A study to assess the effectiveness of self instructional module on prevention of nosocomial infection in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU) among staff nurses in selected hospitals at Mangalore.

Health care associated infections (nosocomial) are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality among neonatal intensive care patients. The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of Self instructional module in the prevention of nosocomial infection. The study also aimed at improving the knowledge of staff nurses regarding prevention of nosocomial infection. An evaluative approach with one group pre-test post-test design was used in the study.</p> <p>The result of the study showed that in the pre-test knowledge assessment, the mean percentage of response was 50.73% with mean and SD of 15.223 ± 2.5, which was increased to 92.83% with mean and SD of 27.85± 1.20 in the post-test. The results showed a significant difference suggesting that the self instructional module was effective in increasing the knowledge of staff nurses regarding prevention of nosocomial infection (t =26.82, p < 0.05).

Knowledge of nurse about breast milk in different health services in Sharkia Governorate

The aim of this study was to measure the level of knowledge of nurses about breast milk. The main instrument of data collection was interviewing nurses working in different systems of health services. The results of the study revealed that nurses working in University Hospital had good level of knowledge about colostrum, while nurses working in Ministry of Health Hospital had good level of knowledge regarding composition of breast milk. Knowledge of nurses who are working in different health services about benefits of breast milk was good, while knowledge about general character of breast milk was relatively low

Impact of training programme for nurses caring for the heart surgery patients in Al-Noor specialist Hospital-Makkah Al-Makkah Al Maukarramah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Cardiac Surgery Centre, that recently started in Al Noor Specialist Hospital [A.N.S.H.] is considered the first centre in the Holy Makkah and it is the second for the whole Ministry of Health hospitals in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The nursing management of those patients present quite a challenge either preoperatively, intraoperatively or in surgical intensive care unit [SICU] ANSH. As it is a new speciality, the management post operatively of such patients is considered an important matter, with nursing care playing a major role. So training programme was conducted for 50 nurses in Cardiac Surgery and SICU at K.F.H. Jeddah and followed by another programme in Al Noor Specialist Hospital. Recent study on those nursing staff in Cardiac Surgery Ward, O.R. and in SICU confirmed the improvement of their performance, skills and knowledge for those nurses who had no previous experience in that delicate speciality