Introduction: It is generally accepted that assertiveness and high levels of self-esteem are healthy behavioural qualities for all people to possess. It is well acknowledged that assertiveness is one of the most crucial behavioural characteristics for professional nurses. Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of assertiveness and self-esteem that are held by nurses that work in a certain hospital Materials and Methods: This research was conducted in a non-experimental setting among Registered Nurses, and a total of sixty of them were chosen through the use of the Simple Random approach. The research was started once approval had been granted by the environment and informed consent had been obtained from the participants. The use of a structured questionnaire allowed for an evaluation of nurses’ assertive behaviour as well as their levels of self-esteem. Statistics, both descriptive and inferential, were applied to the study of and analysis of the data that had been obtained. Result: The findings of this study reveal that the majority of nurses working in hospital settings have a self-esteem that is higher than average, with 60% of them having higher self-esteem than the other 40%, who had an average level of self-esteem. While 63.33 percent of nurses displayed good assertive behaviour and 36.67 percent displayed average assertive behaviour, Conclusion: The study came to the conclusion that the majority of the nurses had a high or medium degree of self-esteem while they were working in their separate settings, and that their behaviour was also found to be forceful.
Introduction: As the number of people diagnosed with heart disease continues to rise on a daily basis, it has developed into a condition that poses a risk to one’s life. The current epidemic of coronary artery disorders can be explained, in large part, by a number of modifiable risk factors that are related with one’s way of life. According to the findings of various research studies, coronary heart disease can be a primary reason for morbidity and mortality in adults. Aims: The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients who have coronary artery diseases in terms of their physiological parameters as well as their levels of stress. Materials and Method: The research was quantitative, based on surveys, and it was conducted on patients suffering from cardiac disorders. A total of 54 samples were chosen using the Simple Random approach. Before the data collecting began, authorization from the ethical committee was acquired. After getting permission from the location, the patients were approached about their interest in taking part in the study, and informed consent was collected from each one of them. The use of structured questions allowed for the evaluation of physiological markers as well as stress. It was decided to collect the demographic variables. Statistics, both descriptive and inferential, were applied to the study of the acquired data, and the results were examined. Result: The findings showed that 51 subjects (94.44%) had a fever of 98 degrees Fahrenheit. The majority of the subjects 18, or 33.33 percent, had a heart rate that was between 71 and 80 beats per minute. Regarding blood pressure, 17-24 breaths per minute were included in the respiratory rates of 38 (70.37%). The blood pressure of the majority of the 30 individuals (55.55%) was below 140/90mmHg. According to spo2, a maximum of 28 (51.8%) of the participants belonged to the 95% group. The majority of the samples, 37.03%, exhibited mild stress, whereas 27.7% of the samples exhibited moderate stress, and 35.18% exhibited severe stress. Conclusion: The findings of this investigation imply that the majority of the samples in the present study had fluctuation in their physiological parameters, and the vast majority of the samples experienced moderate to severe stress.
Introduction: It is generally accepted that assertiveness and high levels of self-esteem are healthy behavioural qualities for all people to possess. It is well acknowledged that assertiveness is one of the most crucial behavioural characteristics for professional nurses. Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of assertiveness and self-esteem that are held by nurses that work in a certain hospital. Materials and Methods: This research was conducted in a non-experimental setting among Registered Nurses, and a total of sixty of them were chosen through the use of the Simple Random approach. The research was started once approval had been granted by the environment and informed consent had been obtained from the participants. The use of a structured questionnaire allowed for an evaluation of nurses’ assertive behaviour as well as their levels of self-esteem. Statistics, both descriptive and inferential, were applied to the study of and analysis of the data that had been obtained. Result: The findings of this study reveal that the majority of nurses working in hospital settings have a self-esteem that is higher than average, with 60% of them having higher self-esteem than the other 40%, who had an average level of self-esteem. While 63.33 percent of nurses displayed good assertive behaviour and 36.67 percent displayed average assertive behaviour, Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that the majority of nurses had a high or average degree of self-esteem when they were working in their separate settings, and their behaviour was seen to be forceful.
Introduction: Eating disorders are serious illnesses that create substantial disruptions in the eating practices of individuals who suffer from them. Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders are two of the most common types of eating disorders.1 Eating disorders are mental conditions that are characterised by aberrant eating patterns and have the potential to adversely affect a person’s physical as well as mental health. Aims: The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not structured teaching programmes are effective in increasing students’ awareness of bulimia nervosa among adolescents attending selected professional colleges in Karad City. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted using an evaluative research approach, and the sample size was set at sixty individuals who were chosen using a nonprobability convenient selection technique. The self-structured knowledge questionnaire on Bulimia Nervosa was used to acquire the necessary data for this study. The surveys are divided into two parts: the first part seeks participants’ personal information, and the second part contains 25 multiple-choice questions designed to gauge adolescents’ level of familiarity with bulimia nervosa. Result: The mean score in this study was 8.9, and the standard deviation was 3.393. Approximately 58.3% of the participants had average knowledge, 16.6% bad knowledge about the subjects, and 25% had good knowledge related bulimia nervosa in the pretest. On the other hand, the results of the posttest showed that the mean score was 16.1 and the standard deviation was 3.904. In the posttest, 76.60 percent of students shown good knowledge regarding bulimia nervosa, 23.30 percent demonstrated mediocre knowledge, and zero percent demonstrated bad knowledge regarding the subject. Conclusion: It has been determined that the teaching programme on knowledge of bulimia nervosa among students is effective, and students’ knowledge has increased from an average knowledge score to an excellent knowledge score.
Objectives: (1) To assess the level of anxiety among experimental and control groups of patients undergoing hemodialysis. (2) To determine the effectiveness of foot reflexology on anxiety among experimental group of patients undergoing hemodialysis. (3) To find the association between level of anxiety and selected sociodemographical variables among experimental and control groups of patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods:The research approach adopted for this study was an evaluative approach, where the research design was a quasi-experimental design. The study was conducted in the dialysis unit in Krishna Hospital, Karad. The sample consists of 40 patients undergoing hemodialysis and further assigned to 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. A convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample. The experimental group received foot reflexology twice in a week for 3 consecutive weeks and each session lasted for 20 minutes where a control group followed hospital routine management. The data were collected by structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results:The mean post-test anxiety score in the experimental group was 16.6, and in the control group, it was 22.55, which was significantly greater. The t-test value was 3.50 and was found significant at p<0.001 level. The values revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in a level of anxiety between the experimental and control groups in the post-test. Conclusion:The study results show that the foot reflexology was effective to reduce the level of anxiety.
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