Hospitalized patient's perception of comfort and safety measures in hospital environment

The study was done to determine hospitalized patients perception of hospitals environment in relation to safety and comfort and to identify the most common hazards occurring in Alexandria University Hospitals. It was carried out on sample of 135 patients at university hospitals of Alexandria [El Amery, El Shatby Maternity and El shatby Pediatric Hospitals]. A questionnaire about safety and comfort was used. The results were analyzed using number, percent and Z-test was used to determine the significance of the results. The findings revealed inadequate hospital environment as it was unsafe and uncomfortable wound infection, skin infection, loss of appetite, constipation, falling from bed and anxiety were the most common hazards for patients among the three hospitals. In-service education of nurses related to hospital hazards and appropriate methods of control was recommended

effect of planned patients' health teaching on enhancing wound healing and preventing post-operative wound complications

The study was conducted at the Main Alexandria University Hospital. The sample comprised 60 adult patients who had elective major abdominal surgery, to determine the effect of planned patient's health teaching on enhancing wound healing. The sample was divided equally into control and experimental groups. The experimental group received the planned health teaching. Three sheets were utilized for data collection and included: demographic data sheet, sheet including items of the planned teaching and the third one was concerned with wound follow-up "t" test was used to test the significance at 1% level. The study proved that preoperative planned instructions about measures the patient should perform postoperatively could enhance wound healing and reduce postoperative complications. It was recommended that nurses must incorporate these instructions into their teaching plan for surgical patients

need for continuing professional education for nurses

There is an obvious need of post basic education for nurses If high standard of nursing care is to be maintained. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of nurses awareness toward the need to continue their education beyond their initial years of training. The study was conducted at the Main University Hospital in Alexandria on 100 nurses worked in different hospital departments. Nugent questionnaire [1990] was translated into Arabic and used. The results concluded that, their was a significant positive responses in relation to the need for continuing education regardless of their qualifications. There was significant positive attitude among those who were young,-those with less experience and those who had inservice training. Also the results revealed lack of nurses knowledge about the meaning of continuing education

comparison of attitudes and patterns of behavior between controlled and uncontrolled body weight of cardiac patients

A purposive sample of 30 cardiac patients with controlled body weight and 30 uncontrolled ones, based upon specified criterea selected from the alexandria outpatient clinics of the health insurance [Gamal Abdel Nasser Hospital] were participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire, that elicited personal characteristics of the subjects and two measurement tools to assess the stated hypotheses. The results showed that the two groups did not differ significantly in relation to the personal characteristics. A significant difference was indicated between the two groups in relation to unhappiness while the perception of productive persistence was not statistically significant between the two groups. Regarding patients' attitude toward food and its relation to the emotion state, the finding indicated that 16 out of 23 items were statistically significantly different at 5% level. Cardiac patients with uncontrolled body weight perceived that they eat more when they are nervous, irritable and depressed. Controlled cardiac patients did not relate eating more to being nervous. In addition, uncontrolled body weight acknowledge that they had awareness of periods of over eating. This awareness was not expressed by cardiac patients who had controlled body weight