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The present study introduced a new device which helped and facilitated breathing exercises in patients [N = 20] with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The device consisted of the body of a regular pocket inhaler on the outlet of which a soft balloon was attached. Patients were asked to blow trying to inflate the balloon. Breathing exercises were done 5-10 times each session, four sessions a day, before each meal. Results showed that an improvement in respiratory function [FEV1%] was possible using the new device helped patients; practice through it breathing exercises and ultimately improve their gas exchange, achieve airway clearance and consequently, improve their breathing pattern. This in addition to, improve their exercise tolerance as measured by an improvement in walking tolerance
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive/therapyABSTRACT
The educational outcome of a developed course in nursing service administration was examined on 35 senior students in the Tanta Higher Institute of Nursing. The leadership knowledge questionnaire [80 questions], and Frew [6] test were used. The t-test analysis indicated that the mean score of students leadership knowledge was improved significantly [t = 16.11]. The Z test indicated that the students leadership style changed significantly to become more participative, democratic and less laissez-faire. They preferred more the participative and the democratic kind of bosses after receiving the course
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This study was done to assess the nurses' knowledge about AIDS. The sample consisted of 137 nurses from the Maternity and Pediatric Hospitals in Alexandria and Tanta [72 and 65 nurses, respectively]. A questionnaire sheet was designed to collect the necessary data about the study subjects as well as their knowledge about AIDS. The findings revealed that these maternity and pediatric nurses in Alexandria and Tanta lacked the basic and essential knowledge about AIDS, as only 13.9% of the study sample in Alexandria and 15.4% in Tanta had good scores for the knowledge about AIDS, as only 13.9% of the study sample in Alexandria and 15.4% in Tanta had god scores for the knowledge questions, while 27.8% and 23.1%, respectively, had fair scores and 58.3% and 61.5%, respectively, of the nurses had poor scores. The lack of knowledge was greater in certain aspects, such as definition of AIDS, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms of AIDS, methods of prevention of this fatal and critical disease, high risk group, precautions to be taken at home or in the hospital and, finally, the nurses' role towards AIDS patients. Actually it is seriously to observed that nurses who expected to educate others and to share in the prevention of this fatal disease have limited knowledge. This necessitates in-service training program to upgrade their knowledge