Publications by authors named "Ezinne Nwosu"
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- Hand hygiene is crucial in preventing the spread of harmful germs in healthcare settings, and a study was conducted to assess nurses' knowledge and practices at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH).
- The study involved 395 nurses, finding that 58.2% had moderately good knowledge of hand hygiene, but only 29.2% practiced effective hand washing.
- Key mistakes in the hand washing technique included not using a towel to turn off the faucet and inadequate cleaning of areas like fingernails and palms, with no significant differences in hand hygiene knowledge based on age.
Atrial septal defect (ASD) may be rarely associated with Eisenmenger syndrome (ES), the most advanced form of pulmonary vascular disease to complicate a congenital heart disease. In spite of availability of pediatric cardiologists and two-dimensional-echochardiography in many tertiary health care centers in Nigeria, late referral and late diagnosis of ASD still occur leading to the development of ES. We describe a case of a 19-year-old male with ASD who presented late with ES.
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