Journal of Farkhanda Institute of Nursing And Public Health (JFINPH)
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to access informative pamphlets to improve nurses’ knowledge regardin... more OBJECTIVES This study aimed to access informative pamphlets to improve nurses’ knowledge regarding nasogastric tube feeding. METHODOLOGY A quasi-experimental study was carried out among nurses in private and government tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, KPK. The critical care unit participants were selected for the study using a convenient sampling technique. The participants were divided into control and experimental group. The experiment group was taught by informative pamphlet while the control was not. The questionnaire was adopted from similar studies, which included 17 questions. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software version 25. RESULTS The experimental group’s score was higher than the control group. The mean knowledge score of the control group participants was 15.42, whereas the mean score of the intervention group was 17.82. It shows that the intervention group resulted better than the control group. CONCLUSION Keeping in view the current study; it may be concl...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic and social consequences have significantly affec... more The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic and social consequences have significantly affected the mental health of the individuals.1Nevertheless, related literature on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is scarce.2 Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic has profound effects on public mental health and their routine activities. Anxiety, sleep disturbance and overall lower perceived state of health are among some of the adverse effects.3 It has been reported that health organizations across the globe are working in coordination to cope with the mental health issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.4 The mental state of individuals vary based on their health, profession and status.5 Most importantly, mental health issues are common in quarantined and self-isolated individuals. It might be due to loneliness, fear of death and separation from their family members.6 Similarly, children, who have less interaction with their school friends on daily basis, may suffer from psy...
Journal of Farkhanda Institute of Nursing And Public Health (JFINPH)
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to access informative pamphlets to improve nurses’ knowledge regardin... more OBJECTIVES This study aimed to access informative pamphlets to improve nurses’ knowledge regarding nasogastric tube feeding. METHODOLOGY A quasi-experimental study was carried out among nurses in private and government tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, KPK. The critical care unit participants were selected for the study using a convenient sampling technique. The participants were divided into control and experimental group. The experiment group was taught by informative pamphlet while the control was not. The questionnaire was adopted from similar studies, which included 17 questions. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software version 25. RESULTS The experimental group’s score was higher than the control group. The mean knowledge score of the control group participants was 15.42, whereas the mean score of the intervention group was 17.82. It shows that the intervention group resulted better than the control group. CONCLUSION Keeping in view the current study; it may be concl...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic and social consequences have significantly affec... more The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic and social consequences have significantly affected the mental health of the individuals.1Nevertheless, related literature on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is scarce.2 Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic has profound effects on public mental health and their routine activities. Anxiety, sleep disturbance and overall lower perceived state of health are among some of the adverse effects.3 It has been reported that health organizations across the globe are working in coordination to cope with the mental health issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.4 The mental state of individuals vary based on their health, profession and status.5 Most importantly, mental health issues are common in quarantined and self-isolated individuals. It might be due to loneliness, fear of death and separation from their family members.6 Similarly, children, who have less interaction with their school friends on daily basis, may suffer from psy...
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