Adolescence is the period when physical and emotional problems are experienced, which starts with sexual and psychosocial maturation and ends when the person has developed a sense of identity and become socially productive. This period is characterized with biological, psychological and social developmental changes. In order for an adolescent to grow up to be a healthy adult, he/she needs to have a healthy adolescence. Adolescence is a period of life with specific health and developmental needs and rights. It is also a time to develop knowledge and skills, learn to manage emotions and relationships, and acquire attributes and abilities that will be important for enjoying the adolescent years and assuming adult roles

A retrospective study to assess the indications of cesarean section (C-section) using Modified Cesarean Indication Classification System (CICS) among health facilities in selected areas of New Delhi was conducted. C-section is one of the commonly performed surgical procedures in obstetric and is certainly one of the oldest operations in surgery. Recently, there has been a dramatic rise in the C-section rate (CSR) worldwide as primary cesarean deliveries contributed most to the overall CSR. The main aim of the study was to find out the number of C-sections and the indications based on absolute and non-absolute indications by using modified cesarean indication classification system. As the nursing perspective about the hospital birth, nurses are the major and central part for the management of labor and delivery units. Even nurses are the ones who are largely responsible for the mothers in their antenatal, intranatal and postnatal period. Nurses are the administrators and decision makers and can assess the outcome of second stage of labor, and they can assess for indications of C-section

Introduction: Intubated patients are unable to cough sufficiently to remove pulmonary secretion. Nurses occasionally encounter thick and tenacious secretions during endotracheal (ET) suctioning.

Adolescence is a crucial phase in an individual’s life. Adolescence is a time when we are honing our skills for sound mental and social health, and wisdom and a lack of opportunity to engage in this skill-building behavior could impede development. Internet’s importance in the life of an adolescent, as a boon or a bane needs to be analyzed to ensure that not one is lost in this race of growth. Keeping this in mind, a cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the impact of internet usage on the psychosocial health and academic performance among adolescents in a selected school of Delhi NCR

Violence toward mental health staff has been receiving national attention in the face of diminishing resources to treat what appears to be an increasingly violent patient population. Assaults by psychiatric patients against mental healthcare providers are both a reality and a concern as the effects of violence can be devastating to the victim. These victims suffer from many of the same physical and psychological sequels as victims of a natural disaster or street crime. The aim of the study was to assess the occurrence of patient-inflicted violence and knowledge of staff nurses regarding management of violent behavior in psychiatric wards. A quantitative approach with a descriptive survey and cross-sectional design was used in the study. 60 staff nurses working in psychiatric wards of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, was the sample selected. A structured tool and a structured knowledge questionnaire were used to assess the occurrence of patient-inflicted violence and the knowledge of the staff nurses regarding management of violent behavior in psychiatric wards. The data gathered was analyzed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result of the study was that majority of the staff nurses had experienced more of verbal abuse than physical abuse from the psychiatric patients and also had an average knowledge about the management of violent behaviors in psychiatric wards.

Introduction: Since ages, play is considered to be an essential aspect for a child’s overall development including physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. The play needs of a child keep changing with the different stages of growth and development. For a healthy development of the child, it is important to assess and acknowledge the different play needs of children at different stages. Definitely, there can be no one better than the parents who can understand the play needs and facilitate them accordingly. Hence a need was felt to conduct a study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding the play needs of toddlers among parents. The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding the play needs of toddlers among parents in a selected hospital of New Delhi. Materials and Methods: The research approach selected for the study was quantitative. A descriptive survey design was selected. A total of 50 samples were selected by purposive sampling technique. The tool used for data collection comprised a structured knowledge questionnaire and structured attitude scale to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding the play needs of toddlers among parents, respectively. Results: The findings related to knowledge revealed that 52% of the parents of toddlers had good knowledge while 48% had an average knowledge regarding the play needs of toddlers. In terms of attitude, 92% of the parents of toddlers had a highly favorable attitude while 8% had a moderately favorable attitude regarding the play needs of toddlers. Conclusion: The study revealed that majority of the parents had good knowledge and a highly favorable attitude regarding the play needs of toddlers.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most devastating medical, social and economic problems for patients and their families in our country. Patients undergoing hemodialysis are repeatedly exposed to pain from approximately 300 punctures per year. Therefore, pain assessment and management are considered as the nursing priority and one of the important aspects of clinical nursing and one of the therapies to reduce pain is cryotherapy. A quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of cryotherapy on pain during arteriovenous fistula puncturing among hemodialysis patients in the dialysis unit of Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. Methods: The research approach adopted was experimental research approach using quasi-experimental research design. The independent variable of the study was cryotherapy and the dependent variable was pain during AV fistula puncture. The present study was conducted in the dialysis unit of Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. The sample consisted of patients with CKD receiving hemodialysis through AV fistula on their arm. The selection of the sample was done by non-probability purposive sampling technique followed by random assignment of 60 subjects to experimental and control groups. Three tools were utilized to collect the data. Results: Results revealed that the mean pain score in experimental and control groups were 7.7 and 7.8 respectively, but in experimental group the mean pain score continued to decrease, which shows reduction of pain in experimental group as evident from mean pain scores of 7.7 and 2.5 on 1st and 7th day respectively. The mean pain score in control group does not show any major changes in score, indicating no significant decrease in pain score. Conclusion: It was concluded that cryotherapy was able to reduce the intensity of pain due to AV fistula puncture in hemodialysis patients. It can be used as a non-pharmacological intervention and is a simple and inexpensive therapy.

Unsafe abortions have devastating effects on women’s health. Despite the liberalization of abortion services since the enactment of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, the rate of unsafe abortion is high in developing countries. This has contributed to high maternal mortality rates throughout India, where rates of maternal deaths attributed to complications from unsafe abortions are as high as 8%. A descriptive survey design using purposive sampling technique was used. The sample size for the study was 400 (100 doctors, 100 staff nurses, 100 pharmacists and 100 women). The study findings revealed that out of 100 women, 27 had used self-medication, of whom 18 had complications like excessive bleeding and pain after self-medication. Most (41%) of the women were highly aware regarding legislation of abortion. There was a significant relationship between awareness regarding legislation of abortion and education of women. Majority (81%) of the doctors were highly aware regarding legislation of abortion and 19 doctors were moderately aware regarding the legislation of abortion and there was not a significant relationship between awareness and age of doctors. Majority (57%) of staff nurses was highly aware and 38% staff nurses were moderately aware, and 5% were least aware regarding the legislation of abortion. Majority (42%) of pharmacists was highly aware and 42% pharmacists were moderately aware, and 16% were least aware regarding the legislation.

Neonatal skin care is an important clinical concern for nurses who care for newborns, including well, fullterm, healthy premature and extremely premature neonates. Skin performs a vital role in the newborn period. It provides a protective barrier that assists in the prevention of infection, facilitates thermoregulation and helps control insensible water loss and electrolyte balance. Other functions include tactile sensation and protection against toxins. Routine care practices including bathing, application of monitoring devices, intravenous (IV) catheter insertion and removal, tape application, and exposure to potentially toxic substances disrupt the normal barrier function and predispose both premature and term newborn to skin injury. The skin of the full-term newborn is coated with vernix caseosa, a cheese-like substance that contains sebum from sebaceous glands, broken-off lanugo and desquamated cells from amnion, as well as water. Skin care practices play an important role in the health of well newborns and hospitalized neonates. Fortunately, for many aspects of neonatal skin care, there exit evidence or consensus-based recommendations to guide best practices.