Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital.

The title of the study was factors that contribute high mortality rate in physically ill psychiatric patients in medical ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital. The sample of 30 nurses were purposefully selected in the medical wards in nurses who have worked six months to over 20 years. The research data...

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Main Author: Samuti, Patricia Chamasowa
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Language:English
Published: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 2022
Online Access:http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/515
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description The title of the study was factors that contribute high mortality rate in physically ill psychiatric patients in medical ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital. The sample of 30 nurses were purposefully selected in the medical wards in nurses who have worked six months to over 20 years. The research data was collected using a questionnaire and was analysed by EPI INFO version 6 Computer Program and analysed using the Social Science Statistical Program (SSPS) version l l. The findings have revealed that lack of staff, supervision by the nurse managers and materials, shortcuts in nursing procedures influence the mortality rate. In addition, lack of in-service education and refresher courses on the care of physically ill psychiatric patients are highly contributing to the mortality of the patients. The information collected will improve nursing modalities that are rendered to the patients hence reducing the mortality rate. It has further encouraged the nursing managers to take supervision and guidance of nurses seriously and with conscious since patients are dying because of simple mistakes that nurses are doing in the medical wards.
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spelling oai:nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:20.500.12845-5152023-03-11T23:59:15Z Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital. Samuti, Patricia Chamasowa The title of the study was factors that contribute high mortality rate in physically ill psychiatric patients in medical ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital. The sample of 30 nurses were purposefully selected in the medical wards in nurses who have worked six months to over 20 years. The research data was collected using a questionnaire and was analysed by EPI INFO version 6 Computer Program and analysed using the Social Science Statistical Program (SSPS) version l l. The findings have revealed that lack of staff, supervision by the nurse managers and materials, shortcuts in nursing procedures influence the mortality rate. In addition, lack of in-service education and refresher courses on the care of physically ill psychiatric patients are highly contributing to the mortality of the patients. The information collected will improve nursing modalities that are rendered to the patients hence reducing the mortality rate. It has further encouraged the nursing managers to take supervision and guidance of nurses seriously and with conscious since patients are dying because of simple mistakes that nurses are doing in the medical wards. 2022-04-14T07:44:52Z 2022-04-14T07:44:52Z 2011-10-11 Other http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/515 en application/pdf Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
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Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
title Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
title_full Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
title_fullStr Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
title_full_unstemmed Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
title_short Factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill Psychiatric patients in medical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
title_sort factors that contribute to high mortality rate in physically ill psychiatric patients in medical wards at kamuzu central hospital.
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