American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2021

  • Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP): An Uncommon Skin Cancer

    Saumya Prakash Srivastava

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 87-89
    Received: 7 August 2021
    Accepted: 21 August 2021
    Published: 5 November 2021
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20210204.11
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    Abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) is a very uncommon type of skin cancer that begins in the connective tissues of skin and extend to nearby structures in the form of lump. The cause of cutaneous fibroids is unknown, although a suggested risk factor includes skin lesions at the affected site. DFSP tends to affect people between the age of 20 an... Show More
  • Career Development: Nursing Graduates’ Outlook in India

    Shashi Mawar, Anubha Devagourou, Smita Das, Tarika Sharma, Seema Rani, Amrita Saini

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 90-96
    Received: 22 May 2021
    Accepted: 9 June 2021
    Published: 5 November 2021
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20210204.12
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    Abstract: Career planning or selecting preferred job increases the job satisfaction where as a career chosen randomly adversely affects both job satisfaction as well as those receiving the care. Career planning helps them to be more satisfied in future with their job profile. An understanding of perception of nursing as career among nursing students, their j... Show More
  • Art in Health Education: A Transformation in Teaching and Learning About One Self and One’s Disease

    Carolina Lage Miranda Galgane, Mauro Silveira de Castro, José Lamartine Soares-Sobrinho

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 97-100
    Received: 11 April 2021
    Accepted: 7 June 2021
    Published: 5 November 2021
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20210204.13
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    Abstract: To verify the knowledge gained by hypertensive elderly users of the Brazilian Unified Health System SUS, intervention group, when they have access to the artistic and education video “An Impressioning Story” compared to hypertensive elderly people in the SUS, control group (received a traditional lecture). The video aimed to promote the correct and... Show More
  • Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity at Residents of St. Petersburg

    Dotsenko Vladimir Antonovich, Bashmakov Valerii Pavlovich, Moschev Anton Nikolaevich

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 101-104
    Received: 18 May 2021
    Accepted: 2 June 2021
    Published: 12 November 2021
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20210204.14
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    Abstract: Sociological research was carried out among 1,200 residents of St. Petersburg over 18 years of age (674 women, 526 men). According to estimates of their anthropometric data, which were provided by interviewed residents of St. Petersburg, almost half (45.6%) of them have deviations of body mass index from norm towards increase of body weight. The in... Show More
  • An Exploration to the Relationship between Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Role and Patient Safety

    Manal Mohamed Bakr

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 105-112
    Received: 7 October 2021
    Accepted: 19 November 2021
    Published: 2 December 2021
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20210204.15
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    Abstract: To care for more patients safely and cost effectively, many health care facilities and organizations are creating positions for and utilizing a large number of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The role of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is critical for their success or failure. UAP play important role in compromising the safety which is t... Show More