International Journal of Practical Nursing

Ulcer is defined as a discontinuity in the skin lining. It may be an acute or a chronic ulcer. Chronic wounds are associated with a difficulty in the healing process and a prolonged morbidity for the patient. There are different methods of providing wound coverage including flap coverage, skingrafting, temporary substitutes for dressing etc. In this article we have used egg membrane for healing of wound and have found it to be useful.

Introduction: The common identified stakeholders in nursing are students, clinicians, educators, nurse managers. Stakeholders in healthcare system has importance because they keep the healthcare system up to date with the latest health progress and contribute to a service that is within the social interest. Aim of the study: To assess the opinion of Nursing stakeholder on publications & to assess the opinion of Nursing stakeholder on scholarship.
Method & Material: This was a quantitative descriptive survey study of 50 samples from different states, aged 28 -48 years both male and female Head of the Institutes, Ph.D. Nursing scholars, Professor and Nursing Educator with qualification of M.Sc. Nursing, P.B.BSC and PH.D. Nursing. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of samples. To obtain necessary data for the study, the tool used for data collection was divided into Section I-Demographic data, Section-II assessment for opinion of Nursing stakeholder on publications and Section-III assessment for opinion of Nursing stakeholder on scholarship. Results: Samples were from age group of 28 to 48 years. 36% Male &, 64% Female working in different Nursing Institutes and hospitals from different states of like Maharashtra, Jammu Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat,Kerala, Uttarkhand and Karnataka. Majority of samples were shown area of interest for Research i.e. clinical 58%, Gynaecology 19%, body organ donation 4%, Neurology 12% and managerial 7%. 78% participants published their researches papers in peer review journals, Web of Science, UG Ccare &Scopus where as 12% don’t publish their research papers. 50% participants given information that students receive Scholarship & 50% don’t receive scholarship. Type of different scholarship received by students were Tata, SC and ST scholarship TNAI, BPL scholarship, National scholarship programme and Minority scholarship, minimum Rs. 6000 & maximum Rs. 100000 amount students receives Scholarship. Students get Opinion given by stakeholders regarding eligibility for application of Scholarship were distinction in a previous class, cast, performance of student, schedule caste & schedule tribe, income status and minority status, time taken for process of scholarship were 2 to 3 months said by 32%, 6 International Journal of Practical Nursing Volume 11 Number 1, January - April 2023 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.11123.5 months to 1 year by 49%, 6 months by 11% and more than 10 months answered by 8% of stakeholders, few of principals said that students receive Scholarship for complete course if they maintain good score. 87% of stakeholders highlighted on criteria for utilization of Scholarship as per merit and overall performance for paying fees where as 13% of them answered students use amount for hostel & food. Questionnaires on view about publication where answered by stakeholders i.e. publication helps for professional and personal development. Conclusion: Assessment of a opinion of Nursing stake holder on publications will make clear understanding about publications, importance of publication & funding and scholarship will be helpful for students.

Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of subcutaneous tissue and fascia which may spread rapidly to deeper tissue and surrounding tissue which may cause damage to the tissue and present as a localized infection and fulminant septic shock with high mortality rate. Prolotherapy has been found to be effective in wound bed preparation. This study highlights our experience in wound bed preparation using prolotherapy as an adjuvant in a case of necrotizing fasciitis.

The pressure ulcer also called bedsore or decubitus ulcer is one of the complications seen in bedridden patients and is very difficult to treat as well. Cholecalciferol has been used in a variety of disease conditions with various uses. Topical cholecalciferol has been used to be helpful in wound healing. There is evidence that vitamin D can enhance initial inflammation, advantageous during both infection and wound healing, and also promotes resolution and avoids chronic, damaging inflammation. Mupirocin is an antibiotic which can prevent infection. This article highlights the role of topical cholecalciferol and mupirocin ointment combination in wound bed preparation in the case of a pressure ulcer.

Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of subcutaneous tissue and fascia which may spread rapidly to deeper tissue and surrounding tissue which may cause damage to the tissue and present as a localized infection and fulminant septic shock with high mortality rate. The patient will undergo extensive debridement for the removal of necrotic tissue which creates extensive huge raw area and Scaffold has been found to be effective in wound bed preparation. This study highlights our experience in wound bed preparation using scaffold as an adjuvant in a case of necrotizing fasciitis.

Background: The neonates are at risk for various health problems, increasing morbidity and mortality rates. Nursing personnel have important responsibilities to assess neonatal for early detection of problems and initiate prompt management. Objective: The objective was to assessthe knowledge regarding neonatal resuscitation among staff nurses working in NICUs in private and government hospitals in Punjab and to provide an informational booklet to staff nurses regarding neonatal resuscitation to reduce the infant morbidity and mortality rate. Materials and Methodology: A non-experimental comparative study design and quantitative research approach were utilized. The setting for the private hospital was Grover hospital, Amritsar and the government hospital was a civil hospital, Amritsar with a sample size of 100 staff nurses 50 from a private hospital and 50 from a government hospital selected by using a convenience sampling technique. The tool was divided into two sections- demographic characteristics and 30 self-structured knowledge questionnaires on neonatal resuscitation. The data collection was done in the month of February 2019. The Guttman method assessed the knowledge questionnaire's reliability (r=.735). Results: The results of the study revealed that of staff nurses working in private hospitals, 68% had average knowledge and of the staff nurses working in governmental hospitals 64% had average knowledge. It suggests that staff nurses working in NICU should be updated with efficient knowledge and skill in performing neonatal resuscitation...