iosr-JNHS   Volume-5 ~ Issue-6 ~ Nov-Dec 2016

Abstract: Background: lower extremities edema is a common complain during pregnancy and associated with daily activity limitations. Common intervention to reduce edema includes leg elevation and immersion in water which represents potential interventions to eliminate or minimize some of the functional limitations associated with legs edema during pregnancy. Aim of study: this study aimed to evaluate effect of leg elevation versus water immersion on leg edema in third trimester of pregnancy. Setting: This study was conducted in Antenatal Clinics of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department in Mansoura University Hospital. Study Design: A quasi experimental, comparative study has been utilized. Sample:.............

Keywords: Edema, water immersion, third trimesters, leg elevation

[1]. Anderson FWJ, Johnson CT. (2005):Complementary and alternative medicine in obstetrics. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics; 91: 116–124.

[2]. Bamigboye.A&hofmeyr (2006):interventions for leg edema and varicosities in pregnancy: what evidence .Eur J ObstetGynecolReprod Biol.;129(1) PP3-8.

[3]. Çoban Ayden(2010): Effect of foot massage to decrease physiological lower leg oedema in late pregnancy:A randomized controlled trial in Turkey. International Journal of Nursing Practice; 16: 454–460.

[4]. David C. Dugdale, (2013): Foot, leg, and ankle swelling. Available at http://www.pennmedicine.org/encyclopedia/em.

[5]. Engelberger.R, Blazek.C, Amsler.F, Keo.H ,Baumann.F,Blättler.W,Baumgartner,IandWillenberg(2011):Reproducibility and day time bias correction of optoelectronic leg volumetry: a prospective cohort study,BMC Medical Research Methodology,11:138 Available at http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/138.

Abstract: Medical services have expanded rapidly during the recent past. Although cost, quality and access remain the watchwords in health care, the influence of patients and their families' expectations and satisfaction on their health care is a considerable force to reckon with, irrespective of the nature of the illness. The investigator's research interest was to explore the satisfaction of the family towards nursing care provided to the mentally ill at the Department of Psychiatry............

Keywords: Family, mentally ill, satisfaction, nursing care

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Abstract: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) present the single greatest risk to nursing personnel, primarily due to accidental exposure to infected blood and body fluids. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 600,000– 1,000,000 needle stick injuries occur annually. It is further estimated that about half of these needle stick injuries were unreported. These injuries may lead to serious and potentially fatal infections with blood borne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)..............

Keywords: Needles stick injuries, nurses, hemodialysis, prevalence and knowledge

[1]. Adams, D. (2012). Needlestick and sharps injuries: practice update. Nursing Standard, 26(37), 49-57.
[2]. Ashat, M, Bhatia, V, Puri, S, Thakare, M, &Koushal, V. (2011). Needle stickinjury and HIV risk among health care workers in North India. Indianjournal of medical sciences, 65(9), 371.
[3]. Azadi, A., Anoosheh, M., &Delpisheh, A. (2011). Frequency and barriers of underreported needlestick injuries amongst Iranian nurses, a questionnaire survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20(3‐4), 488-493.
[4]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program.Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/index.html.
[5]. Clarke, S. P., Sloane, D. M., & Aiken, L. H. (2002). Effects of hospital staffing and organizational climate on needlestick injuries to nurses. American Journal of Public Health, 92(7), 1115-1119.

Abstract: The Research Design selected for the study was a quasi experimental with pre and post test without control group and experimental approach was undertaken in IVY Hospital Mohali, Punjab. Data were collected from 60 patients from Dialysis unit by convenient sampling technique to assess the knowledge regarding home care management of chronic renal failure patients. The data was collected by using structured questionnaire and was analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics. A finding reveals that out of 60 samples 82% of chronic renal failure patients were in the age group of above 45 years, 68% were males and 88% were married.............

Keywords: IVY Hospital, Assess, Self Instructional Module, Patients, Home Care Management

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[3]. Agarwal, S. K. & Srivastava, R. K. Chronic kidney disease in India: challenges and solution. Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Science: New Delhi. 111(3), 2009, 197-203.
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Abstract: Stress is a response to a situation where the person faces difficult to cope with. During academic progress nursing students undergo considerable amount of stress with classroom studies and clinical practices which reflect on their course performance, to overcome this problem students are using several personal stress management skills in various degree. To address this problem, influence of stress management skills are examined against individuals perceived stress level. An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among172 final year nursing students in college of nursing Jaffna with a self administered questionnaire. Analysis of data reveals that mean stress level (19.55) is greater among nursing students when compared with the normal value of PSS score (14.2)..............

Keywords: Nursing students, Perceived stress level, Personal stress management skills.

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[4]. Mann, S. and Cowburn, J, (2005). "Emotional labour and stress within mental health nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing" 12, 154–162.
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Abstract: Background.Workplace violence is a weighty problem in the health care careers. The number of occurrences has augmented that have numerousinfluences on the institute and nurses such as turnover. So, the study aimed to examine the effect of workplace violence prevention training program on staff nurses' turnover predictors. Subjects and Methods:A quasi-experimental design was used and the study was conducted on 187staff nurses and 74 head nurses working at Mansoura Emergency Hospital, using three tools- knowledge questionnaire sheet,head nurses' perception on their activities for prevention and managing violence against nurse's sheet andturnover sheet. Results: There were............

Keywords: staff nurses, turnover, workplace violence prevention

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Abstract: Background: Primary health care nurses are often the first line of defense and safety when it comes to educating parents and managing the entire newborn screening process to ensure healthy outcomes for families. The aim of this study: was to assess the level of primary health care nurses' knowledge regarding Phenylketonuria (PKU) disorder and its screening test and evaluate the effect of educational intervention on their knowledge level Methods: Quasi experimental design was used in this study. This study was conducted in the seven maternal and child health care centers at Tanta City. One hundred nurses who work at screening and follow up clinics were included in the study..............

Keywords: Phenylketonuria, Inherited, Knowledge, Nurses, Screening

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Abstract: Background: Exclusive breastfeeding provides nutritional, immunologic, developmental and psychological advantages with regard to general health, growth and development of an infant and has dramatically reduced infant deaths in developing countries by reducing diarrhoea and infectious diseases as well reduce HIV transmission from mother to child compared to mix feeding. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among multigravid women attending ante natal clinic in Aminu Kano teaching hospital.............

Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, and multigravid women

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[3]. Ali, H. M., (2012).Exclusive breastfeeding: mothers' awareness and health care providers practice during antenatal visits in Mvomero, Tanzania.
[4]. Amosu, A. M.,Oyewole, O. E. &Ojo, E. F.(2010). Growth faltering among exclusively breastfed infants in Ogun State, Nigeria; Biomedical Research 2010; 21 (3): 311-313.
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Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of chewing gum after cesarean section on regaining intestinal function. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Study was conducted at post-partum ward at Mansoura University Hospital. Subjects: Eighty pregnant women underwent elective cesarean section and fulfilled the inclusion criteria; were divided equally by simple randomization into the study group (n=40) women chewed sugar free gum for 30 minute every 2 hours starting two hours after cesarean section and the control group (n=40) women received standard post-operative care..............

Keywords: Chewing Gum, Regaining, Cesarean Section (CS), Intestinal Function

[1]. Abd-El-Maeboud K., Ibrahim M., Shalaby D., and Fikry M., Gum chewing stimulates early return of bowel motility after caesarean section, BJOG, An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 116(10) 2009, 1334- 1339. [2]. Akhlaghi F., Pourjavad M., Mansouri A., Tara F. and Vahedian M., Effect of Gum Chewing on Prevention of Post Cesarean Ileus. Hayat; 14(2), 2008, 35–40.
[3]. Çevik S., and Başer B., The Effect of Gum Chewing on Bowel Sounds, Passing Intestinal Gas, and Early Discharge From Hospital In Early Post-Caesarean Period: A systematic review. International Journal of Education and Research 4(1), 2016, 323-332.
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Abstract: Background: Poor sleep is reported in 50% of older adults, calling for an important need for identifying safe and effective alternatives to improve their sleep quality. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavioral (CB) intervention on improving sleep quality in older adults. Design: A quasi-experimental pretest-and-posttest design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the geriatric social club in Zagazig City. Sample: A purposive sample of 75 elderly subjects who fulfilled the study inclusion criteria:.............

Keywords: Behavioral, Cognitive, Intervention, Older Adults, Sleep Quality.

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Abstract: Patients suffering from chronic kidney diseases on dialysis are reported to have poor quality of life (QoL), and assessment of QoL is gaining importance in health/medical field in recent years. A literature review was conducted through sources of data base available in the Medline/Pub Med, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and EBSCO Academic Search Complete for studies published in Gulf countries. Thirteen studies were found to be related to the health-related QoL domains and reviewed. Almost 62 percent of the published studies (eight studies) were from Saudi Arabia,.............

Keywords: Determinants of QoL, Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Quality of Life, Predictors

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[3]. SA Abdalla, BI Osman, IH Abdoon, and HA Elsheikh, Quality of Life Assessment: A Comparative Study between Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis, Saudi Journal of Health Sciences, 4(1), 2015, 28-31.
[4]. AMA Ayoub, Quality of Life among Dialysis Patients in United Arab Emirates, Journal of Family and Community Medicine, 20(2), 2012, 106-112 .
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Abstract: Postgraduate programmes prepare nurses and midwives for advanced nurse practice. They value the nature of feedback they receive as it strengthens their capacity in functioning as advanced or specialist nurse level. The effective of their learning depends on the nature and quality of feedback provided. Feedback, especially formative feedback plays a crucial role in shaping how students learn and how they perform academically. Most of the literature on feedback is in general education not nursing education at postgraduate level. More importantly, the existing research mainly focuses on educators' perspective, leaving out the perspective of the consumers of feedback.............

Keywords: feedback, feedforward, feedback loop, postgraduate student, nursing students

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Abstract: Background: Healthcare providers are frequently exposed to many forms of occupational hazards while doing their jobs. Little research was done in Egypt about nursing interns' occupational hazards. Which constitute huge burden on the affected healthcare providers and hospitals as employment agencies. Aim: The present study aimed to assess the perceived occupational hazards and its protective measures among nursing interns...........

Keywords: Nursing Interns, Occupational Hazards, Protective Measures

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Abstract: Background: This study aimed to analyze the incidence of sexually transmitted infections in women sexual workers in three cities i.e. Kendari, Bau-Bau and Raha (Muna). Method: The study method was descriptive. The population consisted of 253 people from Kendari city, 82 people from Bau-Bau, and 215 from Raha (Muna). The number of samples had taken proportionally each location. Each 102 people in Kendari city, 34 people in Bau-Bau city and 86 people in Raha (Muna). Collecting data used questionnaires and interviews. Variables studied was the use of condoms, knowledge about STI and AIDS, how to have sexual intercourse, frequency of sexual intercourse every week, length work as WSW and age...........

Keywords: Infection, Women Sexual Workers

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Abstract: Background: Each stoma Patients experiencing problems both physical problems such as pain due to injuries colostomy surgery, as well as psychological problems such as shyness due to a colostomy bag, as well as the social problems experienced by Patients stoma.This paper aims to Determine the change and adaptation to the post-colostomy Patients. Methods: This paper using the methods of literature review of various sources of change and adaptation stoma Patients items, namely international journals, sources of books and international conference proceedings..........

Keywords: Changes,Adaptation,Patient,Post-colostomy.

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Abstract: Acute GI bleeding is a medical emergency. Initial triage and assessment are generic with emphasis on identifying the sick patient with life threatening hemodynamic compromise and initiating appropriate resuscitation. Aim: To assess the expected clinical outcomes and satisfaction of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Design: A quasi experimental research design was utilized. A convenient sample of 54 patients (male and female) admitted in the emergency ward was included in the study at Qena University Hospital in Upper...........

Keywords: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, assessment, Patient satisfaction, Outcome

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Abstract: The present study was carried out as a descriptive research to determine the anxiety level of pregnant inpatients diagnosed with abortus. The sample population of the research consists of a total of 366 pregnant inpatients diagnosed with abortus within the recent year in the city hospitals of Sivas. The number of samples was calculated by taking into account the incidence rate of abortus among pregnant patients, and accordingly a sample of 154 patients was determined, the inpatients diagnosed with abortus and consented to participate in the research were included in the study..........

Keywords: Pregnant, Abortus, Anxiety

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Abstract: Quality of sleep is one of the important elements of the learning process and memory. However, sleep problems are prominent among college students, which could affect their academic performance. The aim of this study wasto identify the association between quality of sleep and its impact towards academic performance among nursing students at the Faculty of Nursing in International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted in the Facultyof Nursing at Jalan Hospital Campus. There were 105 nursing students involved as participants and they were selected by using the convenience sampling method..........

Keywords: Sleep quality, nursing students, academic performance, socio-demographic

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Abstract: Background: Children in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at a high risk of hospital acquired infection, particularly central line associated blood stream infection. The aim of the study was to: (1) evaluate adherence with Center for Disease Control guidelines for preventing CLABSI in the pediatric ICU; and 2) to identify barriers for implementing best practice guidelines. Method: A descriptive research design included a purposive sample of 120 nurses working in pediatric intensive care units at Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Egypt..........

Keywords: Evidence best practice; central venous catheter, nursing practice, pediatric; central line associated blood stream infection.

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Abstract: Phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder in which individuals are unable to metabolize Phenylalanine to tyrosine, which may lead to mental retardation. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of a nursing intervention program on knowledge and practices of family caregivers having children with phenylketonuria. A quasi-experimental design was used. The study was carried out at two settings, the Pediatric Genetics Clinic in Ain Shams University Children's Hospital and the Child Clinic of Phenylketonuria Metabolic Disorder in the Pediatric Hospital Campus of Cairo University...........

Keywords: Phenylketonuria Children - Family Caregivers - Community Health Nurse Role - Nursing Intervention Program.

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Abstract: Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several detrimental symptoms experienced by cancer patients due to disease and treatment adversely affect their quality of life. Objectives: To evaluate factors affecting the quality of life (QOL) among cancer patients with solid tumors and at different chemotherapy (CT) cycles Methods: A total of 205cancer patients were included. With some modification, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (QoL) Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) was used to measure QoL in the student patients............

Keywords: Cancer patients, Chemotherapy, Quality of life

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Abstract: BInadequate sleep is a common problem among women which resulted from deficiency of information about its influence on health; particularly, the effect of sleep deprivation during pregnancy on labor outcomes (maternal and fetal). Objective: To study the correlations between sleep duration and labor outcomes among women in late pregnancy. Research Design: A prospective descriptive study was conducted at four settings in Menoufia Governorate. Non-probability sampling (Convenience sample) was used; the study sample includes 200 pregnant women. Data collection extended from (April 2013 to January 2014). Women representing about 10% of the total women admitted in the previous setting............

Keywords: Labor outcomes, late pregnancy, Sleep disturbance, sleep

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Abstract: Within the UK the quality of care delivered in some hospitals, nursing homes and caring facilities has been the subject of significant enquiry, challenge and concern in recent years. There was need for a change in the culture of patient and client care. Traditionally a change in culture is seen as moving from an organisational head through to the organisation and in this case through to front-line care. This hasn't necessarily achieved the desired effect and impact in terms of quality of care within the UK. Historically, certainly nurses have acted more as recipients of change, rather than agents of change This paper suggests that schools of nursing and medicine with robust core values............

Keywords: Agents of Change, Medical, Nursing Students

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