ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Self-Efficacy and Psychological Status among Hospitalized Burned Patients
Background: Burn injury is often a devastating event with long-term physical andpsychosocial effects. It can result in multiple psychological sequelae.Aim: The aim ofthe current study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy andpsychological status among hospitalized burned patients.Subject and Methods :theresearch design A descriptive correlation design was adopted in the current study.Setting: The study was carried out in burn units at Port-Said general hospital, PortSaid, Egypt. Convenient sample of 92 adult burned patients were recruited toparticipate in this study. Two tools are used for data collection were: the DepressionAnxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE),Result: Theresults of the current study revealed that Psychological impairment was found to besever and more than half of studied patients at the anxiety, depression and stress. SelfEfficacy was low in about half of burned patients. There were negative correlationbetween Self-Efficacy and depression and stress but positive correlation withanxiety.Conclusion The study was concluded that there is a significant relationbetween stress as well as depression and anatomical site of burn, especially in theupper limb. As well as there was a significant relation found between General SelfEfficacy and patient's age. Recommendations: The importance of early psychologicalintervention to reduce the complications to recognize and treat pre-existingimpairments to reduce the complications of long-term remedy.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32177_431c2d67e9a539f9b45bb5cbcf2e4b0f.pdf
2016-06-01
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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32177
Hospitalized burned patients
Psychological status- Self-efficacy
Amal
baker
amelsarwat@yahoo.com
1
Medical-Surgical Nursing , faculty of nursing , port said university
LEAD_AUTHOR
abeer
berma
berma.abeer@gmail.com
2
Mental and Psychiatric Nursing , Nursing,Portsaid university
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Infection Control in Operating Rooms in Port Said Hospitals
Background: Nosocomial infections (NI) occur worldwide, affecting both developed and poor countries and rank as a major killer of patients of all ages. Aim:the aimof Study was to assess the nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding infection control in operating rooms in Port Said HospitalsSubject and Methods:the research Design: a descriptive correlation study design was used in hospitals of three different health care sector (general, private and health insurance) in Port Said city.Sample : Tools and Procedure: Data were collected using three tools. The first tool, a questionnaire sheet, composed of two parts; first part includes personal and job characteristics, second part covers the nurses' knowledge about infection control in operating rooms. The second tool includes the nurses' attitudes scale about infection control in operating rooms. The third tool is an observation checklist to evaluate the nurses’ practice regarding hospital infection. Results: The study results revealed that most of the studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge (80%), while most of them had unacceptable attitude (70%). As regard their practice, about half of them (52%) had inadequate practice regarding infection control. Conclusion: it can be concluded from the present study that studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge, unacceptable attitude and about half of them had inadequate practice regarding infection control in operating rooms. Recommendations: continuous training programs, conferences and seminars about infection control are needed to improve nurses' knowledge that can be translated into good practices and positive attitudes.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32283_ddcacc745a8ee9519ff89f3a46f40686.pdf
2016-06-01
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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32283
Nosocomial infection
Knowledge
Attitude
Practice
Infection control
Samah
Wahba
tparkt52@yahoo.com
1
Faculty of Nursing, Portsaid
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Assessment of Nurses' Performance Regarding Management of Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Access
Background: The vascular catheters uses is common in both inpatient and outpatient care that play an integral role in modern health care and are of great clinical value for supporting patient's status. Nursing management of peripheral vascular lines is important. A Comprehensive understanding of the procedure has a great value in order to reduce the complications arising from peripheral vascular lines. All staff must be aware of all aspect of care and the principles of safe insertion, injection, dressing change and flushing procedure. Aim:of the study was to assess nurses' performance regarding management of patients undergoing peripheral vascular access. Subjects and methods: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. The studysettingwas conducted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and medical departments at El –Azhar University hospital in Damietta. Subjects consisted of 50 nurses. Tools:two tools were used for data collections and developed by the investigators. First tool: interview questionnaire sheet to assess nurses' demographic characteristics, information regarding peripheral vascular access and factors affect nurses' performance regarding peripheral vascular access. Second tool: observational checklist for nurses practice. Results: reveled that nurses' total score of knowledge was 78% and total score of practice was 74%, no relation could be revealed between nurses' knowledge and practice whereas (p value <0.05). Conclusion: nurses' total score of knowledge and practice were satisfactory, no significant relation could be revealed between nurses' knowledge and practice. Recommendations: The study recommended development of educational courses and in-service training to increase nurses' knowledge and practice.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32286_ac6d4d7e0a1f2f66ce43e33cf3f7964a.pdf
2016-06-01
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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32286
Nurses' Performance
vascular catheter and peripheral vascular lines
Heba
Saber
hebasaber11@yahoo.com
1
Medical-Surgical Nursing ,Faculty of Nursing , Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Assessment of Nurses's Performance Regarding Nutritional Support for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Background: Nutrition is a basic human need that changes throughout the life cycle and along the wellness- illness continuum. Most intensive care patients cannot eat orally for various reasons, as been intubated to mechanical ventilation, under sedation, or have alteration in their level of consciousness. For these patients, enteral feeding is the preferred method of nutritional support. In particular, early enteral feeding has been shown to decrease the rates of infection, length of hospital stay, and medical costs among ICU patients. Aim: to assess nurses' performance in providing nutritional support for mechanically ventilated patients in Al-Azhar university hospital, Damietta General Hospital and Rass El bar central Hospital. Subject and Methods: descriptive research design carried out in 60 nurses, working at intensive care units, 30 nurses intensive care unit at Al-Azhar university hospital, 20 nurses at Damietta General Hospital and 10 nurses at Rass El bar central hospital and given care for 60 mechanically ventilated patients in these hospitals. The toolsfor data collections included questionnaire sheetand observational checklist. results: show most of studied nurses had satisfactory level of knowledge and mostof them had unsatisfactory level of practice regarding nutritional support for mechanically ventilated patients; there is no statistically significant relation or correlation between studied nurse's demographic characteristics and their total score of knowledge or total score of practice.Conclusion: The study concluded that all nurses need to improve their performance during providing nutrition for mechanically ventilated patients.Recommended: The study recommended that improved nursestheoretical knowledge, clinical applications of providing nutrition for mechanically ventilated patients and continuous evaluation of nurse's knowledge and practice are essential to identify nurses needs and design heath teaching programs according their needs.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32289_8f4d2e58f6c6b2268cd964a5af3113f9.pdf
2016-06-01
57
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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32289
Assessment
nurse's performance
nutritional support
Mechanical Ventilation
Amal
Saleh
amal_amer@yahoo.com
1
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Impact of an Educational Program on Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice Regarding Neonatal Jaundice
Background: Jaundice is common in the neonatal period, affecting 50.0-60.0% of newborns. Jaundice is not a disease by itself, but rather, a sign that results from hyper-bilirubinemia, the excessive accumulation of bilirubin in the blood, which has toxic effects on the body, such as kernicterus.Aim: was to determine the impact of intervention program for nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding neonatal jaundice. Subject and Methods: the research designwas a Quasi-experimental study. Thesampleconsisted of 51 nurses working in NICU at Mansoura University Children Hospital. Setting: The study was conducted at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mansoura University Children Hospital during the period from August, 2013 to the end of May 2014. Tools:Two tools were used for data collection, an interview questionnaire sheet to assess nurse’s general characteristics and knowledge, an observational checklist to assess nurse’s practiceResults: revealed that a highly statistically significant differences between pre and post educational program intervention regarding the level of knowledge and practice. Conclusion: the studyconcludedthat the educational program is an effective method to improve nurses’ knowledge and practice.Recommendations: The results of the current study recommendedthat, similar training programs should be implemented in similar setting.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32293_b4b0a1188b06bb732dc3b443f1530192.pdf
2016-06-01
74
85
10.21608/pssjn.2019.32293
Educational Program
Knowledge
Neonatal Jaundice
Practice
Nurses
Walaa
Abdel Khalek
omerloutfy@yahoo.com
1
Pediatrics Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Daily Living Activities of Children with Mild Mental Retardation: Effect of Nursing Intervention
Background: When a child with mental retardation is born, parents need assistance in promoting normal developmental skills that are almost automatically learned by other children. The aim of this study was to assess activities of daily living of mildly mentally retarded children, plan, implement and evaluate nursing intervention program based on their needs. The research design was a quasi experimental research design . The present study was carried out at El Tarbya El Fekrya governmental school serving mildly mentally retarded children in Port Said City. The sample of the present study was 34 children. The tool that was used for data collections was adopted from Waziry (2002). The observational checklist was used twice pre and post program intervention for assessing the children's degree of independency related to daily living activities. The results revealed that all daily living activity skills namely; eating, drinking, dressing, grooming, personal hygiene and toileting skills are improved post intervention programme comparing with pre intervention with statistical significant difference in all of them.Itwas concluded that implementation of the designed nursing intervention program was successful in improving mildly mentally retarded children's skills.The study recommended design a periodic training program for mildly mentally retarded children and their parents according to their actual needs in the area of daily living activities, to help them to grow and develop to their optimal capacities to be independent in their life.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32296_e83cdc7275dc2adb07074c3742d2bb9c.pdf
2016-06-01
86
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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32296
Effect
Nursing intervention
mental retardation
daily living activities
children
Jehan
Farrag
jehanfarrag@yahoo.com
1
Pediatrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Assessment of Women's Health Needs and Problems after Cesarean Section
Background: Cesarean Section is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more babies.Aim: The aim of the current study was to assess health needs and problems of women after cesarean section.Subject and Methods: A descriptive research designwas utilized in the current study. The study Settingwas conducted at postpartum department at Mansoura city hospital. Subjects consisted of 200posts Cesarean Section women were recruited to participate in this study. Tools; three tools were used for data collection and developed by investegator. A) First tool: a structed interviweing questionnair, B) second tool: assessment sheet of women's knowledge about self-care after Cesarean Section, C) Third tool: assessment of women's health needs and health problems after Cesarean Section.Results: The results of the current study revealed that, the low level of knowledge among the studied women (76.0%). The most common health needs among women were: awerence about family planning method (81.5%) and need for family support (75.5%). The common health problems among women were: lower abdominal pain (82.0%), and sleep deficits (73.0%).Conclusion: The studywasconclucedthatthere was a highly statistically significant relation between knowledge and reproductive tract problems and reproductive needs. In addition, between knowledge related to medical consultation and health needs. Recommendation: developing a health educational program concerning health needs and problems of women after Cesarean Section.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32334_d00ba555394b00202aefad140595ec10.pdf
2016-06-01
99
115
10.21608/pssjn.2019.32334
cesarean section
Women
surgical incision
health needs
Problems
Maha
Adel
meme.sayed30@yahoo.com
1
Gynacological & Obestetrics Nursing,
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Clinical Decision Making and Critical Thinking Dispositions among Students at Faculty of Nursing in Port- Said University
Background: the dynamic health care system requires newly graduate nurses who can collect pertinent data, access to resources, prioritize the information, solve the problems, and ultimately make sound clinical decisions. Aim: to study the relationship between clinical decision making with critical thinking dispositions among students at faculty of nursing in Port- Said University.Subject and Methods: The Research design was a co-relational descriptive design. Setting the study setting was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University. Subject: Consisted of all (155) nursing students who were regular attendants at the third and fourth academic year at Faculty of Nursing in Port- Said University. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection. I) Clinical decision making nursing scale. II) California critical thinking disposition inventory. Results: The study results revealed that, the second dimension canvass for objectives and values scored the highest mean (36.26) clinical decision making. The nursing students had high ability in total clinical decision making, while has the highest mean score for critical thinking characteristics was inquisitiveness for nursing students, followed by analyticity among nursing students, as well as followed by self-confidence among nursing students. However, the lowest mean score was in truth seeking for nursing students. Nursing students had a moderate level of the critical thinking disposition .Conclusion: there was no statistical significant correlation between, Critical thinking disposition of nursing student, although there is a statistical significant correlation among some dimensions of these variables.Recommendations: the study recommended that nursing educational programs need to be revised for the inclusion of resources needed to implement critical thinking to nursing students and continuous training for nursing educator and students about CT whether the theory and practice and how to evaluate its dispositions effectively and starting early when student admission.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32318_1be6887fb7a4705cce47ddb4eab59adb.pdf
2016-06-01
116
137
10.21608/pssjn.2019.32318
Critical Thinking Disposition
Clinical decision making
Nursing student
Takwa
Rashwan
takwalasheen@yahoo.com
1
Nursing Administration , Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Technical Secondary Schools’ Students toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) in El-Mansoura City
Background: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has become one of the most important public health problems in recent times, and a serious health issue all over the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, which continues to grow. Aim: aim of study: the present study aimed to assess Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Technical Secondary Schools’Students toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in EL-Mansoura city.Subject and Methods :A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. The study Sample wascarried on 255 students in the technical secondary schools of nursing in EL-Mansoura city. The data were collected using two tools: first tool was Structured Questionnaire Sheet which was composed of two parts: part one was Socio- demographic data sheet, part two was nursing students’ Knowledge assessment and the 2nd tool was Attitudes Scale. Results: of this study showed that, nursing students’ knowledge level was satisfied (i.e. ≥60%) in 62.0% of them. The majority of the studied nursing students had positive attitudes (i.e. 60 - 100%) toward HIV/AIDS patients in 96.1% of them. An inverse correlation was observed between level of knowledge and attitude of the studied nursing students.Conclusion: The conclusion of this studywas more than half of the nursing students had satisfied knowledge and the majority of them had positive attitudes toward HIV/AIDS.Recommendtions : The study recommendedthat updating knowledge of nursing students toward HIV/AIDS through talks/discussion organized by nursing schools and participation of nursing schools’ students in national campaigns for HIV/AIDS awareness. To improve nursing students’ willingness to care for people living with HIV/AIDS, particular emphasis should be placed on the training of nursing students as skilled nursing staff with positive attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32323_8c70bc6392b65ecc25361902827ffb95.pdf
2016-06-01
138
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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32323
Knowledge
Attitude
Nursing students
HIV
AIDS
Hala
Fouad
hala_kram@yahoo.com
1
Family and Community Health Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Assessment of Nurses' Performance Regarding Management of Patients on Mechanical Ventilator
Background: Mechanical Ventilation is widely used in the Intensive Care Units worldwide for various emergency indications. So, nurses must be knowledgeable about the function and limitations of ventilator modes, causes of respiratory distress and dys-synchrony with the ventilator and appropriate management in order to provide high-quality patient-centered care. Aim: was to assess nurses' performance regarding management of patients on mechanical ventilator.Subject and Methods: Setting:the study was conducted in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at Mansura University Emergency Hospital. Design was descriptive design and including 60 nurses. Tools: Two tools were used for data collections: tool I: interview questionnaire sheet to assess nurses' demographic characteristics and nurses' information regarding management of patient on mechanical ventilator. Tool II: observational checklist for their practice. Results: showed that , 68.3% of nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge; all nurses in the study (100%) had unsatisfactory practice regarding the management of patients on the mechanical ventilation ;there was statistically significant relation between nurses' practice regarding the management of patients on the mechanical ventilator and their demographic characteristics in area of occupation and no correlation between nurses' knowledge and practice regarding the management of patients on the ventilator. Conclusion: Based on the study finding, the majority of nurses caring for the patients on mechanical ventilator had unsatisfactory knowledge and practice.Recommendtion: Recommended that the nurses should be trained enough to give effective and safe care to such patients.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32327_25369699c265bc7279fb5117dd7af933.pdf
2016-06-01
161
177
10.21608/pssjn.2019.32327
mechanical ventilator
mechanical ventilation &nurses' performance
Shaimaa
Hesham
sh_hesham79@yahoo.com
1
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Planning and Implementing a Program for Upgrading Nurses Knowledge about Emergency Contraceptive Pills in Port Said City
Background: Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are important resource with excellent potential to further reduce the number of unwanted pregnancy and abortion. Therefore, this study.Aim: aims to assess and evaluate the impact of an educational program on nurse's knowledge toward using ECPs. Subjects and methods: a quasi-experimental intervention study for nurses were used in this study. 27 maternity nurses were selected convenience for the intervention part of this study. The data were collected through the period of seven months. The researcher used self-administrated questionnaire tools for the nurses.Results: The results revealed that: nurses had deficient knowledge on ECPs (7.4%) at the pre-program phase while after implementation of nursing educational program there are a statistically significant improvement in nurse's knowledge at post and follow-up phases was showed. Conclusion: significant improvement of nurse's knowledge was shown after the implementation of the educational program. Recommendations: family planning counseling by the maternity nurse including ECPs must be emphasized as an integral part of any family planning activities and programs, continuous refreshing courses about ECPs for nurses including the newly appointed nurses as well as regular supervision and evaluation of nurse's performance. On the other hand, hotlines should be developed to provide information about emergency contraceptives and referrals to clinics that provide these services.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32328_73c468a9579c3e637dea0cf695e50124.pdf
2016-06-01
178
189
10.21608/pssjn.2019.32328
Planning
Implementing
Program
Emergency contraceptive pills
Nurse's Knowledge
Esraa
Mostafa
dr.esraa_mostafa@yahoo.com
1
Gynacological & Obestetrics Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Impact Of An Eductional Program On: Knowledge And Practice Of Hepatitis C Infected Patients Treated By Pegylated Interferon And Ribavirin.
Background:Hepatitis C virus is an important public health problem in both developing and developed countries, while in Egypt there was the highest prevalence of hepatitis C in the world. Aim: aim of the studyevaluate the impact of an educational program on knowledge and practice among patients infected with hepatitis C virus who are treated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin.Subject and Methods: The research designwas a quasi experimental design. Thesample consistedof 100 patients with hepatitis C for study group and 50 patients control group A purposive who are age and sex matche as a positive control group. Data was collected through an interviewing questionnaire sheet, which including two tools, first; socio-demographic characteristics, patients’ history, past medical history and present medical history, second; assessment of knowledge and practice.Results: The study resultsrevealed that, there was a highly statistically significant difference between pre and post program mean score in the study group after implementation of the educational program in total knowledge and practice with (p≤ 0.001), while in the control group there was no statistically significant difference related to knowledge between pre and post program with (p<0.125) while in practice with (p ≤1.000). Conclusion: The studyconcludedthat a highly statistically significant improvement in total knowledge, practice of the study group after implementation of the educational program. In the control group there was no statistically significant improvement. Recommendations: The study recommendedPromotion and enhancement of the self-care modalities to the patient; a strict written instruction with pictures about disease process, allowed foods, rest and physical activities and follow up should be continued after termination of the treatment through a rehabilitation program.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32330_1be78cfbc3ee5e7d84209bba53f4a50c.pdf
2016-06-01
190
211
10.21608/pssjn.2019.32330
hepatitis C
Knowledge
Practice
interferon
Ribavirin
educational program (EP)
Shaimaa
Abdo Rizq
1
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Nursing Management Plan for Children Suffering from Intestinal Parasites in Port Said Primary Care Centers
Background: Intestinal parasitic infection in children is one of the most urgent problems during toddler and preschool stage of life. This period represents a challenge to the family and community and need greater attention to deal with this big problem. Nursing management plan include health education is important to improve the mother's knowledge and hygienic practices to prevent intestinal parasitic infection. .Aim: This study aimed at designing, implementing and evaluating the effect of a nursing management plan (NMP) for children who suffer from intestinal parasitic infection and their mothers at primary health care centers. Subject and Method: A sample of 230 children are from one to five years suffering from intestinal parasites infection and their mothers in study settings and 230 control. Conclusion: The study was conducted at seven primary health care centers in Port Said city. Data were collected usingchildren's medical record, pre designed questionnaire for mothers, an interviewing questionnaire for nurses and Likert types rating scale for children's attitude. Results: The results of the present study indicated that, E. histolytica and E. vermicularis were the most common intestinal parasitic infection in children in both study and control groups. According to the mother's knowledge, it was found that all mother's knowledge highly improved among study group from pre to post implementation of NMP. As regards reported mothers' practice, more than half of mother's total practice in study and control groups have inadequate practice related to pre-implementation of NMP. On the other hand, more than half of study and control groups have adequate practice in relation to post implementation of NMP. Recommendations: The research recommended that a well-planned prevention and control program, taking into account the personal and environmental risk factors at the household and/or community level is a necessary and important measure for solving the problem, especially in such low-resource areas.
https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/article_32332_fc3f7a8449d9b3fd731945db0d4345cd.pdf
2016-06-01
212
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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32332
Nursing Management Plan
Toddler and Pre-school Children and Intestinal Parasites Infections
Hanaa
Nassar
hnassar@ut.edu.sa
1
Pediatrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University
LEAD_AUTHOR