Knowledge And Practice Of Evidence Based Practice Among Nurses

Background: Pain is the most devastating symptoms in cancer and may occur right from time of diagnosis to the end of life. It adversely affects the quality of life especially the physical component leading to disability. Pain remains a major challenge in cancer management despite the great efforts by World Health Organization (W.H.O.) wh […]

Background. Health-care providers are at major high-risk for contracting blood-borne infections during the discharge of their duties in health-care facilities now than ever before. This study aimed to assess how these three factors (information, motivation and behavioural skills) can serve as predictors of the utilization of universal pr […]

Commercial motorcycling emerged, and has become established, as a popular means of transportation in Nigeria due to the inadequacy of the conventional modes of mass movement to meet commuters’ expectations and demands. Unfortunately, motorcycle crashes continue to escalate the already grim statistics of road traffic morbidities and fatal […]

Despite growing awareness of the impact of maternal depression on the health and well‐ being of children, mothers, and health care, providers continue to ignore mental disorders in the perinatal period. Since nurses and midwives are in constant contact with women during pregnancy and during the first year after birth, they need to be abl […]

Nurse burnout is a pervasive issue in healthcare settings, with detrimental effects on both nurses' well-being and patient care outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of burnout among nurses across diverse healthcare settings, as well as the factors influencing burnout risk. Through quantitative analyses, i […]

This research was conducted for estimating the knowledge and practice of the prevention of nosocomial infection among health care workers in Madonna university teaching hospital. Two objectives were set, and Two questions and one hypothesis were formulated. A descriptive survey research method was used for the study. A sample size of thi […]

This study aimed to assess the factors influencing abuse of nurses by patients and relatives at Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Specifically, it sought to determine the prevalence and types of abuse faced by nurses from patients' relatives, investigate the effects of such abuse, and explore preventive measures. The survey employed a […]