Monthly Archives: September 2014

Healthcare Project in Korail Slum

Good Heal Trust has given service to a total of 403 patients, including regular clinic patients, advanced consultancy services, follow-ups, referral cases and GHT Health camp patients. Similar to previous months, GHT’s Telemedicine Services, consultancy through Skype was provided to 12 patients. The two doctors who provided their services through Skype were Dr. Aynul Kabir (from the Medicine Department)- 1 patient and Dr. Apurbo Kumer Saha (from the Medicine Department)- 11 patients.

As the make shift clinic does not have enough facilities to accommodate and provide patients with the different treatments they require, the GHT team arranges referrals for patients every month. This month 33 patients were referred to different hospitals such as BSMMU, Sorwardi Hospital, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (BMCH), Gulshan Seba House, TB Hospital, Society for Assistance to Hearing Impaired Children (SAHIC), BRAC, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and the GHT Camp.

Good Heal Trust presented health awareness sessions twice a week on general health advice to patients of the Korail Slum. These sessions are much needed for many of the families. Advice pertaining to personal hygiene, family planning, common diseases amongst women, common diseases present in households and many other issues were discussed. Focus Group Discussions (FDGs) were held with 750 people within the slum. Senior nurses along with the help of team members help to conduct the sessions. We hope the families will benefit from the discussions and invite others to join in the upcoming months.

There were two health camps held this month, on the 7th and 24th of September, 2014. A total of 82 patients were given health services in these camps. The doctors who provided service at the camps were Dr. Aynul Kabir (from the Medicine Department and CCD [BIRDEM], CCC (Heart Foundation) and Dr. Farhana Rahat MBBS, FCPS (Pediatric) Consultant (Pediatric) and BIHS and Dr. Tania Islam (Medical Officer).

Within these camps, not only are adults given service but children from the ages of 0-13 are also given service. As has been noted, a pediatrician helps out during the camp service.

In the camps, a total of 61 patients registered as newly registered patients. 21 of them had already registered from before. Good Heal Trust provides a health card to each new person. A mere Tk50 is charged as the card registration fee. Each card holder patient is also given a registration number. With this card patients are able to avail the health care services that the trust has to offer.

In addition to the above, as always, special healthcare screening was given for the following: breast -oral -cervical cancer screening, blood sugar monitoring, health education and diet counseling, pregnancy tests were given for both adults and adolescents and special heath education sessions were held at the slum clinics.

As winter is coming up, GHT is expecting more patients during the winter season. Especially children and the elderly as the cold tends to effect them the most.

We hope to continue giving the best services possible within our means.

Nurses’ Skill Enhancement Program

At Birdem, September has been the last month of classes. In October, 2014 NSEP sessions will come to a closing with the final exams. Sessions will continue at NHF until November, followed by the final exams. We will have a year to look back at for the program in the upcoming days.

Nursing Classes: Nursing sessions continue to take place twice a week.

The topics covered at NHF this month include:

a) Hospital and leadership management: definition of a leader, characteristics, styles of leadership and when to apply it according to the situation. Difference between leadership and management.

b) Hospital and team management: Planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling, different roles of nurses and responsibilities, importance of team build up.

c) Legal liability in nursing: nursing ethics, patient rights, student nurses responsibility and list of Do’s and Don’ts for Safe Nursing Practice

d) Budgeting: its definition, purpose of budgeting, types, features, principles of budget making, advantage of budgeting, limitations of budget processing, disadvantages and steps in preparing the nursing department budget.

e) Critical thinking: definitions of ‘Critical Thinking Concepts.’ Explanation of critical thinking Tools, comparisons between critical thinking and the nursing process, applications of critical thinking to nursing practice situations.

f) Pulmonary Heart Diseases: Anatomy, physiology of the respiratory system, types of respiratory diseases and pulmonary heart disorders like ‘Core Pulmonale’ and its medical and nursing management.

g) Mechanical Ventilators: Spontaneous respiration vs. Mechanical ventilation, Indications, Incubation procedure, Terminology on ventilator and Modes of Ventilation

Activities to note:

– Pre-and post assessment slip tests/quizzes conducted during the classes.

– Discussed how to take and write case presentations. Assigned case presentations to the NSEP students on various diseases.

The topics covered at Birdem this month include:

a) Schizophrenia:  its definition, types, medical and nursing management.

b) Introduction class on hospital and leadership management: definition of leader, characteristics, styles of leadership and when to apply it according to different situations, difference between leadership and management.

c) Hospital and team management: Planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling, different roles of nurses and their responsibilities and importance of team build up.

d) Legal liability in nursing: nursing ethics, patient rights, student nurses responsibility and list of Do’s and Don’ts for Safe Nursing Practice

e) Budgeting: its definition, purpose of budgeting, types, features, principles of budget making, advantage of budgeting, limitations of budget processing, disadvantages and steps in preparing the nursing department budget.

f) Critical thinking: definitions of ‘Critical Thinking Concepts.’ Explanation of critical thinking Tools, comparisons between critical thinking and the nursing process, applications of critical thinking to nursing practice situations.

g) Nursing revision for final exams.

Activities to note:

– Pre-and post assessment slip tests/quizzes conducted during the classes.

–  Practice English test conducted on 29-Sep-2014

English Classes: As the course is coming closer to an end, the nurses who have been regular in the classes have shown great progress. The English sessions have continued to keep group works and student centered learning as a top priority. Several nurses have overcome their fear of participating in the class and try to speak up.

The topics covered in the English Classes at Birdem and NHF this month include:

a)      Writing a formal letter- nurses were given a sample formal letter and taught all the different parts of formal letters. They wrote formal letters. For Grammar they were taught the usage of ‘Ago’ vs. ‘before’ and ‘I hope’ and ‘I wish’.

b)      Daily Routine, Writing Dairy entries- nurses were taught how to write diary entries. They analyzed sample diary entries and their content. They watched videos on the different routines that people have and wrote entries according to their personal routines.

Computer Classes: NSEP faculty continues to conduct both theoretical and practical computer sessions for the nurses at the hospitals’ computer lab. This month, the nurses were once again given assignments from their Nursing class which they did during the computer practical sessions.

Grooming Classes: Grooming is one of the main aspects covered within the NSEP sessions. Nurses are given at-least one grooming session per month.

The topics covered for grooming at Birdem and NHF this month include:

a)         Motivation and Personalities: Nurses were given a session on motivation and its importance in everything we do as human beings. Nurses also looked through the different personalities individuals may have and tried to identify which personalities they fall under.

*GoodHealTrust would like to request continued special prayers for its Executive Director, Mr. Tanvir Raquib who not only had a heart attack but also encountered a stroke. He has travelled to the states for further treatment. We would like all of our readers to continue to remember him in your prayers and request others to do the same. Prayers that he can get back to work with good health, faith and even greater enthusiasm. We will keep everyone updated regarding his health. Thank you all for your continuous support.

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