A survey on patients' characteristics, perception of family support and diabetes self-management among type 2 diabetes patients in South-West Nigeria.

Aim: To determine the association between patients' characteristics, perception of family support and diabetes self-management (DSM) behaviours among type 2 diabetes patients.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used and data were collected between July-September 2016. The study is part of a larger quasi-experimental study.

Understanding the Challenges of Providing Holistic Oncology Nursing Care in Nigeria.

This article describes the current state of cancer nursing and the various challenges that hinder the provision of effective nursing care to cancer patients in Nigeria. The major issue identified was the lack of specialized oncology nursing education which should actually form a basis for nurses to practice in the oncology setting. Other issues include poor facilities for oncology nursing care, lack of specific cancer centers resulting in the management of cancer patients in non-specialist wards.

Impact of an educational program on the use of standardized nursing languages for nursing documentation among public health nurses in Nigeria.

Purpose: To measure the effect of an educational package on documentation of care among public health nurses (PHNs).

Method: A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Forty PHNs working in primary healthcare settings were selected.

Student nurses' perceived use of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses in the community setting.

Purpose: Study explored knowledge and perception of student nurses on the use of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses in the community setting.

Methods: Study adopted cross-sectional design. Convenient sampling method was used to select 290 nursing students.

Utilization of insecticide treated nets during pregnancy among postpartum women in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Pregnant women are susceptible to symptomatic malaria due to invasion of the placenta by plasmodium. Malaria increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for mothers, the foetuses and newborns. The effective use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) would be of benefit to these vulnerable women.