International Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Bronchial asthma is a disease characterized by an increased responsiveness of airways to various stimuli. It manifests by widespread narrowing of airways causing paroxysmal dyspnea, wheezing or cough. For this comparative study 3 patients were randomly selected from paediatric wards of AIIMS, Patna who were diagnosed with Bronchial asthma. Proper history collection was done among samples about etiology, diagnostic measures, clinical features and regarding management. Adequate medical and nursing care provided to patient helped in improvement in disease condition

Keywords: Bronchial Asthma; Etiology. 

The incidence of paroxysmal supra ventricular tachycardia is approximately 1-3 cases per 1000 persons, with a prevalence of 0.2% [1]. Children may be asymptomatic or they may present with minor palpitations or more severe symptoms. Parents, mostly detect PSVT in children as tachycardias and heart failure signs, such as poor feeding, sweating and shortness of breath. The electrophysiological studies have helped to determine that the pathophysiology of SVT involves abnormalities in impulse formation and conduction pathways. The most common mechanism identified is reentry [2]. Infants require medical treatment because of the difficulty to recognize symptoms of tachycardia and a risk of heart failure leading to poor quality of life. Adenosine and beta blockers are drug of choice. Patients who present at <5 years old have a high likelihood of outgrowing their SVT and may not require chronic therapy.

Keywords: Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia; Heart Failure; Antiarrhythmic Drug. 

A heart transplant is an operation to replace a diseased heart with a healthy one from another person. Treatment of patients suffering from end-stage heart failure (HF) leaves surgeons with limited options makes the indication of transplantation. According to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, approximately 350-500 pediatric heart transplantation procedures are performed worldwide each year, about 12% of the of the total number of heart transplants performed. An estimated 10% of congenital heart disease cases have been deemed uncorrectable. One of the most common indications for infant heart transplantation had been hypo plastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), which occurs in about one in 6000 live births. Congenital cardiomyopathy occurs in approximately one in 10,000 live births. Survival in excess of 20 years after pediatric heart transplantation has been achieved. Most programs now report that more than 70% of their recipients survive at least 5 Years.

Keywords: Heart Transplantation; Congenital cardiomyopathy; congenital heart disease; Hypo plastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). 

World population exploded from one billion (1820) to 7.5 billion (2017) and the addition of millions of people each year is exacerbating problems of illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, jeopardizing the mental health of people leading to poor productivity, and escalation of social problems like violence and crimes. Problems of adolescent students are complex, since adolescence is considered as a period of stress and strain and full of turmoil. The demands of academic life are becoming increasingly stressful for students especially for nursing students. Counseling enhances, self-analysis, self-understanding, improves self-esteem, and also understanding of the world. The teacher counselor by taking special interest in the students, develops confidence, alleviates, fear and anxiety and creates students as successful professionals and responsible citizens.

Keywords: Counseling; Counseling Process; Teacher as Counselor; Nursing Programs; Study Skills; Online Counseling. 

The term febrile convulsion is not a diagnostic entity. It simply describes any seizure that occurs in response to a febrile stimulus. It usually occurs between the age of 3 months and 5 years and occurs in 2-4% of young children. At the time of convulsions, family members follow the different malpractices which leads child in risk behavior. So keeping this view in mind, the present descriptive study was conducted with quantitative research design. The demographic variables and structured check list was used to collect the data. The results were shown that almost 40% of samples practiced to shake and arouse the convulsing child. 33.3% were used to slap the baby while convulsions occurs, 20% of samples suck the discharge from the child’s mouth and nose and another 20% used to keep the baby in prone position during the course of the convulsions. In this present study it was observed that, majority of them (60%) were follow the traditional practices due to fear of unconsciousness and death. lack of transportation is the second most common cause and poverty is the 3rd most common cause for risk behavior in management of febrile convulsion. Other causes were found to be least reasonable for risk behavior. Even though some traditional practices are having scientific reason but few don’t have empirical evident that put the child under risk. Lack of awareness, knowledge, transportation facility and poverty is the leading cause for this risk behavior, Mass enlightenment campaign for the community, especially the rural, against use of harmful traditional remedies to treat febrile convulsion at home is strongly advised to prevent delayed treatment and associated complications.

Keywords: Febrile Convulsion; Febrile stimulus. 

The present study was conducted to explore the lived- in experience of mothers of infants with oral facial clefts in selected Hospital, Thrissur. Objectives of the study were to elicit the lived- in experience of mothers of infants with oral facial clefts and to prepare a coping module for those mothers. Qualitative research approach with phenomenological design was used. Ten samples were selected by using convenient sampling technique. Content validity of the tool was done with the help of experts and the reliability was based on trust worthiness of the data. The data were collected with a semi structured interview and analyzed using thematic analysis. Five themes were derived from exploring the lived- in experience of mothers of infants with OFC. The themes were divided into physical dimensions, psychological dimensions, social dimensions, spiritual dimensions and economical dimensions. Various subthemes were derived from these themes. The results of the phenomena studied have helped to develop a conceptual frame work. The study concluded that the mothers of infants with oral facial clefts had both positive as well as negative experiences.

Keywords: Lived-in Experiences; Mother; Infant; OFC; Coping Module.