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Neutrophil phagocytic function in uncomplicated diabetes mellitus patients of African origin as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1992)This was a comparative study carried out over a six months period with an aim of determining the neutrophil phagocytic function in uncomplicated diabetes mellitus patients and in non-diabetic patients (control group) as ... -
Newborn resuscitation: knowledge and practice among midwives in Kenyatta National Hospital labour ward and maternity theatre.
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Perinatal asphyxia is one of the most common diagnoses made in our Newborn unit. Morbidity and mortality from perinatal asphyxia can greatly be reduced by effective newborn resuscitation. Opiyo et al in 2007 ... -
Newborn Screening For Hearing Loss Using Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions In Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)INTRODUCTION Hearing loss is amongst the commonest congenital abnormality occurring in one to three newborns per thousand and has a profound effect on the development of language and cognition in the affected child. The ... -
Noise induced hearing loss in a steel rolling mill company in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Occupational noise induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is a significant economic and health concern in the developing world but the prevalence among factory workers in Kenya is not well known. The iron and steel ... -
Non metabolic causes of pathological fractures in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2003)This was a prospective study over a period of 10 months from the month of April 2002 to January 2003. The purpose of the study was to determine the pattern of non metabolic causes of pathological fractures in Kenyatta ... -
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDS) Burden Among People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: People living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kenya are disproportionately affected by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) yet care is suboptimal. Objectives: This study sought to determine burden of NCDs among PLHIVs in ... -
The normal hilar height ratio in Kenyan Africans; a study at Kenyatta National hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1995-07)The Hilar Height ratio (HHR) is a numerical expression of the radiographic observation that in the normal state the right hilus is positioned in the lower half of the right hemithorax while the left hilus is situated in ... -
Normal interpediculate distances and mid-sagittal diameters of the lumbar spinal canal in adult Kenyan Africans
(Degree of Master of Medicine (Diagnostic Radiology), of University of Nairobi., 1989-07)Interpediculate distances of lumbar spinal canal were measured on normal, plain, antero-posterior radiographs of lumbar spine in 185 male and 185 female adult Kenyan Africans. Mid-sagittal diameters (Antero-Posterior ... -
Normocytic anaemia and associated diseases in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2008)Background: Normocytic anemia is probably the most frequently encountered type of anemia in clinicalpractice because it is usually associated with several diseases. In spite of this no study has been conducted in the ... -
Nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice on the initial management of acute poisoning among adult casualities: study at Accident and Emergency department, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Acute poisoning is a medical emergency and patients are always rushed to the hospital at the earliest possible moment, irrespective of the amount and nature of poison. It .requires early management decisions to ensure an ... -
Nurse-Midwives' perception on promotion of self-care among patients admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital maternity ward
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Nurses Experiences and Perceptions of Providing Futile Care to Patients in the Critical Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)and expensive resources. However, sometimes patients in the intensive care unit receive care that is ultimately not beneficial to them. Nurses are the majority care givers and consequently give care to these patients. ... -
Nurses Practices on Closed Endotracheal Tube Airway Suctioning at Kenyatta National Hospital Adult Critical Care Unit
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: In critical care settings, endotracheal tube airway suctioning (ETS) is an important procedure for airway management in patients under mechanical ventilation. It is important that nurses working in critical ... -
Nurses' and patients' perception on the importance of nurse-caring behaviours: a study at surgical wards of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Although the importance of caring in nursing and its influence on patients' satisfaction with healthcare services has been demonstrated, there is minimal study on caring in surgical settings in developing countries. A ... -
Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude and Compliance With Intervention Guidelines for Patients’ With Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Back Ground: Nausea and vomiting is one of the distressing symptoms that patients receiving chemotherapy face. Majority of patients on chemotherapy experience chemotherapy-Induced nausea and vomiting that have debilitating ... -
Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude and Compliance With Intervention Guidelines for Patients’ With Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Back Ground: Nausea and vomiting is one of the distressing symptoms that patients receiving chemotherapy face. Majority of patients on chemotherapy experience chemotherapy-Induced nausea and vomiting that have debilitating ... -
Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice in the management of acutely ill adult patients, in the general wards at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2010-10)Introduction: Care of the acutely ill patient has become increasingly challenging due to demands from external sources to measure the quality and appropriateness of care provided (Ridley,1998). The more critically ill ... -
Nurses’ Compliance to Enhanced Infection Prevention and Control Protocols for Covid-19 in the Critical Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: The health care system has been adversely affected by corona virus infection and as a result nurses have been tasked with the burden of caring for an increased number of patients. Health care workers are at a ... -
Nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards patients with alcohol use disorders at baringo teaching and referral hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: the harmful alcohol use can result into alcohol use disorder and alcohol dependence. Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality remain to be high at the hospitals. Nurses are a key resource in management and ... -
Nurses’ Multicultural Transactions With Critically Ill Patients’ Kins and Its’ Impact on Quality of Care: a Study at Kenyatta National Hospital Critical Care Unit
(Uon, 2021)Introduction: Patients from different cultural backgrounds are admitted in critical care unit (CCU). Nurses are faced with challenges in trying to incorporate the patient’s cultural needs in health care and at the same ...