Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing

Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy refer to the development of irreversible corneal edema as a complication of cataract surgery. As corneal edema progresses and worsens, first stromal and then intercellular epithelial edema develops. This can cause disrupt vision and create pain sensation. Treatment can include hyperosmotic eye drops to reduce swelling, bandage contact lenses to reduce discomfort, glaucoma medication to reduce the flow of fluid to the cornea, and surgical procedures to replace the damaged tissue.

Keywords: Pseudophakic Bullus Keratopathy; Sensitivity; Corneal Edema; Phakodenesis; Bandage Contact Lens; Intraocular Lens; Cataract Surgery; Sequelae; Endothelial Tissue. 

A large number of severity of illness scoring systems have been developed and they are widely used in intensive care practice. However, they are complex systems with their basis in mathematics. To use such systems effectively, it is important to appreciate what factors influence their performance so that they can be compared fairly and used most appropriately. The purpose of this review is to describe the methods commonly used to assess the various facets of performance in severity of illness scoring systems. The performance of the most frequently used scoring systems in adult intensive care practice are presented.

Keywords: Intensive Care; ICU Scoring; APACHE; Prognosis; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index. 

A Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter is long, small, flexible tube that is inserted into a peripheral vein, typically in the upper arm, and terminates in a large vein in the chest to obtain a central intravenous access. It needs to be inserted by specially trained professionals and prepare the patient to keep the PICC line safe with special care in order to prevent complications. Subclavian and jugular line placements may result in pneumothorax (air in the pleural space of lung), while PICC lines have no such issue because of the method of placement.

Keywords: Pripherally Inserted Central Catheter; Peripheral Veins; Cannula; Stylet; Consent; Thrombosis; Bung; Sutures; Tear; and Clot. 

Infections in health care settings and hospital settings around the world are major public problems which is a major health risk that leads to increase in mortality and morbidity. The Hospital acquired infections spreads through contaminated hands of the health care givers like doctors, Nurses, other staffs, relatives and friends of the Patients. The nurse is the member of the healthcare team who participates in prevention and protection of patient from infection. Some of the most basic strategies resulting in positive patient outcomes include the practice and promotion of hand hygiene, consistent use of aseptic technique, cleaning and disinfection practices, use of standard precautions. A quantitative study was used to assess the Knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing faculty on infection control and its prevention in medical college attached hospitals of central Karnataka. 100 staff nurses were selected by simple random sampling technique from selected medical college attached hospital of central Karnataka. Structured Knowledge questionnaire, attitude scale and checklist to assess the practice were used to collect the data from sample. Result revealed that Majority of the samples i.e 76% had average knowledge, 96% had favorable attitude and 75% had average practice on hospital Infection control and prevention. There was no association between knowledge, attitude and practice with selected socio demographic at 0.05 level of significance. There was negative relationship between the level of knowledge and attitude, Positive relationship between the level of attitude and practice at 0.01 level of significance. Study concluded that staff nurses should be educated to improve the knowledge regarding infection control and its prevention in hospital and to be trained effectively to have a good infection control practice in hospital setup to control and prevent hospital acquired infection or nosocomial infection to the patient.

Keywords: HCAI’s (Health Care Associated Infection); Nosocomial Infection; Knowledge; Attitude and Practice; Staff Nurses. 

Nursing has passed through several decades, improving its theories and technologies with Nightingale’s legacy in one hand. But still handling an emergency situation strike fear in the heart of nurses. The triage process was developed to grade patients who need immediate care. The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding triage system among GNM students Pondicherry. The study findings reveal that there was moderately adequate knowledge regarding triage system. Only 11 (11%) of the students had over all adequate knowledge about triage system. Whereas 50 (50%) of students had moderately adequate knowledge and 39 (39%) of the students had in adequate knowledge about triage system. This study also shows that there was significant relationship between the knowledge on triage system with selected demographic variables like age, gender, religion, year of study, previous knowledge.

Keywords: Triage; Emergency; Categorization; Decision making.