F R O M T H E P R I N C I P A L ’ S D E S K Greetings from Amrita College of Nursing.

I am happy to see you through this page and share a few words on behalf of Amrita College of Nursing. The period from Jan-uary to June 2018 had been hectic in academic activities as usual especially in connection with university examinations. The results of the two innovative practices implemented dur-ing the last two years are quite inspiring. The capstone experi-ence for a month to the final year B.Sc Nursing students have been perceived to enhance all the twenty clinical skills assessed besides enhanc-ing the self esteem. The small group research projects of UG students with fac-ulty as the primary investigator yielded around thirty five manuscripts which are sent for publication in scopus indexed journals. It has also helped in developing a research culture among faculty and students. Besides continuing these best practices, additional measures are planned to improve the competencies of stu-dents from next academic year.

NEWS LETTER

The valedictory function of Student Nurses Association (SNA) 2017-2018 was held at Amrita College of Nursing on 24th February 2018. The new of-fice bearers for the year 2018-2019 took charge on this occasion. The new office bearers are: President– Prof. K.T Moly, Vice President-Mr. Sidharth R, Secretary– Ms. Rakhi Raj, Treasurer-Ms. Sruthy K S, Programme Chair-person-Ms.Aparna Unnikrishnan Assistant Programme Chairperson-Ms.Veena Venugopal, Ex-officio– Ms. Sreelakshmi M S.

World health day 2

Nutrition practical 3

Annual sports day 3

Nurses’ day celebration 4

Research synergy day 4

Students’ achievements 5

Faculty publications 6,7

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VALEDICTOY FUNCTION OF STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION

World health day was celebrated by the Student Nurses Association on 07-04-2018. The theme of the year “Universal Health Coverage” was revealed by Dr Vijaya Kumar, HOD, Community Medicine, Amrita Insti-tute of Medical Sciences. Another talk was given on the topic “Challenges of Universal Health Coverage” by Mr. Arun Kumar S. K, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Health Nursing.

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PARENTS MEETING

CLASS COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Meetings with parents are conducted regularly af-ter the sessional examinations. This will give an op-portunity for the parents to interact with the teachers of their wards and to monitor the progress of them.

A M R I T A C O L L E G E O F N U R S I N G

Class committee meetings, one of the best practices of Am-rita College of Nursing are conducted as a formative evalu-ative measure of the academic activities of each pro-gramme. This year’s class committee meetings were con-ducted during the months of February and March 2018.

OBSERVATION VISITS

Amrita College of Nursing is visited by stu-dents of other colleges of nursing from far and near as a centre of excellence. They are given an opportunity to visit the state of the art facilities of the institution including the simulation lab.

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21-06-2018 in the campus with various programmes including mass yoga practice. IAM (Integrated Amrita Medita-tion) has been included as an integral part of co-curricular activities of the students.

WORLD HEALTH DAY

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PARENT TEACHER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

ANNUAL SPORTS DAY

NUTRITION PRACTICAL

PTE Meeting was held on 25-01-2018 in the confer-ence hall.

Nutrition practicals for the first year B.Sc Nursing students were held from 20-03-2018 to 24-03-2018. Students were exposed to the preparations of diet for various age groups and health conditions.

The Annual Sports Day “Yatna 2018” was celebrated on 1st and 2nd of March 2018. The two days hectic ac-tivities were filled with enthusiasm and sportsman spirit. Both track and field events were enjoyed by the participants as well as the spectators. The overall tro-phy was bagged by the Second year B.Sc Nursing stu-dents. Ms. Veena Venugopal and Ms. Aiswarya N.C of Second year B.Sc Nursing shared the individual cham-pionship.

The International Nurses Day was celebrated on 12th May 2018. The day was celebrated with various compe-titions for the nursing staff. Awards of excellence were distributed to outstand-ing candidates from different depart-ments and categories. The theme of the day “Nurses:- A Voice to Lead– Health is a human right” was unveiled by Prof.(Dr.) Sunil Moothedath, Ms. Regina Antony and Ms. Nisha B.S of Amrita College of Nursing. This was followed by cultural fest by the nursing staff.

AIMS Research Synergy Day was celebrat-ed on 4th May 2018. This day served as a forum to present research projects and studies in all medical related streams, that have been published/accepted for publication or have completed interim analysis. Fruitful discussions were held following each presentations. Prizes were given to the best presen-tations both oral and poster. Prof. Sreedevi P.A, HOD, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing, Amrita Col-lege of Nursing bagged first prize in the Scientific Poster competition. Her study was on “Depression and it’s risk factors among patients waiting for sol-id organ transplantation”.

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WORKSHOP ON POSTNATAL CARE

AIMS RESEARCH SYNERGY DAY

NURSES’ DAY CELEBRATIONS-2018

ACON held a workshop on postnatal care for the antenatal mothers from 24 to 28 February 2018.

STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

JAN– JUNE 2018

Ms. Ashly M, Second year B.Sc Nursing student secured first prize and cash award for poster competition in connection with the world safety day celebrations conducted by Hospital Safe-ty Department, AIMS on 28th April 2018. The second prize was bagged by the team of Ms. Chithritha and Ms. Crislin Leen Mathew of Fourth year B. Sc Nursing.

Ms. Ashly M also secured first prize for poster competition in connection with world TB day celebrations conducted by Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, AIMS on 24th March 2018.

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Ms Abhinavya N, Ms Bittu Benny, Ms Gopika S and Ms Jean Elizabeth Biju, II year B.Sc Nursing students took part in the All India Essay Writing Event 2017 organized by Shri Ram Chandra Mission and United Nations Infor-mation Centre for India and Bhutan and received an Honorable mention award. Also Ms. Ashly M of II year B.Sc Nursing has secured fifth rank in the state of Kerala for the above event. An Inter Collegiate English Debate Competition was held on 18th April 2018 at AIMS. Ms. Neenu T.S of fourth year B.Sc Nursing and Ms. Aleena Treasa Biju of first year B.Sc Nursing won Third prize.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEETING

A meeting of the Library committee was held on 21.03.2018. Discussions were made on purchase of books for the next academic year. Also the mi-nor issues and problems faced by the students were discussed and settled.

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

A M R I T A C O L L E G E O F N U R S I N G

1. Ashly K.S., Moly K.T., Joy F.E.(2018). Risk behaviours and knowledge on oral cancer among adolescents. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, 9 (5), pp. 6-11

India is considered as the oral cancer capital of the world. Extensive studies on risk behaviours and public awareness seem to be obligatory. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to identify the risk behaviours of oral cancer among adolescents and to assess their knowledge on oral cancer. Method: A descr iptive survey design with convenience sampling technique was used. Sample comprised of 160 students from a selected Government Higher Secondary School, Kottayam, Kerala, India. A three point rating scale to identify the risk behaviours of oral cancer& a structured question-naire to assess the knowledge on oral cancer were used to collect the data. Results: Of the ten risk behaviors of oral cancer assessed, risk behaviours most frequently found include, intake of smoked foods 117(73.1%), lack of performance of self-oral examination 73(45.6%) and intake of hot or spicy foods 54(33.7%). Majority of the subjects 113(71%) had aver-age knowledge regarding oral cancer. It was also noted that of the various components assessed, the highest knowledge was found on prevention of oral cancer (59%) and the lowest was on clinical man-ifestations of oral cancer (27%). Conclusion: The data on risk behaviours show the trend in dietary intake like smoked foods among adolescents. The study findings throw light on the need to conduct large studies on risk behaviours and create awareness on oral cancer among them.

2. Nila, K. M., Mekhana, V. D., & Nair, S. R. (2018). Anxiety, depression, and self-care management among patients with hypothyroidism. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 11(1), 337-340.

3. Soumya, R. K., Rajan, R., & Suvi, K. J. (2018). Incidence of minor ailments of puerperium and related knowledge among postnatal mothers. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Re-search, 11(1), 261-263.

4.Bhasy B., Varghese L., Krishnan A., & Viswanath, L. (2018). Perceived risk and abilities for health practices related to prevention of type II diabetes mellitus among postnatal mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 11(3), 354-356.

5.Sreejesh, K. P., Athira, K. S., & Heydey Green, M. J. (2018). Awareness and attitude towards stroke and its prevention among hypertensive and non-hypertensive people. Asian Journal of Pharma-ceutical and Clinical Research, 11(3), 39-42.

6. Sreedevi PA, Aswathy BL, Roy N. A Correlational study on assertiveness and self esteem of un-dergraduate students of a selected college of nursing, Ernakulam. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(6):49-55.

7. Sreedevi PA, Aswathy BL, Roy N. A Correlational study on assertiveness and self esteem of un-dergraduate students of a selected college of nursing, Ernakulam. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(6):49-55.

8.Medakkel AA, Sheela P. Vibration perception threshold values and clinical symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Clin Diagn Res 2018;12(5).

9.Antony T, Kanmani J, Anjana AP. Study to assess the seizure severity, depression and quality of life among patients with epilepsy at AIMS, Kochi. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(4):25-29.

10.Varghese L, Krishnan A, Joseph A, Davis D. Assess the level of stress among antenatal mothers. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(4):43-47.

11. Anjana AP, Joseph G, Valsan RA. Assessment of knowledge regarding post exposure prophylaxis following needle stick injury among B. Sc. nursing students. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(4):6-10

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12.Thanu KM, Maya MS, Francis N. Noncompliance and its contributing factors among patients with tu-berculosis. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(4):141-146.

13. Arun Kumar SK, John B, Thadathil SG. Effectiveness of a training programme on knowledge regard-ing disaster preparedness among nursing students in a selected College of Nursing. Asian J Microbiol Bio-technol Environ Sci 2018;20:S182-S186.

14. Aneesh Remani Ravi, Rajeesh R Nair, Theory of human caring: An application in nursing service and education. Int J Nur. Sci. 2018; 3(2): 6-10.

15. Sharief F, Kanmani J, Kumar S. Risk factors, symptom severity and functional status among patients with carpel tunnel syndrome. Neurology India. 2018 Jan 5;66(3):743.

16.Nair KS, Sunny BM, Sneha MY. Knowledge and life style practices of individuals with pre-hypertension. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(6):37-43.

17. Kaimal R, Sreedevi PA, Joy FE. Exploratory study on experience of domestic violence among women. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(4):129-134.

18. Vasudevan S, Priyankaraj CK, Senthilvel S, Sureshbabu J. Iodine deficiency disorder in rural popula-tion: A community based observational study on prevalence in coastal area of Tamil Nadu State, South In-dia. Indian J Public Health Res Dev 2018;9(4):100-105.

19. Thomas A, Job K. Arm Function and Quality of Life Among Patients after Mastectomy. Jounal of Clin-ical and Diagnostic Research. 2018 Apr 1;12(4):XC1-4

20. PA. S, William S, Mathew S, Sudhakar SP. Depression and it's Risk Factors among Patients Waiting for Solid Organ Transplantation Attending Selected Units of a Tertiary Hospital, Kochi. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018 Apr 1;9(4).

21. Byju A, Pavithran S, Antony R. Effectiveness of acupressure on the experience of nausea and vomiting among patients receiving chemotherapy. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal. 2018;28(2):132-8.

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Prof.(Dr.) Sunil M:International conference on Voice of Midwives - Revitalizing the reproductive health, Kasthurba Gandhi , College of Nursing, Puthucherry, on 18-01-2018, 19-01-2018, Topic: High magnitude focus on infection control in child birth setting,

2. Prof. K T Moly: National conference on ageing, , Aster MIMS, College of Nursing, Kozhikode on 9-02-18, 10-2-18, Topic: Healthy ageing– Making a difference.

3. Prof. K T Moly: Tomorrow belongs to us– Nurses conquering challenges in the health care system, Re-source person and chief guest, Sinhgad College of Nursing, Narhe, Pune,on 7-03-2018, Topic: Innovations in Nursing Education

4. Prof. Sreedevi P A: Workshop on basic concepts and contexts of Psychiatric Nursing, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka, Kuthiathodu, 11-07-2018, Topic: Psychiatric nursing assessment, documentation, tips for emotional care.

1. Ms. Amala Shaji, International conference on Oncology - Together we can Solace, Karithas Hospital, Kottayam, on 19-01-2018, 20-01-2018

2. Ms. Rafia Islam, Ms. Neenu Merin, Ms. Ambina K. State level conference on Single Ventricle Pallia-tion, Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute, Trivandrum on 10-03-2018

FACULTY AS RESOURCE PERSON

CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY THE STUDENTS

MEMBERS

Prof. Sreedevi P. A

Ms. Nila K. M

Ms. Thanu K. M

EDITORIAL BOARD

EDITOR

Prof. (Dr.) Sunil M

Our lives are meant to be born in love,

to live in love, and to eventually end in love

-AMMA

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is ranked 8th among all universities in India in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2018 university rankings of the Government of India. AMRITA is the only private university in the top 10. Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minis-ter for HRD presented the certificate to AMRITA.