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Rajoo M, Sulicova A, Mroskova S, Supinova M, Plackova A, Bystra M, Baranova L, Grezdova I, Santova T, Janakova M, Simova Z, Cinova J, Cibrikova S, Decsiova Z, Lengyelova A, Hlinovska J, Rovna S, Igazova M, Nadova M, Rakova J, Lehotska M, Moraucikova E, Mizenkova L, Novotna Z, Paukova L, Semjonova A, Schlosserova A, Vicanova M, Balkova H, Banasova V, Horanska V, Hudakova P, Hudakova A, Majernikova L, Poliakova N, Suchanova R, Tirpakova L, Perinova N, Vatehova D, Komanicky D, Koudelkova V, Capska J, Maskalikova T, Hulkova V, Treslova M. Imported tropical neuroinfections: practice skills and knowledge among nurses and nursing students. Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2013; 34:45-47. [PMID: 24013609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Tropical neuroinfections are still cause of substantial mortality in travelers. Therefore, good knowledge of early symptoms is very important for nurses acting as first contact persons. METHODS Nurse's practical skills and knowledge of signs and early recognition of tropical neuroinfections, providing first aid and quick action has been studied among graduates of two Tropical Nursing PhD programs (in EU-Countries vs. tropical country) using a standardized questionnaire. Statistical package EPI info was used to determine potential differences between both groups of graduates. RESULTS Acceptable knowledge on early symptoms and signs of cerebral malaria and meningococcal meningitis in returning travelers was found among 121 graduates of two PhD programs who were included in the study. Of these, 99 questionnaires were filled in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany and another 22 were filled in Malaysia, as a part of the Tropical Nursing PhD Study Programs. CONCLUSION Nursing students and recent graduates in two PhD programs demonstrated acceptable, although not large-scaled, knowledge of early signs and symptoms of tropical neuroinfections.
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- Maheswaari Rajoo
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Anna Plackova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Martina Bystra
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Lenka Baranova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Iveta Grezdova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Tatiana Santova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Maria Janakova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Zuzana Simova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Jana Cinova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Silvia Cibrikova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Zuzana Decsiova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Anna Lengyelova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Jana Hlinovska
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Silvia Rovna
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Maria Igazova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Monika Nadova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Jana Rakova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Maria Lehotska
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Anna Hudakova
- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University, St. John Neumann Institute of Nursing, Pribram, Czech Republic
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University, St. John Neumann Institute of Nursing, Pribram, Czech Republic
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- St. Elisabeth University, St. John Neumann Institute of Nursing, Pribram, Czech Republic
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- St. Elisabeth University PhD Nursing and Public Health Program, Bratislava, Work Station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - Marie Treslova
- St. Elisabeth University, St. John Neumann Institute of Nursing, Pribram, Czech Republic
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