Home environment and its relation to child health in a rural area, Assiut governorate

Children health is threatened from a variety of environmental agents, such as contaminated food and water, polluted indoor and outdoor air, traffic accidents, unsafe housing, environmental tobacco smoke, and exposure to more than 15000 synthetic chemicals. To assess the home environmental hazards and its health effects on children aged from 2-5 years in a rural area, Assiut Governorate, Egypt. This study was conducted using a hybrid design including field cross sectional part and interventional part by using a multistage random sample method, the following steps was conducted to select the study sample. All villages of Awlad-Elyas rural area affiliated to Assiut Governorate were included in the study [4 villages]. From each village 25% of rural families having children aged 2-5 years were systematic randomly selected. The total number was [415] families. Two tools used for data collection the first was structured personal interview and the second was home assessment checklist. Anthropometric measures: weight, height and body mass index was calculated for the children. Data analyzed using SPSS version 16. The mean age of mothers was 30.8 +/- 6.2 years, nearly half of them were at age group<30 years. One third of them were illiterate. The majority of mothers were housewives. [30.1%] of the children complained of pneumonia while 26.7% complained of asthma. For more than two thirds [69.4%] the cause of asthma was exposure to dust and fumes as reported by the mother. There is a strong relation between garbage disposal, animal's enclosure with respiratory complain, pneumonia and asthma of children were habitation with not separated animal's enclosure. Health classes for mothers should be held in MCH centers, well baby clinic and hospitals. It will include knowledge regarding home environmental hazards and its relation to children's health. Arranging a national day for environmental sanitation to increase the public awareness about that issue. And utilizing mass media is one the best methods to increase public awareness of mothers regarding home environmental hazards among their children and to correct the false concepts and habits

Identifying the sources of stresses and satisfaction in cancer nursing

Nursing a cancer patient is a stressing experience. The aim of the study is to identify the sources of stresses and satisfaction among nurses in direct contact with cancer patients via surgical and oncology departments at the main university hospital in Alexandria. A random sample of 100 diploma nurse with at least one year experience as a oermanent staff in the previously mentioned departments were included in the study. To achieve the objectives, a questionnaire was constructed including 32 questions handling the stressing and satisfying items experienced by the nurses. The result confirmed that highest incidents stressing situation expressed by the nurses were "Deterioration of patients' condition", followed by "Improper Standard of providing nursing care" and then by "communication Difficulies". Moreover, the highest incidents of satisfying items expressed by the nurses were "caring out and seeing positive results from nursing prosedures" followed by "Snowing patients Improvements" and then by "Receiving positive Reinforcements".

Assessment of knowledge of students at Higher Institutes of Nursing of Alexandria, Tanta and Assiut universities about diarrhea

The study was carried out on the third grade students of the Higher Institute of Nursing [HIN] of Alexandria and Tanta Universities and second grade students of the Higher Institute of Nursing. Assiut University, who were studying Pediatric Nursing. A total of 86,60 and 34 nursing students from Alexandria. Tanta and Assiut Universities respectively were enrolled in the study to assess their knowledge about diarrhea and dehydration. A questionnaire interview sheet was developed. Data were collected over a period of four months. The results revealed that Alexandria students had a higher score of knowledge than Tanta and Assiut students. All the studied sample had incomplete knowledge about assessment of patients. It is recommended that Nursing Institutes should pay more stress on the assessment of learning style in order to identify learners who may have difficulty in achievement and to the use of different methods of teaching and learning experience to help these students in improving their knowledge

Knowledge and attitude of nursing students about elderly clients in Jordan

Nurses are responsible for providing quality health care for older clients. To do this, they must have an educational base in gerontological nursing. Baccalaureate schools of nursing prepare graduates to practice as generalists in gerontological nursing. Review of the literature reveals that the status of gerontological nursing content of curriculum, faculty preparation in gerontological nursing content of curriculum, faculty preparation in gerontological nursing, and clinical settings used for gerontological experience in baccalaureate schools of nursing have improved over the last 10 years. It is imperative to encourage the inclusion of gerontological nursing in the nursing curriculum in all baccalaureate nursing programs. Nurse educators in baccalaureate achools of nursing are resposible for ensuring the presence of gerontological nursing content throughout the curriculum. Ouging studies are necessary to monitor the progress toward incorporating gerontological nursing in baccalaureate achools of nursing. Improving the quality and quality of gerontological nursing teaching will directly affect the quality of nursing care for the elderly clients

Study of knowledge of immediate care among nursing students at Higher Institute of Nursing Alexandria University

One-hundred nine nursing students on grades fourth participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire that assessed the subjects' knowledge of immediate care. The results showed that nursing student's knowledge was partially obtained. There was a minor loss of knowledge of some items e.g. immediate care of fracture arms and limbs, importance of immediate care and techniques used for resuscitation of persons. The rest of knowledge regarding the other items was very poor to be obtained, due to lack of practice care

Thoughts and feelings expressed by the elderly in the geriatric homes and in their own homes in Alexandria regarding the life condition and retirement

This study was carried out on 195 elderly. Seventy-five [25 males and 50 females] were interviewed in two geriatric homes in Alexandria and 100 [50 males and 50 females] were interviewed in their homes in Alexandria. An interview questionnaire guide suggested by O'Brien was modified and applied. Name, age, education, occupation, marital status, and seven other questions were included to reflect thoughts and feelings expressed by the aged regarding to living after the age of 60. It was found that most of the aged could identify the advantage of living over 60, and about one third of them could identify poor health as a disadvantage of aging. About 50% of the aged were found to be able to cope with everyday situation, and most of them require medical and/or nursing care

Identifying indigenous methods used in menstrual hygiene among preparatory school girls in Alexandria

The study was conducted to identify indigenous methods used in menstrual hygiene among preparatory school girls in Alexandria. The study was carried out at four preparatory schools. The sample comprised of 282 girls who were convinced to participate in the study. The results revealed that some students tended to prohibit varieties of activities. About two thirds of the girls tended to use some indigenous methods during menstrual period. Mothers, grandmothers and sisters were the source of information among the girls