International Journal of Practical Nursing

Burn injuries are highly variable. The outcome of patients is influenced by various factors and requires prompt therapeutic interventions, including fluid resuscitation, for a favorable result. Although having varying shortcomings, many scoring indexes are developed and validated in Western countries to predict mortality in a burn patient. The Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI) estimates survival expectancy in a burn patient via various negative prognostic factors. This study describes the pattern of burn injuries to validate the ABSI as an outcome predictor in burnt patients.

The Study was conducted using Quasi Experimental pre-test and post-test Control Group research design, among 60 patients (30 control group and 30 experimental group) from Osteoarthritis samples were selected using purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using demographic variables, Modified Lequence Observational checklist and numerical pain intensity rating scale was used to measure the pain level. Study findings reveals that post-test level of pain among experimental group it was found that the mean value was 3.2 and the standard deviation was 2.35, whereas in control group mean value is 5.93 and standard deviation was 2.63 and the‘t’ value was 7.01, it shows that there is significant reduction in post-test level of pain in experimental group than post-test level of pain in control group at p<0.05 level. It indicated that isometric exercises were effective in reducing the pain among osteoarthritis patients.

Lung and breathing problems are common and 5th leading cause of death in worldwide. In India, the respiratory disorder stands in the 3rd place including COPD, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis etc. When a patient is unable to maintain a patent airway, adequate gas exchange or both, more invasive support with intubation and mechanical ventilation is needed to save the life of patient. Mechanical ventilation is a method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous breathing, the most used mode of life support in medicine today, but it is not without complications. Physiologic complications associated with mechanical ventilation include ventilator induced lung injury, cardiovascular compromise, pneumothorax and the most importantly ventilator associated pneumonia.

Abstract: Emotional hygiene is about noticing your feelings and tending to your psychological health, just as you would practice good physical hygiene with brushing your teeth or showering each day, you can also benefit from small daily practices that keep your mind balanced.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge regarding emotional hygiene among women.

Method and Material: The study approach was aquantitative with study design preexperimental study on women from the selected areas. The sample size was 120 women aged between 25-60 years, having full-time, part-time job & home makers. The sample selection technique was used non-probability purposive sampling technique. The tool used for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire that contained demographic variables in section I, section II related assessment of the knowledge regarding emotional hygiene before & after administration of of information booklet on emotional hygiene among wome. The written informed consent was taken from the participants prior to the data collection, in order to establish reliability of the tool, the inter-rater method was used.

Result: The result before administration intervention shows that, 49.1% of women had a good knowledge regarding emotional hygiene, 39.6% of women had an average knowledge regarding emotional hygiene and 11.3% of them with a poor knowledge regarding emotional hygiene where as after the intervention 77.7% of women had a good knowledge regarding emotional hygiene, 16.2% of women had an average knowledge regarding emotional hygiene and 5.9% of women with a poor knowledge regarding emotional hygiene. It also shows that there was significant association with education at 0.05 level of significance.

Conclusion: The information booklet on emotional hygiene was helpful and found effective to maintain emotional balance and a work life balance.