Background: Knowledge and attitudes of nurses toward pain management have an influence on medical judgment and patients' perception of pain control. Aim: To assess and compare oncology and non-oncology nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward pain management. Method: A cross sectional descriptive comparative design was used. Nurses were recruited conveniently from one specialized oncology center and one main general medical city in Jordan. Participants were required to complete a specific questionnaire. The total number of participant was 207 nurses (124 oncology and 93 non-oncology nurses). Results: It was evident that oncology nurses received post-registration training or courses in the field of pain management more than non-oncology nurses. Both oncology and non-oncology nurses exhibited an appropriate knowledge and attitude toward pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management strategies. However, oncology nurses scored higher in the overall knowledge and attitude toward pain compared to non-oncology nurses. Nurses showed knowledge deficit in assuming the risk for addiction and the use of narcotics in pediatric patients. Conclusions: The study revealed that oncology nurses were more knowledgeable compared to non-oncology nurses in managing pain. Professional development for nurses in the field of pain management is required whether during academic preparations or post-graduation.
Background: Nosocomial infections (NIs) are considered the major and common healthcare problems in most healthcare settings at most of developing countries like Iraq, important to assess the nurses' knowledge level and identifying gaps of their knowledge about NIs. Objectives: To assess the nurses' knowledge about nosocomial infection, and to find out the relationship between nurses' knowledge about nosocomial infection and selected demographic variables. Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted at burns' centers and units in the middle Euphrates teaching hospitals. The study was carried out from (25th October 2017) to (1st June 2018), A purposive (non-probability) sample was selected (129) from nurses that working at burns' centers and units in the middle Euphrates teaching hospitals. The instrument was presented to (15) experts from several universities to be valid, the reliability of the instrument was determined through the implicated the Cronbach's Alpha, the reliability of this instrument was (r = 0.833). Results: The result of study was showed that the majority (69.8%) of nurses had (passed score) of knowledge regarding nosocomial infection in burns'units at middle Euphrates teaching hospitals.in addition, the present study pointed out there was a significant relationship between nurse knowledge and number of training courses about nosocomial infection. Conclusion: Nurses were pass knowledge in terms of nosocomial infections, prevention, control and precaution in patient care. Nurses age, gender, education, years of experience in-out burn unit have been not influenced their knowledge. Number of Nurses training courses have been affected their knowledge.
Abstract:Background: Coronary heart diseases (CHD), also known as coronary artery disease (CAD), are caused by the buildup of plaque in the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart. Plaque, a mixture of fat, cholesterol, and calcium deposits, can build up in the arteries over many years.Objective of study: The study aims to: Assess patient’s compliance about therapeutic regime with coronary heart disease and find out the relation between patient’s compliance about therapeutic regime and patient demographic data, and find out the relation between patient’s compliance about therapeutic regime and their type of disease.Methodology: Descriptive Study is carried out in Al-Najaf City/ Al-Najaf Center for Cardiac Surgery and Trans Catheter Therapy, from December, 4th, 2014 to May, 27th, 2015. A non-probability (Purposive Sample) of (150) coronary heart disease patients, those who visited Al-Najaf Center for Cardiac Surgery and Trans Catheter Therapy. The data were collected through the utilization of the developed questionnaire after the validity and reliability are estimated, and by means of interview technique. Reliability of the questionnaire is determined through a pilot study and the validity through (19) experts. The data analyzed through the use of the descriptive and inferential statistical analysis procedures.Result:The findings of the present study indicate that the overall assessment for the patient’s compliance therapeutic regime is middle at 50.7%.Conclusion: The studyconclude if that the factors (type of diseases, therapeutic regime, socioeconomic states) to effect patient compliance.Recommendations: The study recommended that reinforcement should be employed, for example at home visits, visits to the outpatient’s clinic or by telephone can help patients to cope with their therapeutic regimen.Key words: Assessment, Patients Compliance, Therapeutic Regime, Coronary Heart Disease.
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health crisis that emerged at the end of the first quarter of the 21st century and changed the lives of millions of people globally. Nurses have close contact with infectious patients; therefore, nurses need to obtain sufficient knowledge in this regard. They need to assess their level of knowledge about COVID-19 and explore their needs to enhance and improve their knowledge in order to be more qualified to fight this virus. This study intends to assess nurses’ knowledge regarding COVID-19 and to find out the differences in nurses’ knowledge about COVID-19 with regard to their demographic variables. Methods: A descriptive (cross-sectional design) study was conducted to assess nurses’ knowledge regarding COVID-19 in Al-Hilla teaching hospitals in Al-Hilla City, Iraq, from September 25, 2020, to February 20, 2022. Using a convenient sampling method, a sample of 200 nurses working at epidemic hospitals was selected. The data collection process began with a questionnaire, which nurses answered as a self-report (questionnaire). Then the questionnaires were collected from the respondents. The average time to fill out the questionnaire was between 10 and 20 minutes. Results: The findings indicate that most nurses (58%) had poor knowledge about COVID-19. There were significant differences in nurses’ knowledge about COVID-19 with regard to their educational levels (P<0.05) and experience in epidemiological wards (P<0.05). Also, there was no difference between nurses’ attitudes toward COVID-19 with regard to their experience in epidemiological wards (P>0.05), but there was a significant difference between nurses’ knowledge about COVID-19 with regard to their source of information about COVID-19 (P<0.05). Discussion: The present study revealed that nurses had moderate knowledge about COVID-19. They had poor knowledge related to the prevention of COVID-19, while they had poor knowledge as overall knowledge related to COVID-19.
Fatigue is a common distressing problem in most beast cancer patients. It may be caused by the disease, the complications of the disease and its treatments. This study aimed to assess fatigue and associated factors in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. A descriptive study was conducted on 100 patients from April 2011 to Aug.2011 in king Hussein Cancer Center. Fatigue Symptoms Inventory (FSI) scale was used for assessment of fatigue containing four subscales, other questions were concerning the socio-demographic data, the clinical information and the physical symptoms. Descriptive statistic, mean and standard deviation, chi-squarer and ANOVA test were used for data analysis. The result of this study declared the highest total mean score of fatigue subscale was (4.54 ±2.50) for frequency of fatigue in last week, and a high mean score of fatigue (4.42 ±2.86) was for the subscale of fatigue interferes with activity for the past week, While the lowest mean score was for the daily pattern of fatigue (2.93 ±1.335).Concerning the fatigue severity, the highest percentages (36%) of patients had moderate fatigue. In conclusion, fatigue is a significant problem for patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy although its severity is relatively different according to various variables.
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