was conducted to assess the feasibility of mLabor in a real-life setting in Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary (HAHC) Hospital, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.

Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitude of staff nurses regarding organ donation in a selected hospital of New Delhi. Methods: A quantitative approach using descriptive survey design was carried out on 60 staff nurses selected by convenient sampling. Data was collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire and an attitude scale. Results: Majority (90%) of the sample subjects have inadequate knowledge and only 10% have adequate knowledge. Majority (78.33%) of the sample have favorable attitude whereas 21.66% shows unfavorable attitude towards organ donation. Conclusion: The study reflects on the increased need for improvement in knowledge as well as attitude towards organ donation among staff nurses.

Heart transplantation (HT) has evolved as the definitive surgical approach in the treatment of end stage heart failure (HF). Advancements in the fields of immunosuppression, infection prophylaxis, and surgical techniques have transformed heart transplantation from what was once considered an experimental intervention into a routine treatment. Despite the development of science and technology and the incidence of HF patients, the number of HT is not in expansive stage due the shortage of donors and lack of willingness. The postoperative care determines the success of transplantation. The whole transplant and caring team needs to work in a collaborative manner for the successful outcome

Dengue viruses belong to the family Flavividae, with four serotypes referred to as DV-1,DV-2,DV-3, and DV-4. A large scale outbreak of dengue fever occurred in 2012. Objective: To assess the knowledge of community people about dengue fever and its prevention. Methods: The research approach adopted for the study was descriptive approach. The tool developed for the data collection was a structured knowledge questionnaire. Convenient sampling technique consisted of 100 people from the selected community of Sangam Vihar, New Delhi was adopted. The analysis was done by computing the frequencies and percentages. Findings: Findings reveled that, out of 100 sample, 76(76%) had adequate knowledge and 24 (24%) of the subject had inadequate knowledge regarding dengue fever and its prevention. Conclusion: Most of the people of community had adequate knowledge regarding dengue fever.

There is new concern about school violence with bullying being widespread problem in our schools and communities and perhaps the most underreported safety problem on school campuses, and has a negative impact on school climate and on students’ right to learn in a safe and secure environment without fear. The study was aimed to investigate the pattern and impact of bullying behavior among school children and to seek the relationship between types of bullying behavior and impact. This descriptive study included 100 school children aged 10 to 14 years studying in Baramulla Public School, Kashmir, using convenience sampling. A structured interview schedule was used for data collection and the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Giant parovarian cysts are rarely seen in adolescents. The cysts predominantly arise from mesothelium covering the peritoneum, usually in the broad ligament but sometimes may be seen between ovaries and ipsilateral fallopian tubes. Parovarian cysts constitute 10 to 33% of adnexal masses and are usually seen in the 3rd and 4th decades of life. These cysts may vary from small lesions to larger ones. Small cyst may remain undiagnosed but larger cyst usually presents with conditions due to pressure effect or swelling. Patients presenting with large paraovarian cyst need surgical treatment and the tumour can be removed by laparotomy. If the cyst can be separated from ovary and fallopian tube, attempt should be made to conserve the ovary and fallopian tube by considering ovariopexy. We report a case of parovarian cyst in a 37 year female presenting with an abdominal swelling gradually increasing in size with a provisional diagnosis of a benign unilocular right ovarian cyst made accordingly and was removed surgically and the histopathology revealed its identity.