ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

All honour and adoration go to God Almighty for His knowledge, wisdom, guidance and protection

through this study.

I am most grateful to Fati Awudu, the subject of this care study and her aunty for their cooperation and the

necessary information given to me at the hospital and during my home visits.

Special thanks also go to the doctors and the entire nursing staff at ward C5 of Komfo Anokye Teaching

Hospital for their cooperation and assistance.

My profound gratitude also goes to my supervisor, Mr. Opoku Albert for his time, guidance and

suggestions he made in my script and also a lot of thanks go to the Principal and the entire teaching staff

of Kumasi Nurses and Midwives Training College for their support.

I am most grateful to my parents Mr. and Mrs. Prempeh and my entire family for their support, advice,

encouragement and moral support throughout this study and to my bossom friend Isaac Annan, I say

thanks for your concern and the immense contribution to my life. A lot of thanks also go to Adu Gyamfi

Baffour for helping in typing my script.

My appreciation also goes to the authors of various books from which I extracted valuable information to

write my care study.

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