Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing

Surgical site infection (SSI) is defined as an infection that occurs in the part of the body where the surgery is done. It can be superficial, deep, and organ/space SSI. Surgical site infections lead to increased morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and cost of money each year. Our skin is a natural barrier against infection, and any surgery which causes breakage in the skin may lead to an infection. The chances of developing surgical site infection are 1% to 3% if you have surgery. Most SSIs can be treated with antibiotics, and sometimes additional procedures or surgery may be needed to treat them. Surgical site infection (SSI) usually occurs within 30 days after surgery if there is no implant or within 1 year if the implant is placed and involves any part of the anatomy other than the incision which was opened or manipulated during the surgery. There is a chance for SSI for the patient who is hospitalized 7 days longer, is 55% more likely to spend time in ICU, and is times more likely to be re-admitted.

Background of the study: “Health is wealth” goes the saying health is an essential factor for a happy contended life based on Alma-Ata’s declaration. Much emphasis is being laid on health promotion and preventive health care. Encouraging people to adopt healthy lifestyles and appropriate coping strategies is key to promoting optimum health.

Objectives: To assess the perception of nursing students towards tobacco consumption. And To determine the association of perception with the selected demographic variable.

Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the perception of tobacco consumption among nursing students with a view to providing tobacco avoidance therapy. A non-experimental research approach was adopted for this study, which was considered the most appropriate to assess nursing students’ perception of tobacco consumption. The research design was a Descriptive survey research design. The population for this study was all nursing students studying at the Jai Institute of Nursing and Research. A sample of 30 nursing students was selected by using a purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using a Likert type of perception rating scale.

Data were analyzed and Result: The results of this study revealed that the majority of the students (56.7%) belonged to the 21-23-year age group, the majority of male (100%) students, the majority of the students (36.7%) belonged to the batch 2013-17, majority of 33.3% of the students are having family income more than 36997 Rs, majority of 46.7% of the students having no tobacco users in his family, majority of 70% of the student’s age of 1st tobacco consumption between 16-24 year, majorities of 76.7% of the students were consumed tobacco by smoking, majority of 63.3% of the students have consumed tobacco at once or 2 times in a day, majority of the 33.3% students having unknown causes of tobacco consumption, majority of the 76.66% of the students are ready to quit now, majority of the 90% of the students knew about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption. The perception score showed that 100% of the students agree that cigarette smoking contains a chemical that irritates the air passage and lungs, There is a significant association of perception with Age and Feel About tobacco consumption at a 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: this revealed that 100% of the nursing students had a good perception of tobacco consumption.

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease and have posed a global health threat. The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of International concern. To date, there are limited studies that have investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among the female population.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) and its related factors among women in RGGW&CH, Puducherry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was performed in June 2021, using direct interviews among 70 mothers at 6–12 weeks postpartum. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and a self-structured questionnaire regarding associated factors were administered to all participants.

Result: In this study, the proportion of patients with and without post-partum depression was found to be 13(18.6)% and 57(81.4)% respectively. The demographic and obstetric variables such as religion, mode of delivery, and complication during delivery of pregnancy were statistically significant at the p-value of p<0.035, p<0.003, and p<0.001 respectively. The chi-square test reveals that factors such as family problems during covid, history of depression before pregnancy, husband consume alcohol, stressful feelings, and adequate family support are significantly associated with the level of depression, p<0.008, p<0.002, p< 0.006, p< 0.009, p< 0.027.

Conclusion: According to the findings, there was a high prevalence of postpartum depression among postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 period. Additionally, strategies have to be developed by healthcare authorities to design recommendations and actions to prevent the occurrence of post-partum depression during the pandemic.

Aim of the study: The study aims to find the effect of video-assisted teaching modules on the prevention of postoperative complications among patients undergoing abdominal surgeries in Maharashtra state.

Objectives of the study: Primary objective - To assess the knowledge of PPC among patients undergoing abdominal surgeries before intervention.

Secondary objectives: (1) Assess the knowledge regarding the prevention of post-operative complications among patients undergoing abdominal surgeries. (2) To find out the effect of VATM on knowledge regarding PPC among patients undergoing abdominal surgeries. (3) To find out the association between post-test knowledge score with selected demographic variables.

Method: Quasi-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design and quantitative approach were carried out on 60 patients selected by simple random sampling technique to test the effect of a structured teaching module. The data was collected by using a structured interview questionnaire consisting of 30 items.

Results: The present study evaluates and found that demographic variables, the Majority 40% of patients undergoing abdominal surgeries were in the age group of 29-39 years, and gender depicts that majority of patients 56.70% of them were females, of them had been educated up to secondary education. The majority of 38.30% of them were from the Hindu religion. A majority (65%) of them had a monthly income between 5000 to 10000 majority (50%) had information about post-operative complications from patients undergoing abdominal surgeries. Interpretation and conclusion: The data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study indicated that after intervention there was an improvement in the knowledge and they gain good knowledge about the prevention of postoperative complications. Analysis data shows that a highly significant difference was found between the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores at the level of (P<0.05). The hypothesis is proved and accepted.

The video consent and capture system are a useful application in the medicolegal and rehabilitative context. This technology has improved the way of tackling legal lawsuits and also optimized patient care. The stored data is also helpful for future reference and academic purposes. In this article, we explain the importance of video consent in burn patients for documentation.