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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510151

Look Inside Schizophrenia and Discover Common Sense

J Marques-Teixeira

Article Type: Editorial | First Published: December 31, 2020

The requirements for a psychopathology of the future settle on the demand of psychiatric science for good explanations of psychiatric illnesses accompanied by an understanding of patients’ experiences. This effort, already underway, has focused on the conceptual and practical connection between these two dimensions, translated into the attempt to link the advances in neurobiological explanations and sophisticated understanding of patients’ personal and cultural experiences. When considering ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510150

Nursing Students' Anxiety Levels and Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zeynep Temiz, PhD

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 30, 2020

Anxiety is very prevalent among nursing students even in normal circumstances. In Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing students encountered a new reality of that includes economic uncertainty, fear of infection, the challenges of distance education and more. This study was carried out to determine the relationship between the anxiety levels and the coping methods of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was carried out to determine the relationship between the anxiety...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510149

Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Care Bundle on Prevention of Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia among Nurses

Rakhi Mishra, MScN and Navita Rani, MScN

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 05, 2020

Ventilator-Associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is the second most common nosocomial infection among critically ill patients, affecting 6% to 52% and can reach to 76% in some specific hospital settings. VAP can prolong the patient’s length of stay in the hospital and thereby the financial burden. Knowledge and practice run parallel therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching Program on knowledge and practic...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510148

Evaluation of Delirium Course Program Given to Intensive Care Nurses

Gamze Sarikoc and Ozlem Canbolat

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 28, 2020

Delirium is frequently seen in intensive care units. Because of the negative consequences and increased healthcare costs associated with delirium, prevention interventions are crucial to reducing the frequency and complications of delirium. The most basic component in the prevention of delirium is that the patient should be evaluated in terms of delirium risk factors within the first 24 hours of admission to the clinic. Raising awareness about delirium and increasing the level of knowledge of nu...

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