Masters theses:Nursing
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Item Evaluation of Pediatric Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Nursing Ethics and Professionalism in Khartoum Locality Pediatric governmental Hospitals(AL-Neelain University, 2015) Romisa Saeed Ahmed AbdelrahimBackground: Professionalism is demonstrated through a foundation of clinical competence, communication skills, and ethical understanding, upon which is built the aspiration to and wise application of the principles of professionalism: excellence, humanism, accountability, and altruism. Nursing ethics is an important part of nursing profession to keep nurses accountable of patient care in frame of laws. Objective:_The aim of this study was to assess nurse's knowledge and attitude regarding nursing professionalism and nursing ethics. Methods: This descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted in Khartoum locality pediatric hospitals that selected randomly according to govem map, study sample composed of 193 staff nurse who working in emergency department, pediatric units, and wards. Data were collected using self administered questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: The study results revealed that 98.5% of studied nurses had good knowledge regarding nursing professionalism and 56.2% had positive attitude regarding nursing professionalism, also there was insignificant statistically relation between nurses knowledge and age 29.2%, 24.0%, 18.8%, 28.1% and Qualification 50.3%, 45.1%, 4.7% respectively and between working experience 32.6%, 45.8%,21.6% and year of experience 18.8%, 81.2% respectively. Conclusion: The study revealed that nurses working in pediatric hospitals had good knowledge and positive attitude regarding professionalism. Key wards: nurses, professionalism, knowledge, attitude.Item Patients Compliance Regarding Glaucoma Medical Management in Makah Eye Complex, Khartoum State- Sudan 2014(AL-Neelain University, 2015) Amna Salah Mohammed HamedBackground: Glaucoma is a group of ocular conditions characterized by optic nerve damage. it's a chronic, progressive. and most often asymptomatic disease, it is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Objective: To study patients Compliance regarding glaucoma medical management in Makah Eye Complex. Methods: Patient’s compliance assessed by structured interviewing close ended questionnaire (n =300). Study design: descriptive cross sectional hospital based study. Sample size: Sample size is based on the number of patients attending to glaucoma clinic in Makah Eye Complex during data collection period. who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. (Convince sampling and 300 patients visit the center during the sampling period). The data was coded by using SPSS program (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), version 16.0. Results: Majority of patients received explanation. 85% about glaucoma, 97.6% about need for regular follows up and 94% about necessity of continuous use of treatment. 88% of the patients take prescribed medications. while only 57% know their side effects. All the patients were came to follow up, 70% of them follows on time. but 30% follows when possible. About the complication. 72% knew that glaucoma can lead to blindness in case of irregular treatment and periodic follow-up. 73% knew that increase in IOP cause deterioration in vision and 81% knew that treatment will not improve vision but its aim to prevent deterioration in vision. Few patients not adhere to compliance. because of medications cost. side effects and unavailability. Conclusion: Majority of patients have good compliance regarding use of medications and adherence to periodic follow up. There are some factors that have been associated with poor compliance in few patients, such as socioeconomic factors, side effects and unavailability of medications.Item Nurse,s knowledge,practice and attitude about emergency nursing management of patients with chest pain in emergencydepattment at ALRibat University and ALsha,ab teaching Hospitals ,khartoum state,sudan(AlNEElAN UNVERSLTY, 2015) Meaad Shames Aldeen Abdalla NaserItem Assessment of triage system and availability of resuscitation equipments in emergency departments in pediatric hospitals in Khartoum state 2011(ALNEELAIN UNIVERSITY, 2011) Howaida Mohammed Gassmalla HassanAbstract Background: - it is important to attend patients who arrived at emergency department for triaging. Triage is the most important aspect in the prevention of death and disability in the patients. The staffin emergency department has got a big role in immediate intervention for resuscitation. Methods:- The study included four pediatric emergency departments, Gafaribnout‘ pediatric hospital, Ahmmed Gasiin pediatric hospital, Omdurman pediatric hospital and Albuluk pediatric hospital, this study aimed to assess triage system and availability of resuscitation equipments in pediatric emergency departments in Khartoum state during 201 l. the data required to meet the specified objectives were gained using structured questionnaire by interviewing subjccts(32) and (4) observational check list . Results: - All nurses did not receive training in triaging patients and less than quarter (12.5%) received training in pediatric emergency and (15.6%) received advanced life support. > (100%) oftriage nurses did not assess patients properly and no action was taken even checking ofvital signs §> For practical reasons patients were categorized as hot or cold cases; based on the urgency and severity of their condition > Regarding equipments the crash cart and specific resuscitation room were not available (lOO%). > Regarding equipments the crash cart and specific resuscitation room were not available ( 100‘?/0).Item nurses competency regarding pain assessment of cancer(Al-Neelain University, 2014) Amira salah mohammed hamedAbstract Background: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual and potential tissue damagel“. It is the most common reason for seeking health care. Cancer pain can be complex and difficult to treat. Up to 50% of patients may have pain at diagnosis, and greater than 75% may experience pain with advanced Ca1’1C€l'(2). The aim of this study is to investigate the nurses’ competency regarding pain assessment and management of cancer patients. Research methods: Descriptive, cross sectional hospital based study. The study was carried out in Radiation and Isotopes Center Khartoum and AL Amal Tower. The sample of this study consists of 48 nurses and the data was collected by responding to a questionnaire and an observational checklist. and the collected data was analyzed with SPSS 16 program. Results: Despite the disparity and the different years of experience among the nurses, the result of the study show that only 35% of them have received courses regarding pain assessment and management of cancer patients. According to this proportion (35%), the knowledge of the majority of these nurses (56.3%) regarding pain assessment and management in cancer patients is considered weak, this poor knowledge was represented for example: (75%) were unknown the scales used to assess pain. Also the practice was poor. (94%) of these nurses do not assess the pain as one of the vital signs. although, the attitude of these nurses to address the pain was positive. This positive attitude was responded to by (45%) who see the lack of pain expression does not mean lack of pain and (21%) were strongly agree, also (46%) agree to contact the physician if the patient has continuous pain afier receiving pain relieving medication and (46%) strongly agree. Conclusion: This study reveals that the knowledge and practice of these nurses regarding the pain assessment and management of cancer patients is poor. but the attitude is positive. The study reflects that there is no statistical association between the nurses knowledge and years of experiences because p. value was 0.381 and it is more than 0.05.Item female university student knowledge regarding breast self- examination(Al-Neelain University, 2018) maria mohammed makki mohammedItem immunohistohemistry detecation of survivin biomarker in endometrial carcinoma among sudanese patients(Al-Neelain University, 2019) marwa ibrahim halatoo mohamedItem Knowledge and Attitude of Family (Iaregivers Regarding Postpartum Depression At Tigani Almahi and Talia Bahsher Hospital 2017(ALNEELAIN UNIVERSITY, 2017) Nagat Faisal Mohammed Abd AlkaremAbstract Background: lhis stud} eonductetl to ;lss'CS.'s' l\no\\ ledge and attitude ul ll|mil_\ t".u'ey,i\e:\ regarding postpartum clepression. llhe primur} tlutn \\us ohtuined l|1ruu§;l1 ttireel lnter\'ie\\' ques"ti0nnaire\»ith 30 Fnmil) e;1regi\‘ers. Objectives: lo assess the l\|1m\ledge;1mlattitudes 01" tllmil) euregi\'e|"s ot'postpurtum LlU|7l‘&.‘\slUll. Methodology: RU ot'su|nple sizeofquestionnaireslluveheeneolleeteduntl;1|1;1l)/edt]1r<\ug|1 \'l’\\. Results: lhe stud)‘ re\enled that the knowledge of tlunil) ez11'egi\ers is (»7“'u. the |\i§_'|\er 71".. of |Z1mil_\ ezlregixers kno\\ the s}|nptomS.u|1dthe) hmepusiti\e;1\titutlesto\\;m1\ postpartum depressitm. Recommendations: l. l51m1il_\ ez1|'egivers should he al\\;u"e of postnutul depression us one ul the illtml prevalent ps)e|1ologieul illness znnong “omenullel'tleli\er} tl1<1u;_',|1 weiul metlin uml prog|‘;un.s, I. l-neourugi|1g the earl) detection 01' PPI) and the upplieutiurl 0|’e\\|I1pl'ellel1sl\t'. p\§el1utllerupeutie interventions that the mothers mat) need. Conclusion: The stud} hus re\euled that the llunil)‘ eztre\_4i\'ers has ~__'<»otl lmtmletlgze and also the stunl) re\enled positive altitudes to pzltients.Item nurses knowledge and attitudes about neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in ombada hospital for metemal and child health 2018(Al-Neelain University, 2018) ayat yousif abdalle mohammedItem nurses competences regarding prevenion of venlator associated(Al-Neelain University, 2015) Bedour hussein musa mohmedAbstract Background: Ventilator associated Pneumonia is the most common noso-comial infection in critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation and it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units that accounts 47% of infections in the intensive care unit. Objective: To assess nurses’ competences regarding prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia Methodology: It was descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study, conducted at Omdurman military Hospital, during the period from December 2019 to October 2020, consisted of (100) nurses working in intensive care unit from whom the data was collected using close-end questionnaire to assess knowledge and the observation checklist to evalute practices then the data were analyzed by using statistical package for social sciences , version 26, in form of frequency and percentage and presented in form of table for more group comparison we used Chi-Square significant as p-value S 0.05. Results: Generally the nurses had poor knowledge (35.8%) about mechanical ventilator. Regarding ventilator associated pneumonia they had good knowledge regarding oral rout of endo-tracheal intubation (84.5%), Fair knowledge regarding definition, cause pathogen, changing ventilator circuit, and type and fiequency of humidifier ( 50%,), and poor regarding characteristic, frequency of oral care and nursing care to prevent it (33.0%). Regarding practice they only properly do hand washing (92.0%). Nurses had poor practices regarding prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (4l,6 %). On other hand there were significant relationship between qualification, experience and nurses knowledge regarding prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (p value = 0.04). significant relationship between experience and nurses practice p value 0.02 and insignificant between qualification and practice (p value 50.5). Conclusion: the researcher concluded that nurses have poor knowledge and practice regarding the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (V AP). And recommend the important of training of nurses inservice and outside to improve their knowledge and practices.