FINAL YEAR NURSING STUDENTS TAKEN THROUGH VARIOUS BED MAKINGS

Tamale Nurses and Midwives Training College students were taken through on how to make a simple unoccupied bed.This is to help prepare them towards the upcoming Licensure exam that will be conducted by the Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana.

VISITING HOUSE OFFICER

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A visiting House Officer Dr. Fynn

WORK AND HAPPINESS

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From right to left Nurse Salassie, Dr.Takyi,Nurse Christiana and behind them is a visitting House Officer.

STOP MASTURBATING WITH DANGEROUS OBJECTS - DR AFOKO (DG, SEPT 26, 2011, PAGE 3)

A UROLOGIST at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), Dr Akis Afoko has cautioned Ghanaians who have cultivated the habit of using dangerous objects to masturbate their genitals to desist from that practice.According to him, such foreign materials could destroy blood vessels in the reproductive system, thereby leading to internal bleeding which can result in death.

He said men can suffer additional complications, such as impotence from this dangerous practice.

Dr Afoko’s warning follows revelations that some men use safety pins to masturbate the male genitalia, whiles women use thermometers and candle wax to insert into the female genitalia.

“When these objects tear the blood vessels in the genitals, it would lead to bleeding and the blood would accumulate inside the system over time and lead to several complications, including death,” he stated.

Two weeks ago, doctors at the TTH successfully operated on a 32-year old man who had a 12-centimeter safety-pin trapped in his penis.

The pin allegedly found its way into the patient’s penis when he attempted masturbating with it.

Dr Afoko, who led a four-member medical team to perform the surgery, said the safety-pin was removed and the patient had fully recovered.

He said the team used a surgical procedure, known in medical language as ‘open ureterolithotomy’, which involves an incision into the urethra for the removal of any foreign object.

He said the patient earlier stated during examination that the pin must have found its way into the penis because it was fixed somewhere in the bed sheet, which he used the night before.

“He later confessed that he was masturbating with the safety pin when it suddenly went deeper and deeper till he could not remove it and sensing danger, he reported to the hospital for attention,” he said.

Dr Afoko cautioned men and women to be careful of what they do in their attempt to get sexual pleasure, noting that pleasure could come with dangerous complications.

On the success of the operation, Dr Afoko said many people were unaware that the TTH had a number of specialist physicians who were performing life-saving surgeries.

“Doctors at the TTH have the potential to transform medical practice in the north if given the needed push,” he stated.

Asked what type of support they needed, he said “we need modern medical equipment, like endoscopy machines, which can make our surgeries simpler and faster.”

Meanwhile, although some urologists have occasionally visited the north to repair urological disorders, Dr Afoko is the first and only urologist to have accepted to work in a hospital in Northern Ghana.

As expected the pile of work before him each day is overwhelming, but he said he remains committed to serving the north.

Currently, the TTH boasts of about not less than 100 doctors and they include a number of specialists, such an ophthalmologist, neurosurgeon, obstetric gynaecologists, radiologists, psychiatrists, orthopaedic surgeons, paediatricians and urologist.

ps. copied from Nuru's blog page!
by yakubu h.yakubu

THE MAGIC HANDS OF THE ICU NURSE-TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITAL GHANA

This happened on the election day.It was scary to watch however the competent medical staffs of ICU handled the case with the utmost skills that it desired.Though the hospital lacks Maxilla-facial surgeon and specialized nurses the case was well managed.The hardworking Nurses of the Intensive Care Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital cannot be underestimated.May be this why God has blessed them with the rapid healing hands.

It was in the night when this case was rushed into the ward with very poor ventilation to be salvage by the Awaiting Nurses.Client(Name withheld) was admitted as a head injury case as it looks in the image below after he had voted and out of Ecstasy rode his motorbike into trenches and sustained a severe degloved wound on the right temporal-mandibular ark.Client was well ventilated as his initial oxygenation saturation was poor(67%) and connected to the cardiac monitor for close monitoring and with a sterile conscience client was assessed and prepared for suturing.He was dressed and manged in the ward and guess what the next day he was conscious and was discharged home after 4 days of hospital stay.

Client rode the motorbike without crash helmet and we therefore wish to use this medium to appeal to the general public to cultivate the habit of the use of the crash helmet.

Kudos to ICU Nurses-TTH.
Yakubu H.Yakubu
Nurse.

THE LOSS OF THE LOVELY LEADER

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory.  Death leaves a heartache no-one can heal.The jokes you used to crack in ward to relief tension is lost.Your great brains and experience we used to  fetched on daily basis is ended. We were so depressed to see you go(died) suddenly. It is a loss for the ICU community, Tamale NTC, Tamale Teaching Hospital, and the whole optics community as well as the family you tendered and cared.We cannot say in words what  you have done for the noble profession Nursing.Out of your handwork for  humanity and service to mankind you earned the best Nurse Special Award in the early 90s. We do not remember days; we remember moments you were special person in our amids.Allah loves you best as we claim may he shower his merciful blessings on you and may he gives the family the mental fortitude to weather the storm that befell all of us.

As I run round that day looking confuse in mental picking all the gadgets you thought me to use to save lives in the ward and in class a moment came I could not hold my tears but to blink my eyes only for the tears to flow like volta river streaming from Bagri Dam.But Allah loves you more.Yes Allah loves you more.
I remember just some few days to your demise I lost one of my dear patients in the ward and  performing the usual Last offices you thought me a trick and a skill on how to tie the jaw of a dead patient to prevent the mouth from opening wide.How I wish you saw me use that skill you thought me on you..............hhhmmmm. This was when the tears gush with pressure .
 I think we lost him but we did not lose him as a model in our lifes.Alhaj Alhassan Dobia Seidu rest in perfect peace!

writer :
Yakubu H.Yakubu
ICU-Tamale Teaching Hospital


Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others. -
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. -
Fond memories brings the light of other days around me. -
A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen. 
Thomas Moore



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CLEANING GUIDELINES FOR NEBULIZER - ICU Tamale

ICU - Tamale Teaching Hospital The Nurse effort.

It is important to clean and sterilize your nebulizer on a regular basis (wash the nebulizer cup and/or mask daily in warm, soapy water and sterilize every three days in a solution of water and vinegar* or a disinfectant solution recommended by your nebulizer supplier). *Mix 1/2 cup of vinegar with 1 1/2 cups of water. Immerse the cup and mask for 30 minutes, rinse it completely and allow it to air-dry. Make sure the parts are completely dry, then store them in a clean plastic zipper bag.

To care properly for your compressor, cover it with a clean cloth when it is not being used. Wipe it down with a damp cloth when necessary. Do not immerse your compressor in water. Do not store it or use it on the floor. Check the nebulizer filter on a regular basis. Make sure you clean or replace the filter according to your supplier's directions.  

 Proper Use Guidelines

Before using your nebulizer, put it on a firm surface such as a table and plug it into a three-prong outlet. Before you put the medications into the cup, wash your hands with warm, soapy water. Dry your hands with a clean paper towel. If you have to measure your medication, measure the exact quantity. If your medication comes in small ampules, break those open and pour the medicine into the cup and put the lid of the cup on securely. Connect the mouthpiece or mask to the cup and the cup to the tubing. Switch your nebulizer on and place the mouthpiece in your mouth or the mask over your face. Sit up straight and comfortably and put your lips securely around the mouthpiece. Breathe in slow, deep breaths so the medication can settle deeper into your lungs. If you get dizzy or jittery, stop your treatment for a few minutes, then resume the treatment. This time, try to breathe in more slowly. Once your treatment is over, turn the compressor off and breathe several deep breaths so your medication can move more deeply into your lungs. Cough any secretions into a facial tissue and discard. Disconnect the cup or mask from the tubing and rinse it well. Cover the compressor until the next treatment.                                          

Yakubu H.Yakubu
Nurse