Adherence to Practice Guidelines in the Implementation of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Referral Hospitals in Osun State, Nigeria.

Introduction: While practice guidelines support clinical decision-making for optimal patient outcomes, there is often nonadherence to practice guidelines in implementing evidence-based interventions.

Objectives: This article aimed to assess adherence to practice guidelines in emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) and the outcome of pregnancy in cases of obstetric complications in referral hospitals.

Method: The study employed a descriptive design.

Influence of educational intervention on nurse-midwives' knowledge and management practices of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in healthcare Facilities in Ekiti-State, Nigeria.

Objective: To assess the influence of an educational intervention on midwives' knowledge, detection and management of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Methods: A quasi-experimental study involving 158 midwives from two districts in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The sample was divided into experimental and control groups (79 midwives per group).

Perceived risk factors and preventive practices of Hepatitis B viral infection among pregnant women in Nigerian hospitals: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: The study assessed the perceived risk factors and prevention practices of HBV infection among pregnant women in Nigerian hospitals.

Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 343 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at two purposefully selected primary health care centers in Ile-Ife. Women were included in the study using systematic sampling.

Utilization of electronic health records and associated factors among nurses in a faith-based teaching hospital, Ilishan, Nigeria.

Introduction: It has been documented that nurses' use of electronic health records (EHRs) impacts clients' health outcomes positively. Some health facilities, primarily privately owned institutions, introduced EHRs for optimal healthcare. Evidence of such and associated factors among nurses must be documented to improve utilization and quality.

Understanding context in the implementation of emergency obstetric and neonatal care in health facilities in Osun State, Nigeria- a mixed-methods study.

Background: Successful implementation of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) is likely to improve pregnancy outcomes and is essential for quality maternity care. Context in implementation is described as factors that enabled or disabled implementation of interventions. While the context of implementation is important for the effectiveness of evidence-based interventions, the context of EmONC implementation has not been widely studied in Nigeria.

Influence of Structured Training Programme on Healthcare Workers' Knowledge of Recommended Postnatal Care Services in Nigeria.

Introduction: The lack of continuous training of maternal and child healthcare providers has been identified as one of the factors contributing to the poor quality of maternal and child healthcare services in Nigeria.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the level of postnatal care-related knowledge among healthcare workers in Osun State and the impact of a structured training program on their learning.

Method: A quasi-experimental research design using pre-test and post-test control groups was utilized in this study.

Assessment of integration of emergency obstetric and newborn care in maternal and newborn care in healthcare facilities in Osun State, Nigeria.

The integration of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) into maternal and newborn care is essential for its effectiveness to avert preventable maternal and newborn deaths in healthcare facilities. This study used a theory-oriented quantitative approach to document the reported extent of EmONC integration, and its relationship with EmONC training, guidelines availability and level of healthcare facility. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among five hundred and five (505) healthcare providers and facility managers across the three levels of healthcare delivery.

Nurses' perception and barriers to use of information communication technology in a teaching hospital in Nigeria.

The impact of information technology on nursing has been a subject of discourse for the latter half of the 20th century and the early part of the 21st. Despite its obvious benefits, adapting information technology to healthcare has been relatively difficult, and rates of use have been limited especially in many developing countries. This quantitative study has shown a generally low usage of information technology among nurses in the study setting.

Education reforms in Nigeria: how responsive is the nursing profession?

Abstractworldwide because of the link between education and development. What appears not to have been fully explored in the Nigerian context is the responsiveness of various professions, especially nursing, to the consistently changing educational system. Yet innovative advances in health care system in the twenty-first century demands that Nursing as a profession should prepare practitioners who are well equipped to meet the challenges of care within the context of a complex milieu.