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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
The Effect Of Cotton Dust Exposure As A Longterm Impact On Lung Function Changes: A Short Narrative Review, Naureen Akber Ali, Noshaba Akber, Adeel Khoja
The Effect Of Cotton Dust Exposure As A Longterm Impact On Lung Function Changes: A Short Narrative Review, Naureen Akber Ali, Noshaba Akber, Adeel Khoja
School of Nursing & Midwifery
No abstract provided.
Burnout And Its Impact On Nurses And Doctors, Zahra Tharani, Abeer Musaddique, Syeda Humera Qutb
Burnout And Its Impact On Nurses And Doctors, Zahra Tharani, Abeer Musaddique, Syeda Humera Qutb
School of Nursing & Midwifery
No abstract provided.
Fostering Patient Safety: Importance Of Nursing Documentation, Shamsa Samani, Salma Amin Rattani
Fostering Patient Safety: Importance Of Nursing Documentation, Shamsa Samani, Salma Amin Rattani
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Background: Nurses are professionally accountable for assessing and documenting patients’ vital signs. Nurses failing to fulfill this responsibility position their patients at risk. This paper presents two real-life cases pertaining to patients’ safety resulting in fatal outcomes, leading to the professional, legal, and ethical liability of nurses as the providers of patient care.
Objective: This paper focuses on the role of organizational culture in fostering patient safety specifically in monitoring and documentation of patients’ vital signs and early recognition of warning signs.
Methodology: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using various databases, examining the significance of vital signs monitoring and …
In The Name Of Riwaj: An Ethnographic Study To Explore The Notion Of Women Empowerment Among Bisp Recipients In Rural Sakhro-Sindh, Pakistan, Qurratulain Nasiruddin, Rozina Karmaliani, Nasim Zahid Shah, Tazeen Saeed Ali
In The Name Of Riwaj: An Ethnographic Study To Explore The Notion Of Women Empowerment Among Bisp Recipients In Rural Sakhro-Sindh, Pakistan, Qurratulain Nasiruddin, Rozina Karmaliani, Nasim Zahid Shah, Tazeen Saeed Ali
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Women empowerment is a national agenda for Pakistan and, one of its manifestations is the nationwide cash transfer program namely Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). With the help of Bourdieu methodological paradigm of “habitus” this paper analyses empowerment among BISP recipients in their social settings where various social actors such as her husband and wadera of the village dominate her agency but, at the same time, women herself submits her agency to these social actors under the veil of riwaj (social customs). This ethnographic study reveals that the performance of submission among women follows an inner drive for conformation to …
School-Based Study To Assess The Nutritional Status (Bmi Based) Of Adolescents Of Gojra City Of District Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan, Shagufta Perveen, Rozina Karmaliani, Rubina Barolia, Rozina Mistry
School-Based Study To Assess The Nutritional Status (Bmi Based) Of Adolescents Of Gojra City Of District Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan, Shagufta Perveen, Rozina Karmaliani, Rubina Barolia, Rozina Mistry
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Adolescence is the make-or-break stage of life. Major physical, mental, and psychological growth takes place at this age. Adequate and balanced nutrition is a vital requirement to support this phase. Adolescents living in developing and low-income countries are more likely to face nutritional challenges. Poor nutritional status during adolescence is an important determinant of health outcomes.
Objective: To analyze the nutritional status (BMI based) of school-going adolescents in Gojra city, Punjab, Pakistan.
Methods: A school-based cross-sectional survey was carried out covering 635 (6-8 grade) school-going adolescents (boys and girls) from public schools in Gojra city. Data were collected through anthropometric …
"Women Are Again Unsafe": Preventing Violence And Poor Maternal Outcomes During Current Floods In Pakistan, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Abir Arefin, Salman Muhammad Soomar
"Women Are Again Unsafe": Preventing Violence And Poor Maternal Outcomes During Current Floods In Pakistan, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Abir Arefin, Salman Muhammad Soomar
School of Nursing & Midwifery
No abstract provided.
Recognizing Early Warning Signs (Ews) In Patients Is Critically Important, Shamsa Samani, Salma Amin Rattani
Recognizing Early Warning Signs (Ews) In Patients Is Critically Important, Shamsa Samani, Salma Amin Rattani
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Introduction: Monitoring vital signs is a basic indicator of a patient’s health status and allows prompt detection of delayed recovery or adverse effects and early intervention. Patients with adverse events during hospitalization often display clinical decline for several hours before the event is observed. Non-critical care Nurses’ inconsistent recognition and response to patient deterioration lead to an increase in the length of hospital stay, unexpected admissions to the ICU, and increased morbidity and mortality.
Aim: The study aimed to assess the factors that facilitate or impede the detection of early warning signs among adult patients hospitalized in tertiary care settings. …