Publications by authors named "Hepsibah Sharmil"

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted adjustments in education, raising concerns about students' competency achievement. Despite these changes, aspects like student engagement (SE), basic needs fulfillment (BNF), and stress levels (SL) in nursing students during community-based clinical practice remain understudied.

Objectives: This study aims to examine the relationships between students' competencies achievement (SCA), student engagement, basic needs fulfillment, and stress levels among nursing students engaging in community-based clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Background: Self-medication is the practice of taking medicines without a physician's advice, and it has become more common in developing nations. The root cause could be anything from a shortage of physicians to financial factors. However, most people are not aware of the ill effects and drug reactions brought on by self-medication.

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Background: Delay in the diagnosis and management of obstetric complications lead to raised mortality rate. This can be curtailed by appropriate implementation of the educational intervention among the health-care providers. Hence, this review aimed to identify the literature evidence of the efficacy of various educational interventions training in the management of obstetric complications.

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Background: Appropriate choice of research design is essential to rightly understand the research problem and derive optimal solutions. The Comorbidity Action in the North project sought to better meet the needs of local people affected by drug, alcohol and mental health comorbidity. The aim of the study focused on the needs of Aboriginal peoples and on developing a truly representative research process.

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