A descriptive study to assess the prevalence of minor ailments during pregnancy, home care remedies adopted by primigravida antenatal mothers, and to develop an information booklet regarding the management of minor ailments was undertaken in a selected hospital of Delhi.

Urinary catheterization facilitates the drainage of urinary bladder. The current study was carried out to assess the point prevalence of indwelling catheterized patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital and to assess the related practices of nurses. A descriptive cross-sectional design was employed. Sampling technique was purposive. Survey of all the admitted patients was carried out in a single day to assess the point prevalence of catheterized patients. Tools for data collection comprised of sociodemographic profile and clinical profile of the catheterized patients. A checklist was used to assess the self-expressed practices of nurses regarding insertion, care and removal of catheter. The total number of admitted patients on the day of survey was 1718. 317 (18.5%) patients were found to be catheterized. Majority of the patients were in Intensive Care Unit followed by Emergency areas and were suffering from neurological disorders. Most of the self-expressed practices of nurses regarding catheterization were adequate other than documentation of the procedure; providing perineal care at the time of catheterization, catheter care and removing the catheter; and clamping the catheter before its removal.

The life cycle of a newborn undergoes many changes physically, emotionally as she enters womanhood starting from menarche, then marriage, motherhood and finally enters into menopause, which marks the end of reproductive capacity. Menopause is derived from the Latin words meno (month) and pausia (halt), and essentially marks the end of a woman’s period of natural fertility. Meno (menstruation) pause (stops) is, technically, the last menstrual flow of a woman’s life. The public healthcare system does not acknowledge the special health needs of older women. Keeping this in mind, a study was undertaken to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program (STP) on symptoms of menopause and its management in terms of knowledge and quality of life among menopausal women

Introduction: A descriptive survey was done on assessment of the program management factors, services and level of performance of Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Health and Adolescent Plus Program (RMNCH+A) at selected block primary health centers and rural hospitals in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

With an estimate of 36.7 million people living with HIV at the end of 2016 and 1.8 million people becoming newly infected in 2016 globally, HIV continues to be a major global public health issue. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history. Today, scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we know so much more about the condition. Despite this, there are several facts which are not known and the stigma and discrimination remain a reality for many people living with the condition.

Introduction: Family planning is a means by which individuals or couples space pregnancy and childbirth at intervals, mutually determined by husband and wife in order to have the desired number of children. Unintended pregnancy is a worldwide problem and may result from contraceptive misuse and failure. Adherence to short-acting contraceptives has been shown to be poor, with many women repeatedly missing short-acting contraceptives. In an effort to improve compliance, long-acting contraceptives that minimize the frequency of dosing are becoming increasingly popular. In developing countries, 20% to 30% of women who use oral contraceptives or injectable stop within two years of starting because of side effects or other health concerns. Objectives: To assess the magnitude and factors associated with shifting of contraceptives from shortacting to long-acting contraceptives among reproductive age women at Axum St Mary Hospital from July 30-September 30, 2016. Methods: An institution-based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted from July 30-September 30, 2016 at St Mary Aksum Hospital on women who were attending family planning clinic. Systematic sampling technique was used to get a total sample of 252 participants. Data was entered by EPI 7 version and analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Binary and multilogistic regression were used to identify factors associated with shifting of contraceptives from short-acting to long-acting. Result: The study showed magnitude of shifting from short-acting to long-acting methods of contra

Introduction: Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Child sexual abuse can occur in a variety of settings, including home, school, or work (in places where child labor is common). The present study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of mothers regarding prevention of child sexual abuse in a selected community of New Delhi, and to prepare and disseminate an information booklet on the prevention of child sexual abuse. The objectives of the study were: to assess the knowledge of mothers regarding prevention of child sexual abuse; to assess the attitude of mothers regarding prevention of child sexual abuse; and to prepare and disseminate an information booklet on the prevention of child sexual abuse. Method: A quantitative approach with a descriptive survey design was adopted for the study to collect data from 50 mothers selected by purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted in an urban community of New Delhi. The tools used for data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire to assess knowledge and attitude scale to assess attitude of mothers regarding prevention of child sexual abuse. Result: The analysis revealed that 90% of subjects had inadequate knowledge regarding child sexual abuse. However, 90% subjects had positive attitude regarding prevention of child sexual abuse. Conclusion: Through this study, we conclude that majority of mothers had inadequate knowledge. Therefore, a public education program is needed for parents, with the ultimate aim of protecting children from preventable harm and trauma of sexual abuse. In order to create awareness, an information booklet was disseminated to mothers regarding prevention of child sexual abuse.

The important aspect of nursing education is to impart clinical skills to student nurses to ensure patient safety. It is a challenge for the nursing educators/teachers to develop innovative methods for teaching clinical skills to student nurses in order to ensure competency at the bedside. Clinical environment remains an important aspect in the development of students’ competence, confidence and contentment of their expected learning outcomes.The major challenge in nursing education is to equip the students in performing the procedures skilfully with confidence. Healthcare is always changing, hence nursing teachers have a great role to update themselves with the current nursing practices and impart the same in a comprehensive manner to the students. In order to effectively teach student nurses, teachers must have command over the current clinical facets and must master their teaching methodology. There are various ways to develop skills, out of which demonstration and return demonstration holds a key place.

Efficient nursing care with regular assessment, positioning, exercises and the prescribed treatment improved the condition of the patient and it took 4 months for healing of bed sores. This case report concerns a 78-year-old bed-ridden elderly woman, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and stageIII bed sore. The patient was admitted to the special ward of Hakeem Abdul Hakeem Centenary Hospital (HAHC), New Delhi, with the chief complaints of poor intake of food, pain in legs and back, fatigability since one month and a sore in the buttock and the right iliac spine region as she was bed ridden. During physical examination, the patient was conscious and oriented but the slurring of speech was present, tremors were there, lead pipe rigidity was present, gait could not be assessed, the GCS score was 15/15. She had stage 3 bed sore [6 cm*8 cm]. Contractures in elbow, wrist hand, and knee were present. After all the investigation, she was diagnosed with malnourishment with Parkinson and rheumatoid arthritis and stage 3 bed sores in right iliac region and sacrum region

PUPPP, a Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy (PEP), is a chronic hives-like rash that strikes some women during pregnancy. The condition typically develops in the third trimester of pregnancy or immediately in the postpartum period. Clinically, it appears as an intensely pruritic (itchy) rash consisting of raised, edematous areas of small papules coalescing into larger plaques. The case report concerns a primigravida woman (period of gestation – 36 weeks) diagnosed with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP). She had been married since 10 months and this is her first pregnancy. The patient was admitted to labor room of Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary (HAHC) Hospital, New Delhi, with chief complaints of fever since 2 days, cellulitis since 7 days. During physical examination, rashes were seen on the face, abdomen and legs. Per abdomen examination revealed cephalic presentation of the fetus with FHR as 142 bpm. Routine blood investigations revealed that the patient had gestational hypertension (albumin trace in urine) and the serum bilirubin total was also raised (1.58 mg/dL). The Liver Function Test (LFT) results were, SGOT (200 IU/L), SGPT (144 IU/L) and ALP (262 IU/L). After all the required investigations, she was diagnosed with PUPPP with GHTN.