Publications by authors named "Mulusew Zeleke Belay"

Background: Traumatic injuries are a major cause of emergency room visits and hospital workload, and they are a global health concern. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the pattern of injuries, treatment outcomes, and associated factors among traumatic patients attending the emergency department of Dessie City Government Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia.

Methods: An institutional-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 415 traumatic patients selected by using a systematic random sampling technique, from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022.

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Introduction: A colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine out through the abdominal wall. Approximately 100,000 people in incidence in the United States undergo operations that result in a colostomy or ileostomy each year.

Objective: To assess knowledge and associated factors toward colostomy care among staff Nurses working at Dessie Town governmental hospitals, Ethiopia 2022.

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Unlabelled: Coronavirus disease19 is an emerging respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. The two strains of coronavirus were severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus, and Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus. A sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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Background: Natural & human-made disasters are occurring at alarming rates around the world, necessitating more training and preparing frontline emergency department nurses.

Methods: The findings were derived from a hospital-based cross-sectional study. The study included all emergency department working nurses from the region's referral institutions.

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Introduction: Pain is a distressing experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage with sensory, emotional, cognitive and social components. Inadequate postoperative pain management leads to negative clinical outcomes such as extended hospitalization, poor recovery, diminished and decreases the quality of life, increased healthcare costs and utilization, higher morbidity and mortality, and the development of chronic pain. The study was used for the hospitals administrations, health professionals, committee that develop the pain management guideline, researcher, and governmental health institutions regarding the practice of postoperative pain management.

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