Background and Objectives: Jaundice is the most common condition requiring medical attention in newborn babies. The mother has a significant role in reducing the effects. Early discharge of mothers and neonates from the hospitals increased the responsibility of mothers in recognizing jaundice has increased. This study aimed to assess the level of the mothers’ knowledge regarding home care management of neonatal jaundice. Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Shahidan Qaladze Teaching Hospital from the period of January 2021 to March 2022. Purposive (non-probability) sampling techniques were used to recruit participants. The study sample included 114 mothers. Data was collected using a questionnaire prepared by the investigator, and direct interviews were conducted. Descriptive statistics including, frequencies and percentages, and inferential statistical analysis of Chi-square was used to analyze the data. Results: The results show that 34.2% of the mothers were between 26-32 years. Concerning occupation, more than three-quarters (86%) of the sample were housewives. The study demonstrated that the majority (64.9%) of mothers did not have enough in-formation about jaundice. There was a statistically significant association between parents’ relatives and the source of information regarding the mother’s knowledge. The study showed a statistically significant association between mothers’ knowledge and early initiation of breastfeeding. Factors associated with mother’s knowledge include the mother’s age, occupation, years of formal education, residency areas, received health education on neonate jaundice, and the source of information. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study concluded that most mothers had a deficit of knowledge regarding home care management of neonatal jaundice. It is recommended to provide mothers with comprehensive health education about neonatal jaundice care to improve their knowledge and practice in caring for neonates with jaundice.
{"title":"Mothers’ Knowledge Regarding Home Care Management of Neonatal Jaundice in Qaladze - Sulaymaniyah City","authors":"Banaz Mohammad, S. Hasan","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.08","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Jaundice is the most common condition requiring medical attention in newborn babies. The mother has a significant role in reducing the effects. Early discharge of mothers and neonates from the hospitals increased the responsibility of mothers in recognizing jaundice has increased. This study aimed to assess the level of the mothers’ knowledge regarding home care management of neonatal jaundice. Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Shahidan Qaladze Teaching Hospital from the period of January 2021 to March 2022. Purposive (non-probability) sampling techniques were used to recruit participants. The study sample included 114 mothers. Data was collected using a questionnaire prepared by the investigator, and direct interviews were conducted. Descriptive statistics including, frequencies and percentages, and inferential statistical analysis of Chi-square was used to analyze the data. Results: The results show that 34.2% of the mothers were between 26-32 years. Concerning occupation, more than three-quarters (86%) of the sample were housewives. The study demonstrated that the majority (64.9%) of mothers did not have enough in-formation about jaundice. There was a statistically significant association between parents’ relatives and the source of information regarding the mother’s knowledge. The study showed a statistically significant association between mothers’ knowledge and early initiation of breastfeeding. Factors associated with mother’s knowledge include the mother’s age, occupation, years of formal education, residency areas, received health education on neonate jaundice, and the source of information. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study concluded that most mothers had a deficit of knowledge regarding home care management of neonatal jaundice. It is recommended to provide mothers with comprehensive health education about neonatal jaundice care to improve their knowledge and practice in caring for neonates with jaundice.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125539287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background and objectives: Spasticity, sometimes called hypertonia, makes movement difficult or even impossible. Spastic children with Cerebral Palsy face many health problems that need significant attention at home. This study aimed to assess caregivers’ knowledge about home care management of spastic CP children in the Rapareen Region. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Rapareen Region of Sulaimani city. The period started from October 1st, 2020, to October 1st, 2021. Purposive (non-probability) sampling techniques of 115 caregivers, who attend rehabilitation centers in Ranya, Chwarqwrne, and Qaladeze in Rapareen province, were respectively recruited to the study. The investigators prepared a ques-tionnaire format after reviewing related literature. Direct interview (face to face) and a home visit was conducted to collect the data. Descriptive statistics SPSS version 25 was used, and statistics of frequencies, percentages, and inferential statistical analysis of Chi-square test and regression were used. Results: The vast majority (98.3%) of the primary caregivers were mothers of spastic CP children. Almost all (94.8) of the caregivers were married. The majority (88.7%) of caregivers were housewives. Less than half (48.7%) of the sample were between 31 to 40 years. More than three quarter (67%) of the sample were male children and more than half (65.2%) were School-age children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. There was a statistically highly significant association between formal years of education and residency area of caregiver with the caregiver’s knowledge at a p-value of 0.020 and 0.003 respectively. Factors significantly associated with caregivers’ knowledge of homecare of spastic CP children include the level of education of caregiver, age of caregiver, and height of spastic Cerebral Palsy children. Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that level of education, age of caregiver, and residency areas are associated with caregiver’s knowledge regarding homecare of spastic Cerebral Palsy children. Mothers are required educational programs to boost knowledge regarding homecare management of spastic CP children.
{"title":"Caregiver’s Knowledge regarding Homecare Management of Spastic Cerebral Palsy Children Under 12 Years Old in Rapareen Province","authors":"Farida Faqi-Rahid, Shukir Hasan","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.07","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objectives: Spasticity, sometimes called hypertonia, makes movement difficult or even impossible. Spastic children with Cerebral Palsy face many health problems that need significant attention at home. This study aimed to assess caregivers’ knowledge about home care management of spastic CP children in the Rapareen Region. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Rapareen Region of Sulaimani city. The period started from October 1st, 2020, to October 1st, 2021. Purposive (non-probability) sampling techniques of 115 caregivers, who attend rehabilitation centers in Ranya, Chwarqwrne, and Qaladeze in Rapareen province, were respectively recruited to the study. The investigators prepared a ques-tionnaire format after reviewing related literature. Direct interview (face to face) and a home visit was conducted to collect the data. Descriptive statistics SPSS version 25 was used, and statistics of frequencies, percentages, and inferential statistical analysis of Chi-square test and regression were used. Results: The vast majority (98.3%) of the primary caregivers were mothers of spastic CP children. Almost all (94.8) of the caregivers were married. The majority (88.7%) of caregivers were housewives. Less than half (48.7%) of the sample were between 31 to 40 years. More than three quarter (67%) of the sample were male children and more than half (65.2%) were School-age children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. There was a statistically highly significant association between formal years of education and residency area of caregiver with the caregiver’s knowledge at a p-value of 0.020 and 0.003 respectively. Factors significantly associated with caregivers’ knowledge of homecare of spastic CP children include the level of education of caregiver, age of caregiver, and height of spastic Cerebral Palsy children. Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that level of education, age of caregiver, and residency areas are associated with caregiver’s knowledge regarding homecare of spastic Cerebral Palsy children. Mothers are required educational programs to boost knowledge regarding homecare management of spastic CP children.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130430164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background and objective: The pandemic caused by novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus that first appeared in China at the end of December 2019 and quickly spread worldwide. The aims of this study are to assess undergraduate students’ knowledge and attitudes of the precautionary measures toward COVID-19. Methods: A descriptive comparative study design was used from 2nd January to 1st March 2022. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect the data. All students (240 students) in second grade from the nursing department and the English department at Gasha Technical Institute, Kurdistan Region/Iraq, were recruited and completed a self-reported questionnaire. Result: Around 70% of nursing students and 69% of students in the English department were males, and most students in both fields were aged between 18 and 22 years old. A total of 83.3 % of students in nursing and 77.5% of students in the English department were single. However, the rate of married students (21.7%) was higher in the English department. More than half of the nursing students (63.3%) showed good knowledge, 31.7% showed medium knowledge, and 5.0% showed poor knowledge. Nursing students’ good attitude was 15.8%. In contrast, 30.0% of students in the English department had good knowledge, 50.8% had medium knowledge, and 19.2% had poor knowledge. Good attitude of students in the English department was 5%. Conclusion: Overall, a higher level of knowledge was observed in nursing students than students in the English department. Also, positive attitude toward COVID-19 was higher among nursing students.
{"title":"Knowledge and Attitudes about Precautionary Measures of COVID-19 among Undergraduate Students: A Comparative Study","authors":"H. Rasheed","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.09","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: The pandemic caused by novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus that first appeared in China at the end of December 2019 and quickly spread worldwide. The aims of this study are to assess undergraduate students’ knowledge and attitudes of the precautionary measures toward COVID-19. Methods: A descriptive comparative study design was used from 2nd January to 1st March 2022. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect the data. All students (240 students) in second grade from the nursing department and the English department at Gasha Technical Institute, Kurdistan Region/Iraq, were recruited and completed a self-reported questionnaire. Result: Around 70% of nursing students and 69% of students in the English department were males, and most students in both fields were aged between 18 and 22 years old. A total of 83.3 % of students in nursing and 77.5% of students in the English department were single. However, the rate of married students (21.7%) was higher in the English department. More than half of the nursing students (63.3%) showed good knowledge, 31.7% showed medium knowledge, and 5.0% showed poor knowledge. Nursing students’ good attitude was 15.8%. In contrast, 30.0% of students in the English department had good knowledge, 50.8% had medium knowledge, and 19.2% had poor knowledge. Good attitude of students in the English department was 5%. Conclusion: Overall, a higher level of knowledge was observed in nursing students than students in the English department. Also, positive attitude toward COVID-19 was higher among nursing students.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127549804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asmaa Haydar, Muzhda Saber, G. Saleh, Dara Al-Banna
Background and Objectives: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a condition characterized by heartburn and acid regurgitation without signs of oesophagal mucosal injury on one hand, and erosive oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus consequences like oesophagal cancer on the other. The aim of this study was to explore the involvement of different lifestyle-related factors in the aetiology of symptomatic GERD. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 79 patients (28 men and 51 women) aged be-tween 20-68 years old were recruited randomly through a direct interview between January to October 2021, and they were prescribed Proton Pump Inhibitors. Prior to starting this study, the approvals had been granted by the ethics committee and oral consent was gained from the participants. A questionnaire was designed and consisted of demographic and clinical characteristics regarding GERD. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 25 for describing frequencies and percentages, followed by Chi-square and Fisher’s Exact tests as inferential statistical analysis for finding associations between variables. Results: Among the total of 79 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, the findings indicated that more than half of the study sample (58.2%) were overweight and obese (26.6% and 31.6% respectively), and the heavy smokers made the highest percentage among smokers (19%). There was a statistically significant association between gender and smoking and BMI among GERD patients (P-value = 0.001 and < 0.001 respectively). There was a very highly significant association between BMI and heartburn and nausea and vomiting (P-value = 0.001 for both), while there was a non-significant association between BMI and chest pain, cough, and sleep pattern disturbance (P-value = 0.324, 0.558, and 0.907 respectively). Conclusion: A higher BMI and smoking are associated with a higher likelihood of GERD symptoms
{"title":"Lifestyle Factors and Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Cross-sectional Study","authors":"Asmaa Haydar, Muzhda Saber, G. Saleh, Dara Al-Banna","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.11","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a condition characterized by heartburn and acid regurgitation without signs of oesophagal mucosal injury on one hand, and erosive oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus consequences like oesophagal cancer on the other. The aim of this study was to explore the involvement of different lifestyle-related factors in the aetiology of symptomatic GERD. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 79 patients (28 men and 51 women) aged be-tween 20-68 years old were recruited randomly through a direct interview between January to October 2021, and they were prescribed Proton Pump Inhibitors. Prior to starting this study, the approvals had been granted by the ethics committee and oral consent was gained from the participants. A questionnaire was designed and consisted of demographic and clinical characteristics regarding GERD. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 25 for describing frequencies and percentages, followed by Chi-square and Fisher’s Exact tests as inferential statistical analysis for finding associations between variables. Results: Among the total of 79 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, the findings indicated that more than half of the study sample (58.2%) were overweight and obese (26.6% and 31.6% respectively), and the heavy smokers made the highest percentage among smokers (19%). There was a statistically significant association between gender and smoking and BMI among GERD patients (P-value = 0.001 and < 0.001 respectively). There was a very highly significant association between BMI and heartburn and nausea and vomiting (P-value = 0.001 for both), while there was a non-significant association between BMI and chest pain, cough, and sleep pattern disturbance (P-value = 0.324, 0.558, and 0.907 respectively). Conclusion: A higher BMI and smoking are associated with a higher likelihood of GERD symptoms","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129859618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Backgrounds and Objectives: Although most problems of peripheral intravenous catheterization are inconsiderable and easily treated, some are dangerous and require rapid management. This study aimed to explore peripheral intravenous catheter-related com-plications and the quality of nursing care for dressing sites of peripheral intravenous catheterization among the pediatric population. Methods: The study was conducted at Raparin Teaching Hospital for Children inpatient units in Erbil City/Iraq, using an observational study design. A purposive sample from 296 hospitalized children with peripheral intravenous catheterization was chosen for this study. The data was collected using a special check List (PIVC-miniQ) developed for checking the signs and symptoms and the quality of care for the catheter insertion site. Furthermore, the obtained data on peripheral intravenous catheterization problems was evaluated for exploring grades of phlebitis using the Phlebitis Scale developed by the Infusion Nursing Society in 2011. The data was processed and analyzed using SPSS using descriptive statistical analysis (frequency, percentage) and inferential statistical tests (Chi-squared, contingency coefficient). The probability value of ≤0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. Results: Most (82.4%) of patients were recruited in the emergency unit, with the highest percentage (36.8%) were toddlers. More than two-thirds (72.3%) of participants were assessed within the first peripheral catheter insertion. Regarding overall grades of patients’ peripheral intravenous catheterization complications (PIVC), less than a quarter (21.6%) were within the first grade, indicating being at risk for complications, and 6.8% were within the second grade, indicating slight phlebitis. Regarding the nursing care for PIVC site care, 62.5% of participants received fair care, and 22.3% received poor care. Conclusions: A quarter of observed children were at risk for having phlebitis and less than ten percent had slight phlebitis. About a quarter of patients received poor nursing care for the catheter insertion site. Most participants have not a documentation of peripheral intravenous catheter insertion date on the dressing and on the patient's chart.
{"title":"Monitoring Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Complications in Pediatric Patients in Erbil City/Iraq","authors":"N. Shaker","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.12","url":null,"abstract":"Backgrounds and Objectives: Although most problems of peripheral intravenous catheterization are inconsiderable and easily treated, some are dangerous and require rapid management. This study aimed to explore peripheral intravenous catheter-related com-plications and the quality of nursing care for dressing sites of peripheral intravenous catheterization among the pediatric population. Methods: The study was conducted at Raparin Teaching Hospital for Children inpatient units in Erbil City/Iraq, using an observational study design. A purposive sample from 296 hospitalized children with peripheral intravenous catheterization was chosen for this study. The data was collected using a special check List (PIVC-miniQ) developed for checking the signs and symptoms and the quality of care for the catheter insertion site. Furthermore, the obtained data on peripheral intravenous catheterization problems was evaluated for exploring grades of phlebitis using the Phlebitis Scale developed by the Infusion Nursing Society in 2011. The data was processed and analyzed using SPSS using descriptive statistical analysis (frequency, percentage) and inferential statistical tests (Chi-squared, contingency coefficient). The probability value of ≤0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. Results: Most (82.4%) of patients were recruited in the emergency unit, with the highest percentage (36.8%) were toddlers. More than two-thirds (72.3%) of participants were assessed within the first peripheral catheter insertion. Regarding overall grades of patients’ peripheral intravenous catheterization complications (PIVC), less than a quarter (21.6%) were within the first grade, indicating being at risk for complications, and 6.8% were within the second grade, indicating slight phlebitis. Regarding the nursing care for PIVC site care, 62.5% of participants received fair care, and 22.3% received poor care. Conclusions: A quarter of observed children were at risk for having phlebitis and less than ten percent had slight phlebitis. About a quarter of patients received poor nursing care for the catheter insertion site. Most participants have not a documentation of peripheral intravenous catheter insertion date on the dressing and on the patient's chart.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"202 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131935833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background and objective: Kurdish community have a long-standing history of looking after family members and loved one in times of sickness. Caring for COVID-19 patients at home is a huge responsibility and challenging. Despite fear of losing family members, relatives working in the health care system dedicated their time to care for their relatives affected by COVID-19. No studies have been done to investigate the care provided to the COVID-19 patients at home-setting by nurses. The purpose of this study is to investigate the health care services provided to COVID-19 patients at home-setting by nurses. Methods: This study is a descriptive quantitative study with a sample size of seventy-four nurses. The nurses claimed that they looked after more than 180 patients at the home setting. The data was collected through an online questionnaire format prepared by the researcher after an extensive literature review and discussion with the nurses who provided home care to COVID-19 patients. The researcher also utilized the guide-lines and data published on the World Health Organization (WHO), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) websites for constructing the tool. Data was collected through Google Forms from 1st January 2022 to 29th March 2022. Results: Of the seventy-four nurses that completed the questionnaire, half held a bachelor’s degree in nursing. The nurses reported caring for more than 180 patients in total with 37.8% of nurses caring for one patient. More than half (52.7%) of patients were aged 50-64 years. The results of the study showed that the home care included health assessment, nursing intervention, evaluation, reassessment, and practicing preventive measures. Conclusion: Depending on the data received from the nurses, COVID-19 patients in home setting received holistic nursing care and patients were under close and constant monitoring.
{"title":"Home Health Care Services Delivered by Nurses to the Relatives with COVID-19","authors":"N. Aziz","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.10","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: Kurdish community have a long-standing history of looking after family members and loved one in times of sickness. Caring for COVID-19 patients at home is a huge responsibility and challenging. Despite fear of losing family members, relatives working in the health care system dedicated their time to care for their relatives affected by COVID-19. No studies have been done to investigate the care provided to the COVID-19 patients at home-setting by nurses. The purpose of this study is to investigate the health care services provided to COVID-19 patients at home-setting by nurses. Methods: This study is a descriptive quantitative study with a sample size of seventy-four nurses. The nurses claimed that they looked after more than 180 patients at the home setting. The data was collected through an online questionnaire format prepared by the researcher after an extensive literature review and discussion with the nurses who provided home care to COVID-19 patients. The researcher also utilized the guide-lines and data published on the World Health Organization (WHO), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) websites for constructing the tool. Data was collected through Google Forms from 1st January 2022 to 29th March 2022. Results: Of the seventy-four nurses that completed the questionnaire, half held a bachelor’s degree in nursing. The nurses reported caring for more than 180 patients in total with 37.8% of nurses caring for one patient. More than half (52.7%) of patients were aged 50-64 years. The results of the study showed that the home care included health assessment, nursing intervention, evaluation, reassessment, and practicing preventive measures. Conclusion: Depending on the data received from the nurses, COVID-19 patients in home setting received holistic nursing care and patients were under close and constant monitoring.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114818344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background and objective: The quality of nursing education in the clinical setting in nursing colleges, especially in the Middle East, is based solely on the clinical instructors’ ability to provide and creating the most productive clinical environment possible. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified eight domains as core competencies for clinical nurse educators. However, studies on contemporary clinical education and educators’ role indicate that clinical instructors continuously face challenges in adopting the competences recognized by the WHO. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the challenges of implementing the nurse educator core competencies as perceived by the clinical instructors in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Method: The interpretive phenomenological approach of the qualitative study and SWOT analysis was adopted to explore the clinical instructors’ experience of clinical education’s challenges. Result: The main challenges of the academic institutions were shortages of qualified clinical instructors, lack of confidence among instructors, and difficulty in achieving learning outcomes. Challenges reported among health institutions include inappropriate selection for managerial roles, poor recognition of clinical education, and poor teaching environments. Conclusion: The study results highlighted challenges for clinical instructors to carry out their role in a safe and less stressful environment, including inadequate strategic plans for clinical teaching from academic institutions and stakeholder involvement in health institutions.
{"title":"Challenges of Implementing Nurse Educator Core Competencies as Perceived by Clinical Instructors in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.","authors":"N. Aziz, V. Naqshbandi, H. Rasheed","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.04","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: The quality of nursing education in the clinical setting in nursing colleges, especially in the Middle East, is based solely on the clinical instructors’ ability to provide and creating the most productive clinical environment possible. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified eight domains as core competencies for clinical nurse educators. However, studies on contemporary clinical education and educators’ role indicate that clinical instructors continuously face challenges in adopting the competences recognized by the WHO. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the challenges of implementing the nurse educator core competencies as perceived by the clinical instructors in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Method: The interpretive phenomenological approach of the qualitative study and SWOT analysis was adopted to explore the clinical instructors’ experience of clinical education’s challenges. Result: The main challenges of the academic institutions were shortages of qualified clinical instructors, lack of confidence among instructors, and difficulty in achieving learning outcomes. Challenges reported among health institutions include inappropriate selection for managerial roles, poor recognition of clinical education, and poor teaching environments. Conclusion: The study results highlighted challenges for clinical instructors to carry out their role in a safe and less stressful environment, including inadequate strategic plans for clinical teaching from academic institutions and stakeholder involvement in health institutions.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120954900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background and objective: Immunization programs are one of the most important methods to prevent infections and sickness among children. We can overcome many obstacles if mothers have the necessary knowledge and attitude regarding vaccines. The study aims to assess mothers’ knowledge, attitudes, and barriers related to immunization programs and associations related to socio-demographic characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was carried out in Erbil city across six primary health care centers (Hawkari, Azadi, Runaki, Shadi, Mala Afandi, and Nazdar Bamarni) during the period of January 5, 2021, to April 8, 2021. Non-probability convenience sampling methods were used. The sample consisted of 410 mothers ages 18 and older. A questionnaire with four parts (socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and barriers to adherence immunization programs) was used to collect data. Statistical package for Social Science (version 23) was used for data analysis. Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge and attitudes. Frequency and percentage were used to identify barriers. Results: The study findings showed a statistically significant association between the knowledge of mothers and their age, educational level, occupation, and socioeconomic status. Mothers have a high attitude regarding immunizations. The majority (69.3%) of mothers have not had any missed opportunities for not given immunizations. The most common reasons for not giving immunizations were mothers being busy and child sickness at the time of immunizations. Conclusions: There was statistically significant association between mother’s knowledge and age, education, occupations, and socioeconomic status. A high level of attitude was recorded among mothers regarding immunizations. Mothers reported being busy on the day of the immunizations and child sickness as the most common barriers to receiving immunizations.
背景和目的:免疫规划是预防儿童感染和疾病的最重要方法之一。如果母亲对疫苗有必要的知识和态度，我们就可以克服许多障碍。该研究旨在评估母亲对免疫规划的知识、态度和障碍，以及与社会人口特征相关的关联。方法:在2021年1月5日至2021年4月8日期间，在埃尔比勒市的六个初级卫生保健中心(Hawkari、Azadi、Runaki、Shadi、Mala Afandi和Nazdar Bamarni)进行了横断面研究设计。采用非概率方便抽样方法。样本包括410名年龄在18岁及以上的母亲。采用一份包含四部分的问卷(社会人口特征、知识、态度和坚持免疫规划的障碍)来收集数据。使用Statistical package for Social Science (version 23)进行数据分析。使用卡方检验和Fisher精确检验来确定社会人口统计学特征与知识和态度之间的关系。频率和百分比用于识别障碍。结果:研究结果显示，母亲的知识与其年龄、受教育程度、职业和社会经济地位之间存在显著的统计学相关性。母亲对免疫接种的态度很高。大多数(69.3%)母亲没有错过任何不接种疫苗的机会。不接种疫苗的最常见原因是母亲忙于工作和接种疫苗时儿童生病。结论:母亲的知识与年龄、受教育程度、职业、社会经济地位有显著相关。据记录，母亲对免疫接种的态度很高。母亲们报告说，接种疫苗当天很忙，孩子生病是接受免疫接种的最常见障碍。
{"title":"Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers about Children Immunization and Barriers to Adherence the Program, in Erbil City","authors":"Suham Abdullah, Ibrahim Mustafa","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.06","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: Immunization programs are one of the most important methods to prevent infections and sickness among children. We can overcome many obstacles if mothers have the necessary knowledge and attitude regarding vaccines. The study aims to assess mothers’ knowledge, attitudes, and barriers related to immunization programs and associations related to socio-demographic characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was carried out in Erbil city across six primary health care centers (Hawkari, Azadi, Runaki, Shadi, Mala Afandi, and Nazdar Bamarni) during the period of January 5, 2021, to April 8, 2021. Non-probability convenience sampling methods were used. The sample consisted of 410 mothers ages 18 and older. A questionnaire with four parts (socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and barriers to adherence immunization programs) was used to collect data. Statistical package for Social Science (version 23) was used for data analysis. Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge and attitudes. Frequency and percentage were used to identify barriers. Results: The study findings showed a statistically significant association between the knowledge of mothers and their age, educational level, occupation, and socioeconomic status. Mothers have a high attitude regarding immunizations. The majority (69.3%) of mothers have not had any missed opportunities for not given immunizations. The most common reasons for not giving immunizations were mothers being busy and child sickness at the time of immunizations. Conclusions: There was statistically significant association between mother’s knowledge and age, education, occupations, and socioeconomic status. A high level of attitude was recorded among mothers regarding immunizations. Mothers reported being busy on the day of the immunizations and child sickness as the most common barriers to receiving immunizations.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122616704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Burhan Sabir, Shahab Sideeq, Yousif Omer, Nasir Khalaf, S. Ali
Background and Objectives: Many countries are implementing face masks as part of their pandemic prevention strategies. Because the virus is so widespread, incorrect usage and disposal of masks can increase the transmission rate. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and practices of students in wearing facemask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 365 undergraduate students at Hawler Medical University was conducted from June 15th to October 15th, 2021. The data was gathered through direct interviews using a questionnaire that had been modified include demographic information, ten questions about knowledge, and 17 questions about practices for using surgical face masks to reduce COVID-19 exposure. Result: The result revealed that highest percentage of students were 18 to 20 years old (66.6%). Most of the participants in this study were female (59.5%). Participants demonstrated fair knowledge (N=218, 59.7%). Concerning the using surgical facemask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and good practical knowledge (N=273, 74.8%). The highest levels of practical knowledge were related to wearing face masks in hospital premises to protect against COVID-19 (91.8%) and wearing masks in public spaces to protect against COVID-19 (87.1%). Conclusion: The studied students had a poor understanding of how to utilize face masks. Enhancing one’s knowledge and appropriate use of face masks takes time and effort. It is necessary to implement massive education campaigns at the level of Hawler Medical University to increase the proportion of knowledge about COVID-19 and stop its spread.
{"title":"Knowledge and Practices of Students Regarding the Use of Face Masks to Limit the Spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)","authors":"Burhan Sabir, Shahab Sideeq, Yousif Omer, Nasir Khalaf, S. Ali","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.01","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Many countries are implementing face masks as part of their pandemic prevention strategies. Because the virus is so widespread, incorrect usage and disposal of masks can increase the transmission rate. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and practices of students in wearing facemask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 365 undergraduate students at Hawler Medical University was conducted from June 15th to October 15th, 2021. The data was gathered through direct interviews using a questionnaire that had been modified include demographic information, ten questions about knowledge, and 17 questions about practices for using surgical face masks to reduce COVID-19 exposure. Result: The result revealed that highest percentage of students were 18 to 20 years old (66.6%). Most of the participants in this study were female (59.5%). Participants demonstrated fair knowledge (N=218, 59.7%). Concerning the using surgical facemask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and good practical knowledge (N=273, 74.8%). The highest levels of practical knowledge were related to wearing face masks in hospital premises to protect against COVID-19 (91.8%) and wearing masks in public spaces to protect against COVID-19 (87.1%). Conclusion: The studied students had a poor understanding of how to utilize face masks. Enhancing one’s knowledge and appropriate use of face masks takes time and effort. It is necessary to implement massive education campaigns at the level of Hawler Medical University to increase the proportion of knowledge about COVID-19 and stop its spread.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129761946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Ahmed, Dara Al-Banna, J. Shakor, Sairan Nariman, Azza Ali Taha
Background and objective: COVID-19 illness is a serious public health concern worldwide. The people in Iraqi Kurdistan have little knowledge about Coronaviruses. It was noticed that in the Kurdistan Region, the COVID-19 infection was not dealt with as required in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and practice. This study aimed to identify the level of knowledge and attitudes of Kurdish people in addition to their practices concerning COVID-19. Methods: This study adopted an online cross-sectional survey design and was conducted from March 23 to April 2, 2020, to collect data from Iraqi Kurdistan Region citizens who were asked about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19. Results: The majority of the study participants were young and male (62.5%). Most respondents (92.9%) were optimistic that the government could take necessary procedures to reduce the risks of COVID-19 infection. Less than half of the participants wore masks and gloves when they left home (41.4%, 45.1% males and females respectively). Most of the participants had good knowledge (74%), and good practice (64.6%), and the vast majority had a positive attitude (98.1%) concerning COVID-19. Conclusions: Less than half of the participants who got engaged in this study wore masks and gloves whenever they went out. Hereby, the participants are to be provided with an extensive health education program so they can increase their awareness of COVID-19 infection.
{"title":"Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices related to COVID-19 among People in Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Survey","authors":"S. Ahmed, Dara Al-Banna, J. Shakor, Sairan Nariman, Azza Ali Taha","doi":"10.15218/ejnm.2022.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2022.03","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: COVID-19 illness is a serious public health concern worldwide. The people in Iraqi Kurdistan have little knowledge about Coronaviruses. It was noticed that in the Kurdistan Region, the COVID-19 infection was not dealt with as required in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and practice. This study aimed to identify the level of knowledge and attitudes of Kurdish people in addition to their practices concerning COVID-19. Methods: This study adopted an online cross-sectional survey design and was conducted from March 23 to April 2, 2020, to collect data from Iraqi Kurdistan Region citizens who were asked about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19. Results: The majority of the study participants were young and male (62.5%). Most respondents (92.9%) were optimistic that the government could take necessary procedures to reduce the risks of COVID-19 infection. Less than half of the participants wore masks and gloves when they left home (41.4%, 45.1% males and females respectively). Most of the participants had good knowledge (74%), and good practice (64.6%), and the vast majority had a positive attitude (98.1%) concerning COVID-19. Conclusions: Less than half of the participants who got engaged in this study wore masks and gloves whenever they went out. Hereby, the participants are to be provided with an extensive health education program so they can increase their awareness of COVID-19 infection.","PeriodicalId":250078,"journal":{"name":"Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124328919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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