Profile of nurses working in chemotherapeutic oncology departments in Sohag governorate

The aim of this descriptive study is to determine the individual and professional characteristics of the oncology nurse, their working condition. Status and actual usage of safety measures while handiling cytotoxic drugs in their daily work surrounding. A self-evaluation questionnaire divided in three parts developed by the investigator after review of the literature. A total of 29 murses participated in the survey [2 male and 27 females]. The mean age of the nurses was [22.0 +/- 3.2] in hospital 1.2 compared with hospital 3 was [25.0 +/- 4.3], the majority of nurses [86.2]% were secondary school nursing graduate and the rest had a technical of nurses [13.8%]. In the 55.2% of all participants had from 1-5 years experience. [72.4%] of participant always preparing and administering of chemotherapeutic drugs. 55.2% of them exposure to needle stick in the last 6 months from 1-3 times. The mean weekly work hours was [55.0] in hospital 1, [72.0] in hospital 2, [44.6] in hospital 3, mean number of patients receiving care at day time and night in hospital 1, 2, 3 were 29.0 +/- 2.2:15.0 +/- 1.3;35.0 +/- 11.6 and 25.0 +/- 46.0;5.1 +/- 1.1.mean daily chemotherapy preparation and administration period were 24.4 +/- 45.9,20.0 +/- 7.9;26.3 +/- 6.1,20.0 +/- 7.5.38.0 +/- 12.0 in hospital 1, 2, 3 respectively. The result of this study revealed that the level of knowledge of nurses concerning the tumor and antineoplastic hazards was satisfactory. However, the items concerning the skills when handling the drugs and use personal protective equipment while handling and administering antineoplastic agents to prevent occupational hazarde was unsatisfactory

Impact of end-stage renal failure on quality of sleep in haemodialysis recipients at Sohag university hospital

Many patients with end stage renal disease [ESRD] undergoing dialysis therapy suffer from sleep disturbances. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of end-stage renal failure on quality of sleep in [HD] patients. The study sample was 221 ESRD patients receiving haemodialysis in a Sohag university hospital dialysis unit. Data were collected using a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI] in addition to Personal information Form [PIF]. The mean +/- SD age of patients was 42.3 +/- 13.1 years, more than half were males [55.2%]. [36.2%] of the patients were illiterates and [34.4%] of them were house-wives. The major causes of [ESRD] were hypertension [44.3%] and diabetes mellitus [18.1%]. The majority of the subjects attended haemodialysis more than 3 hours/ session with frequency of HD patients [78.7%] ranged from 3-4 session/week. More than half [58.8%] of the study sample had history of dialysis > 3 years. The mean PSQI score was [11.85 +/- 4.45]; in total [87.3%] of all patients were poor sleeper [global PSQI>5]. Frequency and history of dialysis has no significant effect on global, component PSQI, while age was significantly correlated with a global PSQI, sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep efficiency and sleep disturbance. Also significant correlation was found between duration of session and daytime dysfunction. The findings indicate a high prevalence of sleep disturbances in dialytic populations. Awareness by Sohag nephrologists and nurses regarding sleep disorder seems to be insufficient. The results might help nephrologists and nurses to deal with uraemic patients with possible sleep disorders