Journal of Nurse and Public Health, Chaiyaphum

Editorial Note

Suwimolrat Robrujen — 2023-01-05

Nursing care for the elderly with osteoarthritis in the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic

Saisamon Chaleoykitti — 2023-01-05

Osteoarthritis is a common condition in the elderly and tends to increase steadily due to the enormous increase in the aging population nowadays. Thailand found more than 6 million patients. Elderly people aged 65 and over found up to 50 percent. Most of the reasons are due to heavy body weight using a lot of knees which may be used longer than usual or in the wrong position. People with severe knee osteoarthritis will have pain or pain in deformed knee joint, stiffness or stuck joint, and unable to walk normally. Performing serveral inconvenient tasks in daily resulted in both physical and mental suffering. Academic articles have objectives as a guideline for knowledge understanding of the condition and progression of the disease. Self-care for the elderly to slow the progression of this condition and guidelines when the condition of this disease occurs in the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Caring Diabetes Mellitus: The Role of Nurses in Tertiary Care Hospital

Arunrat Sunongbua — 2023-01-05

Caring for diabetics is a major nursing issue. Operations have been carried out to provide care in the hospital, able to implement appropriate diabetes care based on the context and condition of the disease so that people with diabetes can receive proper care. With the guidelines for personnel and hospitals development, they should be proficiency in diabetics care in the modern context of hospital to operate continuously and smoothly. Therefore, the directions of diabetes care should be integrated with the principles of self-care management concepts that can be explained or given advice by other people They will motivate the reflection process enabling diabetics to carry out activities on their own.

The teaching and learning management of adult and elderly nursing practice courses in the situation of the COVID 19 epidemic

Kittiphong Phontip — 2023-01-05

Thailand has been an epidemic area of corona virus disease-2019. It has affected teaching and learning management, especially the nursing practice course that must be practiced on the ward. Adult and elderly nursing department, Faculty of Nursing Buriram, Western university has managed the teaching and learning styles through joint planning between the Department Committee, Curriculum Management Committee, and Nursing Department of Buriram hospital. They have established a common approach in 3 phases: Preparation for the training period, during the training period, and after the training period. The results showed that most of the students followed the established guidelines and were safe from training.

Therefore, it found that in the teaching and learning management of adult and elderly nursing practice courses in the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, the negative aspects, students and lecturers were at risk of coming in contact with asymptomatic infected people. The positive aspects, the teaching and learning in the courses allowed students to experience the real situation on the ward as well as to develop competence in infectious disease prevention and adaptation in epidemic situations.

Palliative Care with the Buddhism traditions in Semi-Urban Context

Saisamon Chaleoykitti — 2023-01-05

According to the meaning in the dictionary of the Royal Institute, support means be careful, to support maintenance, and be will cherished. Palliative Care: Therefore, it means taking care of patients who cannot be cured, and it is estimated to have less than 1 year of life remaining cautiously. This academic article aims to explain palliative care with the Buddhism traditions in Semi-Urban context to have a good quality of life according to the Buddhist way (Buddhism). Palliative Care is based on Dharma to understand things called the trinity. There are tree categories: impermanent (absolute impermanence), every prison (suffering) and soulless (non-self) where nurses play a role in caring. A nurse is an advocate for patients and family confident in palliative care and takes the heart of caring for the sick and those who are leaving peacefully.

Healthy Elderly: Point of View 5 Dimensions of Happiness

Lumpai Suvannasan — 2023-01-05

The situation of entering an aging society has impacts on physical, mental, economic, and social health. This indicated the trend of the rapidly increasing rate of the elderly in today’s society. The number of working-age population that can support caring for the elderly tends to decline. The problem of the elderly was being alone. Health problems and the ability to help by themselves in daily life decreased due to the deterioration of the body. Implementation conceptual framework “Enough happiness, slow down aging, live long” Led to strategies for each activity as well as follow-up guidelines performance appraisal. Creating mutual understanding in Public Health operations was for all departments. The main purpose of Building health for the elderly was to campaign “healthy elderly, take care of yourself and have a good quality of life”. Six issues that need to be in action together: movement, nutrition, environment, oral health, brain health, and happiness in the previous of all 5 dimensions.