Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing

 In the hospital setting, emergencies typically occur in emergency departments (EDS) and intensive care units (ICUS). But many also take place in progressive care units or general nursing units. And when they do, they can cause marked anxiety for nurses especially those unfamiliar or inexperienced with the drugs used in these emergencies.

Keywords: Cardiology; Drugs; Emergency; ACLS.

 Today’s Traditional clinical learning driven by competitive placement opportunities and challenges. Teaching Faculty are not prepared to utilize adult teaching strategies and resort to pedagogical methods using lecture, memorization,quizzes, and examinations. According to nursing education organizations, faculty should be teaching with more interactive, student-centered, adult methods.The nurse educators are frequently not prepared to use timely teaching strategies and may resort to teaching nursing students the way they were taught - using methods such as lecture, memorization, quizzes, and examinations. Andragogy is an adult focused teaching approach while Pedagogy is a child focused teaching approach.This short communication attempts to bring a glimpse on modern adult education strategies needed for the present day nurse educators.

Keywords: Andragogy; Pedagogy; Adult Learning.

 Coronary artery disease is affecting Indians 5-10 years earlier than other communities. Indians also show higher incidence of hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality than other ethnic groups. WHO estimated that, over the next 10 years, India will lose 237 billion US Dollar due to heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Hence, the investigator evaluated the effectiveness of structured teaching program by comparing pre test and post test scores. The findings revealed that in the post test, more than half of the adults 71.67% had attained moderately adequate knowledge, 28.33% had attained adequate knowledge and no one had inadequate knowledge. So, its Nurses role to enhance the knowledge of the patient about hypertension and its risk factors in preventing from further complications.

Keywords: Hypertension; Coronary Artery Disease; Knowledge; Structured Teaching.

 Background: Those with lung diseases know too well how hard the simple act of breathing can become. The good news is that you can do something to help your body breath more easily. Choosing the right food, exercising and breathing exercises are effective ways to increase lung capacity. One of the very effective way to improve lung function is by using an incentive spirometer exercise. An incentive spirometer measures and improves lung function. Aims and Objectives: An experimental randomized block one group pre-test post test design study was conducted. “A study to assess the effectiveness of spirometry exercise on specific pulmonary parameters of patients with respiratory conditions admitted in selected wards of Dr. Vikhe Patil memorial hospital Ahmednagar”. The data was collected by using modified clinical proforma with non probability purposive sampling technique. The results were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive, inferential statistics and Paired ‘t’ test. Results: The study findings revealed that the average mean of the post-test experimental group was 0.731, while post-test control group was 0.481, the average SD of post test experimental group was 0.228, and post-test control group was 0.174. The obtained ‘t’ value was 7.02 which is greater than the table value, therefore, the spirometry exercise was found to be effective at 5% level and significant association was found between the post-test score and the demographic variables. Conclusion: Incentive spirometry exercises are effective in coping with respiratory disorders. Using an incentive spirometry exercise can help the patient to practice taking deep breaths, which can help to open airways, prevent fluid or mucus from building up in the lungs and make it easier to breath.

Keywords: Spirometry Exercise; Pulmonary Parameters; Respiratory Conditions.