To investigate the impact of toluene exposure on the functional-morphology of the pulmonary tissues, 35 Wistar rats were acquired. The study was divided into three (3) groups: A, B, and C, with three (3) phases: acute (7 days), subchronic (14 days), and chronic (21 days). Group A...
Aim: The purpose of this discussion paper is to contemplate on the placebo and nocebo phenomena providing legal, ethical and clinical implications for nursing practice. Methodology: This is a critical review for which a selection of key references were used based on a critique of...
Introduction: Modern contraceptive use is considered a reliable tool for birth spacing, prevention of unwanted pregnancies and reducing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Quite an appreciable number of young women in Mpohor District of Ghana do not use contraception des...
Introduction: The application of the Electronic Health Record System has been extensively acknowledged as an instrument by healthcare establishments to increase efficiency, operational effectiveness and successfully boost revenue generation. Aim: This study aimed at empirically a...
Background: Pain is one of the worse symptoms experienced by hospitalized patients and the major reason for seeking medical and surgical intervention. Despite the existence of guidelines on pain assessment and management, children continue to experience unrelieved pain during hos...
Background: The nursing workforce is a very important one as nurses form a vital component of healthcare delivery worldwide. The global nursing shortage is continuously wreaking havoc at all levels of the global health system, with no end in sight. Nursing turnover intensions lea...
Background: Sex ratio is important for human life since its creation, some families prefer male than females, also its related to some medical problems that affect certain sex than another. Studies showed that males are more fragile, and might die earlier than females. Climate...
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has been found to be the best means of ensuring the health, growth and development of infants. However, for certain reasons, some mothers do not practice it. The responsibility of passing on information on the relevance of this practice mostly lies i...
Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice of nurses and midwivies in blood transfusion at Komfo Anokye Teaching. Hospital. Methodology: This study used the descriptive cross-sectional approach with a total population of 280 Nurses and Midwives from Accident and Emergency, S...
Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) contributes 29.3% of all deaths in Kenya and is among leading causes of mortality in the Country. Kenya National HIV prevalence is at 4.9% with 38% of people living with HIV unaware of th...