Background and Aim: In COVID-19 pandemic, a global emergency, there is a scarcity of resources in... more Background and Aim: In COVID-19 pandemic, a global emergency, there is a scarcity of resources including workforce in health-care system. Budding nurses as additional workforce are being utilized in COVID-19 units, where their knowledge and perception about COVID-19 plays a key role in patient care as well as for their safety. There is a paucity of regional data on knowledge and perception of budding nurses about COVID-19. The present study was conducted with an aim to assess the knowledge and perception of budding nurses about COVID-19. Materials and Methods: In this online survey, 380 budding nurses participated. A 26-item semi-structured (9) knowledge and (10) perception-based questionnaire was responded by participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the findings. Results: A significant number of participants were passably aware of the basic element of COVID-19, that is, etiological factor, incubation period, clinical symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatments and majority (52.89%) budding nurses have shown positive perception toward COVID-19. Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that knowledge and perception of budding nurses were significantly adequate and positive about COVID-19; however, in some areas, there was a substantial gap in knowledge; hence, periodic educational sessions regarding COVID-19 to budding nurses will help in curtailing the gap and they can be utilized as a better resource in a time of pandemic to overcome the shortage of manpower.
Journal of family medicine and primary care , 2019
Background: Around the globe, protocols for flushing the catheter to maintain the patency of cent... more Background: Around the globe, protocols for flushing the catheter to maintain the patency of central venous catheter (CVC) vary by institution to institution or by practitioner to practitioner. Therefore, this review was carried out with the aim of evaluating the efficacy of heparin flush vs. normal saline flush to maintain the patency of CVC among adult patients. Methods: We followed the guidelines of Cochrane handbook for interventions and searched in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane library, Clinical trials database, and reference list of related articles, which were published from Jan. 2012 to 31 Dec. 2018 in English language. We included only randomized controlled trials, and nine studies were included in this review. The pooled standard mean difference and relative risk were calculated by using Rev Man Review Manager 5. Results: We identified nine eligible studies with a total number of 3,113 participants. Consolidated results from eight studies conveyed little favorable effect to maintain patency of CVC with heparin when compared with normal saline as evident by risk ratio 0.83, 95% CI 0.50 – 1.40; P = 0.13. We also carried out analysis for secondary outcomes, and there was no evidence that heparin was better than normal saline in terms of safety except heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Conclusions: Heparin has little favorable effects to maintain patency of catheter than normal saline but not in secondary outcomes. As the quality of evidence was very low, therefore, results should be comprehend with care. Keywords: Central venous catheter, heparin, normal saline, patency
Background and Aim: In COVID-19 pandemic, a global emergency, there is a scarcity of resources in... more Background and Aim: In COVID-19 pandemic, a global emergency, there is a scarcity of resources including workforce in health-care system. Budding nurses as additional workforce are being utilized in COVID-19 units, where their knowledge and perception about COVID-19 plays a key role in patient care as well as for their safety. There is a paucity of regional data on knowledge and perception of budding nurses about COVID-19. The present study was conducted with an aim to assess the knowledge and perception of budding nurses about COVID-19. Materials and Methods: In this online survey, 380 budding nurses participated. A 26-item semi-structured (9) knowledge and (10) perception-based questionnaire was responded by participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the findings. Results: A significant number of participants were passably aware of the basic element of COVID-19, that is, etiological factor, incubation period, clinical symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatments and majority (52.89%) budding nurses have shown positive perception toward COVID-19. Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that knowledge and perception of budding nurses were significantly adequate and positive about COVID-19; however, in some areas, there was a substantial gap in knowledge; hence, periodic educational sessions regarding COVID-19 to budding nurses will help in curtailing the gap and they can be utilized as a better resource in a time of pandemic to overcome the shortage of manpower.
Journal of family medicine and primary care , 2019
Background: Around the globe, protocols for flushing the catheter to maintain the patency of cent... more Background: Around the globe, protocols for flushing the catheter to maintain the patency of central venous catheter (CVC) vary by institution to institution or by practitioner to practitioner. Therefore, this review was carried out with the aim of evaluating the efficacy of heparin flush vs. normal saline flush to maintain the patency of CVC among adult patients. Methods: We followed the guidelines of Cochrane handbook for interventions and searched in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane library, Clinical trials database, and reference list of related articles, which were published from Jan. 2012 to 31 Dec. 2018 in English language. We included only randomized controlled trials, and nine studies were included in this review. The pooled standard mean difference and relative risk were calculated by using Rev Man Review Manager 5. Results: We identified nine eligible studies with a total number of 3,113 participants. Consolidated results from eight studies conveyed little favorable effect to maintain patency of CVC with heparin when compared with normal saline as evident by risk ratio 0.83, 95% CI 0.50 – 1.40; P = 0.13. We also carried out analysis for secondary outcomes, and there was no evidence that heparin was better than normal saline in terms of safety except heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Conclusions: Heparin has little favorable effects to maintain patency of catheter than normal saline but not in secondary outcomes. As the quality of evidence was very low, therefore, results should be comprehend with care. Keywords: Central venous catheter, heparin, normal saline, patency
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by institution to institution or by practitioner to practitioner. Therefore, this review was carried out with the aim of evaluating the
efficacy of heparin flush vs. normal saline flush to maintain the patency of CVC among adult patients. Methods: We followed the
guidelines of Cochrane handbook for interventions and searched in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane library, Clinical trials database,
and reference list of related articles, which were published from Jan. 2012 to 31 Dec. 2018 in English language. We included only
randomized controlled trials, and nine studies were included in this review. The pooled standard mean difference and relative risk were
calculated by using Rev Man Review Manager 5. Results: We identified nine eligible studies with a total number of 3,113 participants.
Consolidated results from eight studies conveyed little favorable effect to maintain patency of CVC with heparin when compared
with normal saline as evident by risk ratio 0.83, 95% CI 0.50 – 1.40; P = 0.13. We also carried out analysis for secondary outcomes,
and there was no evidence that heparin was better than normal saline in terms of safety except heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Conclusions: Heparin has little favorable effects to maintain patency of catheter than normal saline but not in secondary outcomes.
As the quality of evidence was very low, therefore, results should be comprehend with care.
Keywords: Central venous catheter, heparin, normal saline, patency
by institution to institution or by practitioner to practitioner. Therefore, this review was carried out with the aim of evaluating the
efficacy of heparin flush vs. normal saline flush to maintain the patency of CVC among adult patients. Methods: We followed the
guidelines of Cochrane handbook for interventions and searched in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane library, Clinical trials database,
and reference list of related articles, which were published from Jan. 2012 to 31 Dec. 2018 in English language. We included only
randomized controlled trials, and nine studies were included in this review. The pooled standard mean difference and relative risk were
calculated by using Rev Man Review Manager 5. Results: We identified nine eligible studies with a total number of 3,113 participants.
Consolidated results from eight studies conveyed little favorable effect to maintain patency of CVC with heparin when compared
with normal saline as evident by risk ratio 0.83, 95% CI 0.50 – 1.40; P = 0.13. We also carried out analysis for secondary outcomes,
and there was no evidence that heparin was better than normal saline in terms of safety except heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Conclusions: Heparin has little favorable effects to maintain patency of catheter than normal saline but not in secondary outcomes.
As the quality of evidence was very low, therefore, results should be comprehend with care.
Keywords: Central venous catheter, heparin, normal saline, patency