Niger J Clin Pract
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Manual dexterity is vital in nursing. Nurses need to carry out applications requiring manual dexterity in the quickest and most accurate way. However, gloves are also necessary during such applications as a precaution against infections. Therefore, manual dexterity and the effect of gloves on manual dexterity are essential subjects to be investigated in the nursing field. ⋯ Using latex gloves impacts the dominant-hand dexterity and assembly dexterity. Therefore, designing more ergonomic gloves, increasing nurses' habit of working with gloves already in school, and supporting the improvement of their manual dexterity with gloves are recommended.
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The prevalence of eating disorders and orthorexia nervosa has steadily increased and this situation may lead to severe physical, psychological, and social disorders. ⋯ Orthorexia nervosa is a common problem for university students studying in health-related departments. Interestingly, the orthorexic tendencies of girls and students studying in the Nutrition and Dietetics department were found to be lower in this study. It was determined that all students except the Nutrition and Dietetics department had orthorexia tendencies. More comprehensive studies are needed to better understand orthorexia nervosa and healthy lifestyle interaction.
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The predictors of mortality among patients presenting with severe to critical disease in Nigeria are presently unknown. ⋯ These findings call for a more comprehensive approach to the control of non-communicable diseases, the allocation of sufficient resources for ICU care during outbreaks, an improvement in the quality of health care available to Nigerians, and further research into the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 in Nigerians.
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Placental adhesion spectrum (PAS) is a disease in which the trophoblast invades the myometrium, and is a well-known high-risk condition associated with placental previa. ⋯ Despite placenta previa without PAS disorders, maternal hemorrhagic morbidity was significantly increased. Thus, our results highlight the need for resources for those women with evidence of placenta previa including a low-lying placenta, even if those women do not meet PAS disorder criteria. In addition, placenta previa without PAS disorder was not associated with critical maternal complications.