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{"title":"Practice of Nurses Caring for Patients with Acute Poisoning in Emergency Unit: Effect of Educational Guidelines","authors":"Ramez Fathy Khatab, Ola Abd Elaty Ahmed, Naglaa Elsayed Mahdy, Samar Faltas Marzouk Faltas","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.358753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.358753","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Acute poisoning is a major health problem leading to emergency department admission. Nurses’ performance play an important role in the management of acute poisonings. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational guidelines on nurses' practice level regarding care for patients with acute poisoning in emergency unit. Study design: A one group quasi-experimental research design, with pre and post-test was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at poisoning treatment center affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: A convenience sample of all available nurses (30) caring for patients with acute poisoning. Data collection: The study data were collected using the following two tools : Tool (1): Nurses' demographic characteristics and Tool (2): Nurses' observational checklist. Results: The present study revealed that there was a highly statistically significant difference between level of nurses' practice pre, post implementation of the educational guidelines. Conclusion: The implementation of the educational guidelines has a positive effect on nurses' practice level regarding care for patients with acute poisoning in emergency unit. These findings support the research hypothesis. Recommendations: Regular continuous nursing educational program at least every six months should be implemented for enhancing and updating nurses' practice about nursing care offered to patients with acute poisoning in emergency unit, to achieve high quality of care","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"18 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141406566","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}

{"title":"Effect of instructional Guidelines regarding Climate Change on Nurses' knowledge and its Relation to Environmental Sustainability Practice","authors":"Asmaa Mohamed Ahmed Maiz, Noha Mohamed Rashed, Gehan Awad Shetaway","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.355229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.355229","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Raising climate change awareness at the local level is critical as climate change impacts are exacerbating the number and extent of disasters in this disaster-prone country. So, nurses have a role to coach and inspire the public to play a role against climate change. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of instructional guidelines regarding climate change on nurses' knowledge and its relation to environmental sustainability practice . Design: A Quasi-experimental research design one group pre & post-test was utilized. Setting: The current study was conducted in Port Said Hospital. Datawere collected from Medical, Surgical, Critical Care Units, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit Affiliated to Port Said Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample of nurses whowere working at the previously selected units in the hospital constituted the study sample who agreed to participate in the study at the time of data collection. Tools: Tool (I): A structured interview questionnaire and Tool (II): Environmental sustainability practice questionnaire. Results: showed that the majority of the nurses had little to no background information about climate change and their main sources of information were social media. The study also revealed that there was a significant difference in the nurses' knowledge and practice of climate change before and after implementing instructional guidelines. Additionally, the study found that there were significant differences in the student's knowledge and environmental practices before and after the implementation of instructional guidelines.The results also showed a positive correlation between knowledge and practice scores. Conclusion: Instructional guidelines implemented regarding climate change have a positive effect on improving nurses' knowledge and environmental sustainability practice . Recommendations: Develop workplace green teams, influence workplace practices, and policies, and educate patients and families on climate change and health to help provide care that is climate and environment-friendly. Establish strategies to encourage environmental sustainability in the workplace. In addition, the development of educational strategies to make nurses more aware of the importance of sustainability in nursing practice to mitigate the impact of climate change.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"61 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141231508","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}

{"title":"The Relationship among Emotional Intelligence, Optimistic Personality, and Intern Students’ Academic Achievement","authors":"Lamiaa Abd El Hakeem Ali Ahmed, Soheir Mohammed Ahmed Ali, Manal El-Sayed Abdelkareem Ali(","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.354363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.354363","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The demand and changes in the healthcare environment raised the bar for nursing competency in the clinical setting, which affected the standard of nursing education. Therefore, emotional intelligence in conjunction with an optimistic personality significantly affects healthcare workers' mental function and capabilities to face the increasing workplace turbulence that consequently influences their academic achievement. Aim: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence, optimistic personality, and intern nursing students' academic achievement. Design : A descriptive-correlational design was used in this study. Setting : This study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing – Cairo University, Egypt. Sample : A convenience sample of 202 intern nursing students participated in the research study. Tools: three tools were utilized during the study; the first tool was a demographic and academic datasheet; The second tool was The Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) and the third tool was The Life Orientation Test-Revised Scheier and Carver (LOT-R). Results: The current study results showed that there was a positive correlation between emotional intelligence, optimistic personality, and academic achievement. Conclusion : The study concluded that the majority of intern nursing students had high EI, optimism, and academic achievement. There is a positive significant correlation between EI, optimism, and academic achievement. Recommendations: This study recommended the initiation and sustaining of the improvement of the students ‘emotional intelligence and optimism within the scientific and community environment through proper strategies acting as a basic section of undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula to be essential in transitioning the students into the business world.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"73 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141231067","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}

{"title":"Awareness of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus toward Prevention of COVID-19","authors":"Moshira Helmy Kamal, Ferial Fouad Melika, Walaa Abdel kader Mohamed","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.357806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.357806","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any organ in the body, and those affected are at risk of COVID-19 due to underlying immune conditions and immunosuppressive medications. Aim : Assess awareness of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus toward prevention of COVID-19. Study Design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Rheumatology outpatient clinic at Desouk General Hospital which affiliated to Ministry of Health in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate. Sample : Simple random sample composed of 220 patients, were selected according to age from 15-60 which already have been diagnosed with SLE. Tool of date collection: A structured interviewing questionnaire that consisted of five parts, socio demographic characteristics, clinical history of patients, knowledge, Reported practices, and attitudes of patients about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus toward preventive measures of COVID-19. Results : The study results proved that 76.8% of study sample were female and 43.2% of sample's age ranged from. 30 to less than 45 years with mean = 37.2 & S. D ±10.9years, 31.8% of them had infected with COVID-19. According to Knowledge, 37.7% of them had a poor level of total knowledge about COVID-19 and 69.1% about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. While 3.2% had negative attitude and 62.3% had inadequate reported practices towards COVID-19 prevention. Conclusion: there was a highly statistically significant relation between total knowledge, reported practices, and attitude toward preventive measures of COVID-19 and socio-demographic characteristics of patients with systemic lupus such as age, gender, educational level, and marital status with p value ˂ 0. 001. Recommendations: Design a health education program about prevention of COVID-19 for patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and disseminating it in autoimmune diseases clinics .","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"14 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141274297","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}

{"title":"Knowledge and Awareness About Preconception Care Among Nursing Students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan","authors":"Amira Elnour Eltayeb Elbashir","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.356788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.356788","url":null,"abstract":"Background: One of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 is to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity, and this is still a major global priority. Purpose: This study aimed to determine how much the participants at the University of Medical Sciences & Technology in Sudan knew about preconception care. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional institutional study was carried out using simple random sampling to select 193 nursing students. After outlining the study's goal and considering confidentiality, data was gathered by distributing a questionnaire. Excel and SPSS, version 22, were then used for analysis. Results: It was found that almost half (46.1%) of participants had good knowledge which was (>75%), while only (35.8%) had poor knowledge, which was (< 50%) and few of the participants (18.1%) had Fair knowledge which ranged from (50-75%). The study results showed a highly statistically significant correlation (P.V 0.00) between the participants' ages and knowledge levels as well as between their educational attainment and knowledge levels. Conclusion: The study concluded that most participants had a good understanding of preconception care and that there was a correlation between participants' educational attainment and their knowledge of the topic. Recommendation: As a result, the study recommended that ongoing preconception care refresher courses be held and that further research be done to evaluate participants' practical skills in preconception care.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"1 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141274898","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}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Jigsaw Teaching Technique on Surgical Nursing Students' Satisfaction and their Academic Achievements","authors":"Eman Fathy Amr, Amira tag Mohamed Mohamed, Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Amany Gamal El Gharieb Mohammed El-berdan","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.356049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.356049","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Making the teaching and learning strategies more student-friendly has helped to retain students' attention and insist in them the interest to learn and perform better. The Jigsaw Technique is one of the cooperative learning technique in which students equally participates, prepares, and leads a group thus learning for themselves as well as preparing for their group. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Jigsaw teaching technique on surgical nursing students' satisfaction and their academic achievements, Research design: A quasi-experimental study design was used. Research setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing at Sohag University. Sampling: A purposive sample of 100 nursing students who are studying in the previously mentioned setting from the first academic year\". Tools : The data was gathered using four tools: Tool 1. self-administered questionnaire, Tool 2. The nursing student's knowledge assessment tool: consisted of two parts: Part I: Nursing student's knowledge regarding health assessment topic (pre-posttest), Part I: Nursing student's knowledge regarding Jigsaw teaching technique, Tool 3. Tool II: Learning's Achievement questionnaire, 4. Students' Satisfaction Assessment Sheet. Results: There was a significant difference between pre-and post regarding the students' achievement. Students in the jigsaw group exhibited more satisfaction concerning the teaching technique. Conclusion: The jigsaw teaching technique proved to be an effective educational learning tool for nursing students. The jigsaw teaching technique is effective in improving nursing students' satisfaction and their academic achievements during the course. Recommendations : It is advised that all nursing academic courses adopt the jigsaw teaching technique as a teaching methodology","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"61 51","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141277322","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}

{"title":"Relationship between Occupational Stress and Organizational Commitment among Staff Nurses","authors":"Asmaa Mohammed Hamed, Samia Mohammed Adam, Azza El azab","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.356409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.356409","url":null,"abstract":"Background : Occupational stress and Organizational commitment are very significant for ensuring sustained productivity from the employee of an organization. Aim of the study: to find out the relationship between occupational stress and organizational commitment among staff nurses. Subjects and methods : this is a descriptive correlational design was conducted at Ashmoun fever hospital in Menofiya in Egypt on a sample of 80 staff nurses. Data were collected through using a self-administered tool with stress rating scale and organizational commitment questionnaire . Results: there was a highly significant statistical moderate negative correlation between study participants’ total organizational commitment and their occupational stress, more than two thirds (67.5%) of participants had high level of total occupational stress and near half (47.5%) of them had high level of total organizational commitment . Conclusion: There was significant statistical relationships between study participants' level of total occupational stress and total organizational commitment and their characteristics .There was a highly significant statistical moderate negative correlation between study participants' total organizational commitment and their occupational stress. Recommendations: The study findings recommended that, develop strategies for improving nurses working conditions.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"53 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141277846","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}

{"title":"Perceived Nursing Supervisor Support and Its Influence on Job Embeddedness among Staff Nurses","authors":"Naglaa Fathy Nomany Mohammed, Rabab mahmoud Hassan, Samah Mohammed Elsayed","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.357831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.357831","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The quality of the relationship between nurses and their supervisors affects their embeddedness to the workplace, and eliminate their intention to leave it. Aim: This study aimed at assessing perceived supervisor support and its influence on job embeddedness among staff nurses. Research design: A descriptive, correlational design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at Cairo Fatemic hospital, which affiliated to specialized medical centers. Subjects: The study subjects consisted of 110 staff nurses out of 150 working in afore mentioned setting. Tools: Data were collected by using two tools: perceived supervisor nursing support questionnaire and job embeddedness scale. Results: The majority of studied nurses (81.8%) had high perception level regarding nursing supervisor support, more than three fifth of studied nurses (61.9%) had high level of job embeddedness, while less than one third of studied staff nurses (30%) had moderate level of job embeddedness. Conclusion: There was significant positive correlation between nursing supervisor support and job embeddedness among staff nurses. Recommendations: Conducting a regular meeting among the supervisors and nurses to discuss and solve their work problems, improving work place environment among nurses.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"32 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141279414","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}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Dietary Intervention-Based Short Message Service on Pregnant Adolescent Female's Knowledge and Practice Regarding Iron Deficiency Anemia","authors":"Shaimaa Hashem Elsalous, Salwa El Saied Mahmoud Dawoud, Tasneem Ragab Ahmed Salama, Hanaa Elsayed Ahmed Shahin","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.354362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.354362","url":null,"abstract":"Pregnancy outcomes are greatly influenced by nutrition, which is widely acknowledged as an essential element of both a successful and healthy pregnancy as well as the long-term health of the offspring. Anemia from iron deficiency during pregnancy is a serious health issue. Because the fetus and mother's need for iron increases throughout pregnancy and reaches its peak at the end, all pregnant women are at risk of developing anemia . Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of dietary intervention-based short message service on pregnant adolescent females' Knowledge and practice regarding iron deficiency anemia . Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The study was applied in antenatal outpatient clinics at Mansoura University Hospitals. Subjects : A purposive sample of 200 pregnant adolescent females was involved in the study. Three Tools were used for data collection 1) a structured interviewing questionnaire, 2) a pregnant adolescent female's reported practices tool (pre and post-test format);, and 3) a hemoglobin level assessment sheet (post-test format). Results : A statistically significant difference and improvement were detected between pregnant adolescent females' level of knowledge and practice regarding iron deficiency anemia and Hemoglobin (Hb) value after dietary intervention-based short message service. The hemoglobin level mean was increased among the studied pregnant adolescent females after dietary intervention-based short message service . Also, there was a highly significant correlation between demographic characteristics and pregnant adolescent female's level of knowledge and practice in pre-and post-dietary intervention based short message service mainly in the items of gender, and educational qualification. There was a highly significant correlation between demographic characteristics and pregnant adolescent females' level of knowledge in pre-and dietary intervention-based short message service with pregnant adolescent female's age. Conclusion : Dietary intervention-based short message service intervention has positive effects on improving pregnant adolescent females' level of knowledge and practice. Recommendation : Continuous training programs are recommended in various maternity healthcare settings to improve pregnant adolescent female's knowledge and practices which will reflect on their health and offspring's long-term health. Educational booklets should be provided about foods with a high concentration of iron to reduce iron deficiency anemia among pregnant adolescent females.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"112 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141234494","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}

{"title":"Knowledge, and Practice of Nurses regarding informed consent at Friendship Hospital in Sudan","authors":"Zeinab Taha Ali Omer","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.354361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.354361","url":null,"abstract":"Aim : To assess the knowledge and practice of nurses about informed consent at Friendship Hospital in Sudan. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based methodology was used. A hundred nurses enrolled in a study as total coverage, and data were gathered using an interview questionnaire. SPSS version 22 was used to analyze the data. Results : The study had A hundred participants, 69% Female making up most of the sample. The majority of participants age range between 35-39 years. A large number of participants had 7-10 years of experience. Regarding the informed consent process, half of the participants (50%) reported that they had enough information about the informed consent process. Also, forty percent of participants informed the patients about the risks and complications of their planned treatment. Conclusion: In conclusion, the study found that half of the participants knew the process of consent. Majority of participants were aware that mental status was an important indicator of the ability to consent. Recommendations : The findings manifest the need for an efficient education program that concentrates on learning nurses about consent.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"29 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141234213","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}