Introduction: In 2012, more than 371 million people presented with Diabetes Mellitus Type II worldwide. Approximately 4.8 million people died in 2012 due to the complications of Diabetes Mellitus Type II (American Diabetes ...

Introduction Pressure ulcers pose a major challenge to quality of life, and increase the risk for mortality and morbidity. Numerous guidelines have been developed to prevent them, yet the global prevalence is 4.7-18.7%. ...

Background: Perceptions on nursing care are key to improving the quality of care delivered to patients by nurses. Oncology Nurses should be aware of cancer patient factors that are likely to influence their perception of ...

Background: Globally Skilled delivery services are critical aspects to combat Maternal and neonatal mortality. In Kenya, skilled deliveries account for 62% of all deliveries; unskilled deliveries pose a higher risk of ...

Introduction: Substance abuse may slow-down economic growth if it affects the productive persons in the society. Identifying the characteristics of the substance user can help policy makers to develop targeted ...

Foot self-care practices are regarded as fundamental in prevention of diabetic foot ulcers[2].Globally, it is estimated that the prevalent cases of persons living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) were more than 500 million ...

Introduction: Ethics have been regarded as a vital part of nursing as a profession since the beginning of modern nursing, starting with the era of Florence Nightingale. Ethical distress occurs when ethical problems arise ...

Despite efforts employed in clinical teaching, several cases of poor performance have been reported. Quality clinical teaching is important as it reinforces learning. Integrated learning ensures the achievement of quality ...

Introduction: Hand hygiene (HH) is any action of hand cleaning while maintaining good skin integrity. Proper HH prevents more than 50 % of hospital acquired infections. This study was carried out in May 2015. The aim of ...

Introduction: The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) improves access to health care, success of public health care interventions and reduces shortage of health workers through collaborations when properly ...