Community and Public Health Nursing

Nursing profession as a health educator has a vital importance in rural health education up gradation. This profession maintain inter sector co-ordination with each & every sector of health for any health programs planning & implementation is essential component. Health education is mandatory to increase awareness among population, but in rural India it is a really a challenge due to lack of resources, man power & illiteracy. In health science system Nurses form a major work force of man power. In rural India all the units of healthy care delivery system majority of manpower in rural health centres comprise with nurses only. The main reasons of failure of health education is that we assume that only illiterate people stay in rural areas and we utilize pamphlets, newspaper, magazine, conferences & seminars for health education. But we neglect unfortunately about the illiterate population. As such Illiteracy is still remaining in rural India so we should develop the new methods of health education. In health science system Nurses form a major work force of man power. In rural India all the units of healthy care delivery system majority of manpower in rural health centres comprise with nurses only.

Hand hygiene is a core element of patient safety for the prevention of Health Care Associated Infection (HAIs) and spread of anti-microbial resistance. Its promotion represents a challenge that requires a multimodal strategy. Hand hygiene prevents cross infection in hospitals, but Health Care Workers (HCWs) adherence to hand hygiene guidelines is Easy, timely access to both hand hygiene and skin protection is necessary for satisfactory hand hygiene behaviour. Healthcare worker’s hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healt hcareassociated pathogens from patient to patient and within the healthcare environment. Hand hygiene is the leading measure for preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance and reducing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), but healthcare worker compliance with optimal practices remains low in most settings.

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults in the world. TBI is also a major concern for elderly individuals, with a high rate of death and hospitalization due to falls among people age 75 and older. According to report said a majority (54.1 per cent) of those killed in road accidents during 2015 were in the age group of 15-34. Thirteen States, including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, accounted for the highest number of accidents. Among cities, while Mumbai had the highest number of accidents (23,468), Delhi saw the most number of deaths (1,622) in road accidents. Objectives: 1. To assess the awareness and attitude regarding traumatic brain injury among non medical male students. 2. To associate the awareness and attitude regarding traumatic brain injury among non medical male students with selected demographic variables. 3. To find the correlation between the awareness and attitude regarding traumatic brain injury among non medical male students. Methodology: Research Design: Descriptive research design. Setting of Study: Padmashree Institute management sciences. Population: Non medical male students. Sample: 61 Art students. Sampling Technique: Non probability Conveniences sampling technique. Description of the Tool: A. Demographic variables B. Structure questionnaire Used to assess the awareness C) Liker scale used to assess the attitude. Data Analysis: Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Major Findings of the Study: 1. Majority of the subjects (49.18%) in the age group of 21-23 years. 2. The majority of the subjects 23(37.70%) had adequate awareness, 21(34.43%) had moderately awareness and 17(27.87%) had inadequate awareness on TBI. 3. Regarding attitude majority of subject had favorable attitude 59 (96.72%) and 2 (3.28%) had neutral attitude. 4. There was positive and weak correlation between awareness and attitude. Conclusion: The present study revealed that majority of the subjects had adequate awareness on traumatic brain injury. Regarding the attitude most of the subjects had favorable attitude. Study concluded that the non medical male students for improving awareness on traumatic brain injury the awareness programme can conducted.

The Constitution of India makes health in India the responsibility of state governments, rather than the central federal government. It makes every state responsible for “raising the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public health as among its primary duties”. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The Twelfth Five Year plan covering 2012-2017 [35] was formulated based on the recommendation of a High Level Experts Group (HLEG) and other stakeholder consultations. The long term objective of this strategy is to establish a system of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country.

Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Diet can help to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce the risk of chronic diseases Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. This study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education programme regarding importance of protein among people residing at paravai, Madurai. The study revealed that after nutritional education program majority of the subjects had adequate knowledge about importance of protein, nurses can educate and encourage the people about significance of Protein and implications of importance of Protein and to out-reach his/her community to foster a Healthy Citizen and so a Healthy Nation.

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality. There is growing evidence that non pharmacological interventions like Diet Therapy, Music, Yoga, Breathing and other relaxation techniques lower high blood pressure. Objectives of the Study: 1. Identify the prevalence of hypertension in the selected urban area. 2. Assessment of contributing factors for hypertension.3. Assessment of blood pressure among hypertensive clients. 4. Determine the effect of lemon juice in reduction of blood pressure among hypertensive clients. Methods: The research design adopted was pre-test post-test design with comparison group-a type of quasi experimental design. The sample size was 30 which included 15 for experimental and 15 for comparison group. Results: In the experimental group, the mean systolic blood pressure was 145.8 mmHg on the 1st day, 135.8 mmHg on the 30th day and reduction of blood pressure was 10 mm Hg. In the comparison group, the mean systolic blood pressure was 145.6 mmHg on the 1st day, 146 mmHg on the 30th day and mean difference was 0.66mmHg.The paired ‘t’ test value of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the experimental group (t=17.8, 8.4) was greater than the table value at p=0.001 level. This showed that there was a significant reduction in blood pressure among the experimental group. The paired‘t’ test value of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the comparison group (t=2.7, 3.7) was less than the table value at p=0.001 level. This showed that there was no significant difference in blood pressure among the comparison group. The independent‘t’ test value of systolic, diastolic (t=4.5, 4.6) was greater than the table value of p=0.001 level. This showed that there was a significant result

Waste management is the collection, transport, disposal, processing, managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by the human activity and the process generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics. All waste materials, whether they are solid, liquid, gaseous or radioactive fall within the remit of waste management.

Introduction: Newborn care is the care which is given immediately after the birth. Newborn care includes warmth, cord care, eye care, breasting feeding and immunization. Objective: To assess the knowledge on newborn care among primigravida mothers. Materials and Methods: Quantitative research approach and descriptive research design was adopted. A total of 50 samples were selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique in SRM Rural Health Center at Mamandur village. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge on newborn care. The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The results of the study revealed that 36(72%) mother had moderately adequate knowledge, 14 (28%) mother had adequate knowledge and none of them had inadequate knowledge on newborn care. and there is a significant association on the level of knowledge among primigravida mothers with their demographic variables of family income and type of family. Conclusion: Most of the primigravida mothers had moderately adequate knowledge, Hence it is necessary to enhance their knowledge through an educational approach.

To understand profession’s viability in the market, each profession must understand choice, retention, and attrition of its members; i.e. supply and demand of sufficient professionals to carry out the work of the profession. Many factors affect career choice and retention of nurses in the health sector. Despite the perceived efforts made by Hospitals Management Board in Karnataka State to retain nurses, there is still inadequate number of nurses to match the demand of care needed by patients in the hospitals. The main objective of this study is to determine factors responsible choice and retention of nursing as a career among nurses in Karnataka state, India. The study conducted in three geo-political zones of Karnataka state, India. The survey research method was used for this study. Survey according to Hardman and Marshall (2000) is to be use to determine current practice and opinions of a specified population on the status of one or more variables. This method is appropriate for this study which intends to find out’ determinants of the choice and retention of Nursing as a carrier among Nurses in Karnataka state, India. A total of 570 ( 91 %) fully completed structured questionnaires was retrieved from the participants out of 600 distributed, which yaro Yamane formula used for determination of sample size. The result revealed that, there were several factors in choice of career and retention of nursing among nurses in Karnataka state, India. Increment in salary and allowances rated the best factor to address the problem.