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Marital Satisfaction and Job Commitment of Nigerian Nurses: Implications for Family Value System

Olutope E. Akinnawo, Bede C. Akpunne, Kehinde A. Ahmed & Ibukunoluwa B. Bello · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Aim: Work and family domains are interdependent. Job commitment is very important for both employees and employers. The study aims to examine the implications of marital satisfaction and job commitment to the Nigerian family value system. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey desi...

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Work-life Balance of Female Nurses in Private Hospitals in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, South-South Nigeria

A. V. Asawalam, E.O. Asuquo, I. D. Alabere & I. H. Ogbuehi · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Background: There is growing concern that the quality of home and work life is deteriorating and this has resulted in poor employee input and performance at home and work. Female nurses as working women are faced with multiple roles; work and family/personal roles and majority of...

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Awareness and Utilization of Emergency Contraceptives: A Survey among Ghanaian Tertiary Students

Florence Assibi Ziba & Vida Nyagre Yakong · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Background: Unplanned pregnancy has become a public health concern globally. It has been linked to unsafe abortion and maternal mortality. According to the World Health Organization, developing countries bear nearly all the burden of the 22 million abortions and two thirds of the...

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Assessing Efficacy of Stop the Bleed Education

Julia Daigle, Bridget Price, Stephen Lim, Christy Lenahan & Bruce Felgenhauer · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Stop the Bleed is a national grassroots, education campaign effort that focuses on empowering the public to recognize and control life-threatening bleeding emergencies. The White House, Homeland Security, and the American College of Surgeons - Committee on Trauma, and the Hartfor...

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Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Some Common Ready to Eat Meals Sold at Petrol Stations in Calabar Metropolis

G. E. Udosen, F. E. Uboh, Dennis Amaechi, M. O. Odey & J. E. Mgbang · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Aim: In this study, the concentrations of Cu, Fe and Ni, long term exposure and daily consumption of ready-to-eat food foods sold at Petrol station’s Atmospheric conditions (AF) in Calabar Metropolis was evaluated. Methods: Foods samples, including such prepared ready-to-eat food...

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Effect of Patient-centred Care on Quality Nursing Care, Nurse-sensitive Indicators and Satisfaction of Nurses and Patients in Adult Medical Inpatients Setting: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review Protocol

Dominic Abugre, Victor Mogre & Busisiwe R. Bhengu · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Background: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in the USA proposed Patient-centred care (PCC) as a quality health care model that relies on partnerships among health practitioners, patients and their families whereby patients’ values, needs and preferences are factored into the heal...

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Exploring the Factors Associated with Birth Asphyxia among the Newborn Infants at a Rural Hospital in Bangladesh

Shabnam Mostari, Md. Razwan Hasan Khan Chowdhury, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Dioneia Motta Monte-Serrat, Masoud Mohammadnezhad & Russell Kabir · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Background: Birth asphyxia is a critical problem to address within the context of public health. There are many reasons a baby may not be able to take in enough oxygen before, during, or just after birth. Objective: The objective of this research is to determine the risk factors...

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The Impact of Novice Nurses' Characteristics and Personalities on Work-Related Stress

Ju-Yu Chiu, Aih-Fung Chiu, Szu-Mei Hsiao, Yu-Ching Chou, Chao-Hsien Lee & Tsan Yang · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2019

Background: High stress is related to the high turnover rate of new nursing staffs. Accordingly, determining how to retain novice nurses is critical. Purpose: Understand the relationship between novice nurses' basic characteristics, personality traits, and work-related stress. Me...

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Survey of Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Nigeria

Robert Teryila Kever, Silas Saidu Oyibo, Aji M. Gana, John Freeman Ukende, Pius Iorapuu Damkor & Sambo Danlami · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2018

Job satisfaction has been a recurring problem amongst nurses in Nigeria. As such, unfavourable working conditions are compounding problems of shortage and anticipated turnover among the Nigerian nursing workforce. This study assessed the factors influencing job satisfaction among...

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Job Satisfaction among Certified Registered Anaesthetists in Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Yakubu Shani, Charles Doku-Attuah, Ibrahim Addai & Abdul Rahman Mubarak · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2018

Aims: This study aimed at assessing the levels of job satisfaction and determining factors that influence job satisfaction among Certified Registered Anaesthetists (CRAs), in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. CRAs are called Nurse Anaesthetists in other parts of the world. Study Desig...

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Lower Back Pain among Health Care Workers in Operating Room at Al- Fateh Children's Hospital: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Amal A. Mukhtad & Huda A. Mohamed · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2018

Lower back pain (LBP) is recognised as a cause of morbidity in the developed nations in different occupational situations specifically, in health care workers (HCWs) including physicians, nurses and technicians, who are vulnerable to LBP. About 60–80% of the general people suffer...

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