iosr-JNHS   Volume-7 ~ Issue-3 ~ May-June 2018

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Effect of Teaching Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Skills And Development Of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Among Intensive Care Patients
Country	:	Egypt
Authors	:	Ghada Shalaby Khalaf Mahran || Shalabia Al-Sayed Abozied || Ghada H. Ahmed || Essam E Abd El-Hakeem || Amal Ismael Abd El-Hafez
	:	10.9790/1959-0703010111

Abstract: Background: Of the life-threatening conditions for critically ill patients are to have intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). Teaching of nurses is the first line of defense that benefits patients and prevent access to complications. Aim: This paper was aimed to evaluate the effect of teaching program about ACS on (1) nurses' knowledge and skills and (2) development of ACS among critically ill patients. Design and methods: A quasi experimental research design was used. Convenience sampling of 32 nurses working in General and Trauma ICUs and two groups of patients (pre-teaching patients =20) and (post teaching patients=25) were included in the study. All nurses were evaluated pre and post teach program for their knowledge and skills. Along with, all patients were evaluated for development of acute.............

 

Keywords: Bdominal Compartment Syndrome; intra-abdominal pressure, nurses' knowledge.

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[3]. Bond, L., & Hallmark, B. (2017). Educating Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit About Gastrointestinal Complications: Using an Algorithm Embedded into Simulation. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.
[4]. Bressan A, Ball C. (2017) Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in acute pancreatitis, hepato-pancreato-biliary operations and liver transplantation. Anesthesiology Intensive Therapy , vol. 49, no 2, 159–166
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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, andSkills towardsPsychiatric Patients' Safety
Country	:	Egypt
Authors	:	Saida El Sayed Hassan Ibrahim El-Azzab || Azza Mohamed Abd El-Aziz
	:	10.9790/1959-0703011325

Abstract: Psychiatric nurses are responsible for working with large numbers of patients who suffer from serious mental health conditions in ways that promote recovery and ensure safety from harm by access useful information about the health and safety of each person. The aimwasto assess the nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and skills towards psychiatric patient safety. A cross-sectional exploratory research design was adopted to carry out this study. It was conducted at 6 psychiatric inpatient hospitals located in cities in Egypt, involving 350 psychiatric nurses. Socio-demographic characteristics sheet, psychiatric patient safety skills scale, and patient safety attitudes, skills and knowledge scale.This study results revealed that while79.7% of the studied nurses had sufficient knowledge.53.4% of the s studied nurses stated that they had competent skillstowards the psychiatric patients' safety..........

 

Keywords: Psychiatric nurses, Attitude, Knowledge, Skill, Patient safety

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[2]. Baid, H.,& Hargreaves, J. (2015). Quality and safety: Reflection on the implications for critical care nursing education.British Association of Critical Care Nurses, 20 (4), 174 - 182.
[3]. Borckardt, J., Grubaugh, A., &Pelic C. (2007).Enhancing patient safety in psychiatric settings.Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 13, 355 - 361.
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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Exploring The Perception Of Nursing Students Toward Nursing Profession In Jeddah
Country	:	Egypt
Authors	:	Houaida Helal || Layla Almatteri || Bushra Althobeiny || Ahad Alamri
	:	10.9790/1959-0703012634

Abstract: Shortage of nurses worldwide and especially in Saudi Arabia has been a serious issue. There are many factors that cause this shortage which are, culture and values, community image toward nursing, long working hours and marriage issue. It's important to know how the student perceive nursing and the decision to choose the nursing as carrier , it is more affected by relationships with colleagues in health sector ,previous experience , also the media and society play main role that influence the image of students may positive or negative toward nursing carrier. This study aim to assess the perception of nursing students toward nursing profession in Jeddah.The study was conducted in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, college of sciences and health professions (registered for preparatory couses for nursing college) and the college of nursing Jeddah – Western region............

 

Keywords: Perception, nursing students , nursing profession.

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[5]. Al Jarrah, I.(2013). Associate Nursing students' Perceptions Toward Nursing Profession In Jordan.European Scientific Journal, 9(6) 1857 – 7881.

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Determinants of Health Worker Motivation in Public Hospitals in Baring County, Kenya
Country	:	Kenya
Authors	:	William Kiplagat Komen || Robert Too || Mosol Kandagor || Sharon Kimeli || musa Oluoch || Eunice Muthoni
	:	10.9790/1959-0703013540

Abstract: Broad Objective: To establish how motivational factors influence Health worker motivation in public Hospitals in Baringo County, Kenya. This study examined how Individual, Financial and Non-Financial factors influence health worker motivation in 4 sub-County Hospitals and Baringo County Referral Hospital. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design with mixed qualitative and quantitative approaches of data collection was employed. The study enrolled 466 health workers drawn from five public hospitals in Baringo County. The sample comprised of Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Laboratory scientists, Nutritionists, Health records officers, Public health officers, Technical staff, Health managers, Financial officers and Supportive staff who have worked for at least one year............

 

Keywords: Determinants, motivation, factors, strategic plans, health.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Opinions Of Midwives And Obstetricians About The Episiotomy
Country	:	Turkey
Authors	:	Nafiye Celebi MSc || Handan Guler PhD
	:	10.9790/1959-0703014147

Abstract: Objectives:The study has been conducted as a descriptive document to determine the opinions of midwife and obstetricians about episiotomy Methods:Research population consisted of 48 midwife and 45 obstetricians who have been working in birth clinics at Kocaeli between November and December 2007. Research data had been collected in a form containing 27 different negative and positive statements constructed about episiotomy by making use of literature and observations.Data collected has been analysed by use of SPSS software. Results: It was seen that 95.8 % of midwife and 77. 8 % of obstetricians are agree with the idea that episiotomy application is a part of normal birth (p<0.05). It was concluded that 85. 4 % of midwife and 64, 4 % of obstetricians are agree with the idea that perineum should be shaved for the woman to whom episiotomy will be applied. It was established that all of midwife (100 %) an 88.9 % of the obstetricians are agree with the idea that anesthetic substances should be given before suturing the perineum............

 

Keywords: Episiotomy, Midwife, Obstetrician, Opinions,Misconception.

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[4]. A. Mullally and D.J. Murphy,Episiotomy ( Global Library Women's Medicine, 2011).
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