The present study aimed to measure the current status of oncology hospital nurses' knowledge about genetics, genetics counseling, and the educational needs of nurses related to human genetics at Minia Governorate. Setting: data were collected from oncology hospital at Minia Governorate. Research design: Descriptive design has been utilized to carry out this study. Sample: 75 staff nurses worked in oncology hospital and primary health center was included in the study. Data has been gathered by using Nurses professed knowledge of genetics and genetic counseling questionnaire. Results: there are statistical massive distinction regarding genetic counseling experience among the studied nurses working in four area (surgery department, outpatient clinics, outpatient chemotherapy, and inpatient chemotherapy) in all items except information about current and future, revision of family history about approaches, local specialist, referral system, ability to review family genetic history, counseling to carrier of single disorder, ability to make recommendation, ability to provide recommendation, understanding basic ethics, and technique of genetic counseling. Conclusion: the majority of samples in all area had information about genetic counseling for breast cancer. As regard surgery department all of the studied nurses had not any information and need genetic counseling about liver cancer, leukemia, uterine cancer, brain cancer, cell, lymphoma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertention. While had little information about colon cancer, bladder cancer, ovarian cancer, thyroid, and Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Recommendations: All nurses working in oncology hospital and primary health center are a need for continued education and training programs about genetic counseling.

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a major 21 st century health and development challenge, this chronic and incurable non-communicable disease is large preventable but remains responsible for millions of deaths annually and many more life-threatening complications. Uncontrolled diabetes and poor diabetic patients' knowledge about disease can lead to a high morbidity and mortality. Aim of the Study: To evaluate the effect of nursing Instructions on adherence of diabetic patients to treatment. Research Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in outpatient clinic for diabetic follow up at Minia University Hospital and Minia General Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 144 adult with type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were divided in to two equal groups (study and control) from both sex with duration of diabetic disease more than one year and patients without comorbid disease, and without cerebrovascular accident. Tools of Data Collection: Structured Interview assessment questionnaire sheet (patient socio-demographic characteristics and medical data), Assessment Scale for Treatment Adherence to assess Compliance of T2DM to Diabetic management, and instructions about diabetes "Booklet". Results: Current study findings revealed that there was a highly a significant improvement in Compliance of T2DM patients to Diabetic management in study group than control group and in post 1st and 2nd follow up for study group than pre application of instructions. Conclusion: The diabetic instructions and the use of booklet would improve patient's Adherence to Treatment. Recommendations: Nurses should emphasis to provide instructions tailored to each diabetic patient and increase their awareness about the importance of diabetic instruction to improve glycemic control.

Background: Preceptor ship is a clinical teaching model through which undergraduate nursing students are facilitated to acquire beginning competencies that enable them to function effectively in the complex workplace environment upon graduation. The aims of the current study were to evaluate the effect of tailored educational program about selected clinical measurements regard learning process on nursing preceptors (knowledge) and evaluate the preceptor abilities by their perceptee before the educational program. Quasi-experimental (pre-posttest) research design was used. The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing and Institute of Nursing which affiliated to Minia University and Institute of Nursing which affiliated to Beni Suef University. Purposive study sample included Sixty one (61) preceptors recruited from previous mentioned settings as following: Group I (n=31) & Group II (n=30) respectively, Two tools was utilized, the first one was a structured self-administered questionnaire: to collect personal data of the preceptor and their knowledge regarding selected clinical measurements, the second one: were used to evaluate the preceptor"s abilities which collected from the preceptees before the educational program. Results: revealed that Mean ±SD age regarding study participant (group1) equal 28.1+-4.7, about three quarter of participant (74.2%) have baccalaureate of nursing , the Mean ±SD related to the years of experiences was 6.7+-4.9. The majority of them (96.8%) hadn't receiving any staff developmental training program. Lastly the study cleared that total participant (100%) haven"t ongoing any educational program. There are a highly statically significant differences in knowledge between pre and posttest regarding selected clinical measurements that improving nursing preceptor's role among both studied groups p-value= .001**. Conclusion there are improvement in knowledge about selected clinical measurements that improving nursing preceptor's role among both studied groups and the precepts evaluation regarding highest abilities for their preceptor were according to they mentioned as their preceptor available when need help, provide feedback about program, actively sought educational opportunities….ect. Recommendation: the recent study recommended that it is important to design a Preceptorship programs or academy that develop a courses as the best starting point to increase the effectiveness preceptor role and which will reflect on the development of specific skills in their perceptee students

Background: The Needle stick Injuries (NSI) are among the incidents which risk the safety of health care workers in the hospital and healthcare setup. Health care professionals (HCP) are at greater risk of exposure to the blood and body fluids. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission rate by NSI is estimated to be around 33.3%, followed by Hepatitis C virus 3.3% and HIV 0.3%. Aim of the study: assess of infection control knowledge, attitude and resources related to needle stick injuries among nursing staff. . Research design: Descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: This study will be conducted at Beni suif University Hospital. Sample: includes all nurses in four critical care units in the hospital N= (68). Tool: three tools were used in the current study. First tool : knowledge regarding needle stick injury , second tool :Attitude of nurses toward needle stick injures and third tool : hospital resources. Results: the participated nurses had good knowledge and negative attitude toward needle stick injury and there are correlation between knowledge and their attitude and availability of hospital resources with needle stick injury . Conclusions: This study accentuates that there was significant correlation between knowledge and each of attitude and availability of hospital resources with needle stick injury .Recommendation: in-service training program for staff nurses about standard of infection control precautions. Healthcare institutions should apprise themselves of developments in hospital resources and safety devices, e.g. needle-less technology and reduce risk within their organization or modify work practices that pose a needle stick injury hazard to make them safer.