Patient advocacy plays a critical role in promoting patient safety and quality care. Yet, there is little or no data documenting the practice of patient advocacy among nurses in Ghana. This study explored and provided ...

The study aimed at assessing the knowledge and attitudes of diabetes clients on self-management practices in public hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The research was a cross-sectional survey. It adopted stratified ...

The overall goal of this research work was to explore the understanding of theory-practice gap from the perspective of nurse faculty and nursing students in University for Development Studies, and clinicians in Tamale ...

This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors of depression, anxiety and stress among nurses working in public psychiatric hospitals in Ghana. A cross-sectional design was used for this study. A probability proportionate ...

In the past decade, the number of people living with life-threatening diseases has increased. However, these people need to live their remaining lifetime as meaningful as possible, even when they are at the end stage and ...

More often, patients have no option but to begin dialysis when their chronic kidney disease progresses. The purpose of this study was to examine nurses, doctors and patients’ knowledge and understanding of conservative ...

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a global health problem and its symptoms impose a substantial burden on the individual. Despite its chronicity and adverse outcome, allergic rhinitis remains neglected, unrecognized and mismanaged ...

Teachers in early childhood education centres are the epitome of care concerning infection prevention for young children in educational programmes. A comparative descriptive quantitative survey was used to assess the ...

Exposure to percutaneous injuries and blood/body fluids are serious occupational hazards that contribute to the transmission of a variety of blood borne pathogens. The study was conducted to determine the prevalence and ...

Clinical rotation experience is an integral part of the nursing curriculum and crucial component of nursing education, which transforms theoretical knowledge to practice. However, due to the complex nature of the clinical ...