Aggressive management is one of the cardinal roles of psychiatric mental healthcare providers. Th... more Aggressive management is one of the cardinal roles of psychiatric mental healthcare providers. This study aimed at reporting incidence and management of patients’ aggressive behaviors within January to December, 2021 in Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar. An ecto-facto research design was used to conduct the study. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of study was Healthcare providers which involved Nurses, Doctors, Social workers, Health Assistants and Emergency Prepared Unit of the facility. Purposive sampling technique was used to study the 461 mental healthcare providers with observational techniques. A standard AIS tool was used as instrument to illicit how aggressive incidents were observed and managed. Obtained data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using frequencies, percentages, tables, charts and graphs. Findings revealed that Ward 1 had the highest incidents of aggression followed by Wards 3 & 4; that the highest aggr...
Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2022
This study evaluated Products of Federal School of Psychiatric Nursing in Calabar, Cross River St... more This study evaluated Products of Federal School of Psychiatric Nursing in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Five research questions were raised to direct the course of this study. An evaluation research design was adopted to evaluate 64 psychiatric nurses purposively selected from the 150 students who graduated from the School between 2014-2019 working in Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Data was collected using observational technique and checklist designed by the researcher. The instrument was validated and reliability established with the use of Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test at the range of 0.810-0.990. Analysis was done using descriptive statistics which involve proportion, percentage, mean, and weighted mean score. Findings of the study revealed that nurses from Federal School of Psychiatric Nursing, Calabar fairly utilize their nursing process. However, they had overall good performance in creating an atmosphere of trust, which allows for meeting the patient...
Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2021
This study was conducted to assess knowledge and attitude of medication among Nurses in Federal N... more This study was conducted to assess knowledge and attitude of medication among Nurses in Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Three (3) research questions were raised and one hypothesis formulated to direct the study. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used to study a total of one hundred and two (102) nurses selected from the study area using the stratified random sampling technique. A well developed and structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was duly validated and its reliability ensured. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, simple percentage, mean, weighted mean, and standard deviation. The study hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient analysis with its significance level set at 0.05. Findings of the study revealed that majority (73.6%) of the nurses used for the study had adequate knowledge of medication error, and majority (72.6%) had positive attit...
Background Exposure to arsenic orchestrates a myriad of noxious health effects, including cancer.... more Background Exposure to arsenic orchestrates a myriad of noxious health effects, including cancer. Different parts of Irvingia gabonensis are used as herbal remedies in traditional medicine. In this study, the comparative effects of the ethanol leaf (ELEIG) and stem bark extracts (ESEIG) of Irvingia gabonensis on sodium arsenite (SA)-induced lipid profile disturbances in Wistar rats were investigated. Methods Fifty five Wistar rats weighing between 100 g and 179 g were distributed into eleven groups (n=5). Group 1 (control) received feed and water ad libitum. Group 2 received SA at a dose of 4.1 mg/kg body weight (kgbw) for 14 days. Groups 3–11 were treated with the extracts with or without SA. Treatment was done by oral intubation for 14 days. Serum concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TAG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-c), total lipids (TL) and atheroge...
Aggressive management is one of the cardinal roles of psychiatric mental healthcare providers. Th... more Aggressive management is one of the cardinal roles of psychiatric mental healthcare providers. This study aimed at reporting incidence and management of patients’ aggressive behaviors within January to December, 2021 in Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar. An ecto-facto research design was used to conduct the study. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of study was Healthcare providers which involved Nurses, Doctors, Social workers, Health Assistants and Emergency Prepared Unit of the facility. Purposive sampling technique was used to study the 461 mental healthcare providers with observational techniques. A standard AIS tool was used as instrument to illicit how aggressive incidents were observed and managed. Obtained data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using frequencies, percentages, tables, charts and graphs. Findings revealed that Ward 1 had the highest incidents of aggression followed by Wards 3 & 4; that the highest aggr...
Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2022
This study evaluated Products of Federal School of Psychiatric Nursing in Calabar, Cross River St... more This study evaluated Products of Federal School of Psychiatric Nursing in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Five research questions were raised to direct the course of this study. An evaluation research design was adopted to evaluate 64 psychiatric nurses purposively selected from the 150 students who graduated from the School between 2014-2019 working in Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Data was collected using observational technique and checklist designed by the researcher. The instrument was validated and reliability established with the use of Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test at the range of 0.810-0.990. Analysis was done using descriptive statistics which involve proportion, percentage, mean, and weighted mean score. Findings of the study revealed that nurses from Federal School of Psychiatric Nursing, Calabar fairly utilize their nursing process. However, they had overall good performance in creating an atmosphere of trust, which allows for meeting the patient...
Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2021
This study was conducted to assess knowledge and attitude of medication among Nurses in Federal N... more This study was conducted to assess knowledge and attitude of medication among Nurses in Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Three (3) research questions were raised and one hypothesis formulated to direct the study. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used to study a total of one hundred and two (102) nurses selected from the study area using the stratified random sampling technique. A well developed and structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was duly validated and its reliability ensured. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, simple percentage, mean, weighted mean, and standard deviation. The study hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient analysis with its significance level set at 0.05. Findings of the study revealed that majority (73.6%) of the nurses used for the study had adequate knowledge of medication error, and majority (72.6%) had positive attit...
Background Exposure to arsenic orchestrates a myriad of noxious health effects, including cancer.... more Background Exposure to arsenic orchestrates a myriad of noxious health effects, including cancer. Different parts of Irvingia gabonensis are used as herbal remedies in traditional medicine. In this study, the comparative effects of the ethanol leaf (ELEIG) and stem bark extracts (ESEIG) of Irvingia gabonensis on sodium arsenite (SA)-induced lipid profile disturbances in Wistar rats were investigated. Methods Fifty five Wistar rats weighing between 100 g and 179 g were distributed into eleven groups (n=5). Group 1 (control) received feed and water ad libitum. Group 2 received SA at a dose of 4.1 mg/kg body weight (kgbw) for 14 days. Groups 3–11 were treated with the extracts with or without SA. Treatment was done by oral intubation for 14 days. Serum concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TAG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-c), total lipids (TL) and atheroge...
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