KLE ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION & RESEARCH, BELAGAVI INSTITUTE OF NURSING SCIENCES Dr. Sudha A. Raddi Principal, Institute of Nursing Sciences KAHER, Belagavi
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa also wrote Sunanda Korepur a letter We salute the courage of our front line soldiers who have taken the fight with Coronavirus head-on . in appreciation of the dedication being One such Nurse is Mrs. Sunanda from Belgaum who Shown by her and other paramedics is along with other staff of nurses have not gone home since 15 days. Sunanda could not control her at the cost of their own lives tears when she saw her child cry.
District Hospital, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) was designated as COVID-19 • hospital. Our KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC was a non COVID Hospital. • Flu Clinic is fully functional 24X7 at KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC. • Thirty-six beds isolation ward is earmarked for the patients requiring admissions at a stage • when there is a need. In addition to this, six beds Intensive Care unit with ventilator support and round the clock intensivists, trained nurses will offer the best of the care to needy patients. Very soon Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to examine for • COVID-19 the virus will be initiated.
We are sharing the Labour case load from BIMS. • Nursing Manpower in Labour room was kept adequate in all shifts (10 nurses per shift) and some • of the nurses were accommodated in our hostel as transport was difficult. Adequate supply of PPE & N-95 mask was kept ready • All our OPD’s were fully functional. • Dialysis work load of BIMS was completely taken over by KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & • MRC. All our MOs, Staff Nurses and ANM’s working in Primary Health Centres, Urban Health Centres are • constantly working in community and conducting door to door survey in history collection and tracing of primary and secondary contacts in containment zones.
Online Classes continued during COVID crisis. • Value added course on Respectful Maternity Care was completed online for final year midwifery • students. Final Proposal of Post-Partum Depression Pilot Study has been submitted to Sigma Nursing • Research Grants – Sigma Theta Tau (STT Grants) amounting to 9845 USD. Faculty & students have undergone online training on COVID-19 organized by INC, WHO, RGUHS, • UNICEF, NSS
Stitching & Distribution of Masks Total 355 masks have been distributed in two villages for needy people
Effective use of Social Media https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5lubcY8aQk7fUsfqaWJrw
Awareness Programmes Short videos on COVID-19 awareness have been prepared in local languages and posted on Hand Hygiene Demonstration • various social platforms Social Distancing • Yoga Demonstration • Songs on COVID-19 •
THANK YOU
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