{"title":"Knowledge , Attitude and Performance towards Crack Abuse Side Effects According to the Students Gender and Kind of Faculty","authors":"M. Nooritajer","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92780","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124007028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intensive Care Unit Nurses Experirnces of Providing End of Life Care","authors":"Zakaria A. Mani","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92778","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132060768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Position Statement : The Use of Seclusion in Psychiatric Settings","authors":"A. Khalifeh","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92662","url":null,"abstract":"This position statement is aimed to reduce psychiatric inpatient seclusion by improving nurses role and providing opponents and proponents legal overviews; this issue is one of the most controversial practices in psychiatric care according to legal perspective; the differences in legal supply make differences of using seclusion; patients who experience psychosis need management and control challenging behavior to contain this behavior; seclusion is used in psychiatric setting significantly and is the most important debatable issue in the psychiatric field; nurses must balance the responsibility for protecting patient rights with the duty to protect patients from harming themselves especially in situations that have escalated to the point of danger; there are suggestions for a course of action and possible solutions to movement action in reduction of seclusion included for clinical practice, staff training and education, research, and staffing and policy change parts, which increase the quality of care and to choose the best decision.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116992131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Quality of Life Instruments in a Palliative Care Context : An Integrative Literature Review","authors":"A. Bulushi, K. Critchley","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92661","url":null,"abstract":"Correspondence: Kim A Critchley Dean and CEO University of Calgary in Qatar Email: kacritch@ucalgary.edu.qa Introduction The known lifestyle changes required for health, and the scientific advancements made in the health care system to date, have increased life expectancy among cancer patients in developed countries (Bingley, & Clark, 2009, Jassim, & Whitford, 2013). The incidence of people living longer with a diagnosis of cancer has increased, and as a result, there is a greater need for cancer care (Bingley, & Clark, 2009, Jassim, & Whitford, 2013). Palliative care is a very important part of this cancer care.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129203221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical-Surgical NurSeS' experieNceS of calliNg a rapid reSpoNSe TeaM iN a HoSpiTal SeTTiNg: a liTeraTure review","authors":"Badryah Alshehri, Anna Ljungberg, A. Rüter","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92660","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The rapid response team (RRT) decreases rates of mortality and morbidity in hospital and decreases the number of patient readmissions to the intensive care unit. This team helps patients before they have any signs of deterioration related to cardiac or pulmonary arrest. The aim of the RRT is to accelerate recognition and treatment of a critically ill patient. In addition, in order to be ready to spring into action without delay, the RRT must be on site and accessible, with good skills and training for emergency cases. It has been reported that many hospitals are familiar with the concept of RRTs. There is a difference between this team and a cardiac arrest team, since the RRT intervenes before a patient experiences cardiac or respiratory arrest.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129363332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training Community Based Nurses in Impoverished Areas of Developing Countries : A Practical Solution to a Rapidly Emerging Global Shortage of Health Workers Force","authors":"M. Butt","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92652","url":null,"abstract":"The developing countries of the world face a chronic shortage of medical doctors, nurses and skilled health care workers. This is truer about women’s health care workers because many women do not prefer to be examined and managed by male health workers due to their religious, social and cultural reasons. Health workers are the heart and soul of health systems. A new progress report [1] estimates a global shortage of 7.2 million health workers, with 83 countries facing a health worker crisis. The relative shortages of doctors, nurses and midwives are still most acute in sub? Saharan Africa. This is currently one of the major obstacles to achieving the MDGs [2] and other international health goals including universal health coverage. The following graph depicts fertility and mortality in various regions of the world [3]. If we intend to change the dire situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and elsewhere, we have to enroll and train existing and new Nurses and other health care workers for primary and secondary health care.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"260 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123757094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence Based Practice : Aerobic Exercise and Major Depressive Disorder","authors":"Y. Qanir","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92649","url":null,"abstract":"Mental health problems are international challenges that have a significant contribution in illness burden over the entire world (Blake, 2012). Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the common health problems, and is estimated to affect 121 million adults worldwide (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012). Projections for the year 2030 indicate that MDD will rank second only to coronary heart disease as a cause of illness burden over the entire world (WHO, 2012). Furthermore, WHO, 2012 reported that MDD currently represents a second health problem regarding disability caused by illness in the world.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131330852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence Based Practice : The Effectiveness of Group Psychoeducation for Medications Adherence among Inpatient Adults with Schizophrenia in Psychiatric and Metal Health Settings","authors":"M. Al-Batran","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92651","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: One of the greatest barriers to treat clients with schizophrenia is nonadherence to medications regimen, and low levels of knowledge about their medications and side effects. Therefore, this evidence based practice paper examined the effectiveness of group psychoeducation for medications adherence among inpatient Adults with schizophrenia in psychiatric and mental health settings. Method: Studies were selected by Electronic searches of CINAHL, Pub-med, and MEDLINE, for the years between 2009 and 2013. The criteria of selection were to select all relevant systematic review and randomized controlled trials focusing on the effectiveness of group psychoeducation for schizophrenic clients. Conclusions: Group psychoeducation for medication adherence has proven to be effective in improving medication adherence among inpatient adults with schizophrenia in psychiatric and mental health settings, and a positive effect on decreased relapses and rehospitalization; and reduction of the length of hospitalization. Furthermore, it increases quality of life, self satisfaction, self-efficacy and selfesteem among these clients.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"290 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124408746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transcultural Adaptation of Best Practice Guidelines for Ostomy Care : Pointers and Pitfalls","authors":"Samar Ali Abdul Qader, M. King","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92648","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: One of the greatest barriers to treat clients with schizophrenia is nonadherence to medications regimen, and low levels of knowledge about their medications and side effects. Therefore, this evidence based practice paper examined the effectiveness of group psychoeducation for medications adherence among inpatient Adults with schizophrenia in psychiatric and mental health settings. Method: Studies were selected by Electronic searches of CINAHL, Pub-med, and MEDLINE, for the years between 2009 and 2013. The criteria of selection were to select all relevant systematic review and randomized controlled trials focusing on the effectiveness of group psychoeducation for schizophrenic clients. Conclusions: Group psychoeducation for medication adherence has proven to be effective in improving medication adherence among inpatient adults with schizophrenia in psychiatric and mental health settings, and a positive effect on decreased relapses and rehospitalization; and reduction of the length of hospitalization. Furthermore, it increases quality of life, self satisfaction, self-efficacy and selfesteem among these clients.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129287309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uncontrollable Behavior and Restraints Policy Analysis","authors":"Rami Sami Elshalabi","doi":"10.5742/MEJN.2015.92650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/MEJN.2015.92650","url":null,"abstract":"Correspondence: Rami Sami ELshalabi, RN, MSN, CNS Master Degree Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist Princess Salma Faculty of Nursing Alalbayt University, P.O.BOX 130040, Mafraq, 25113, Jordan Email: r.elshalabi@yahoo.com Introduction Restraint is often used to control the behavior of people with mental conditions in a variety of settings including hospitals and psychiatric treatment facilities (Haimowitz, Urff, Huckshorn, 2006). Psychiatric settings use medical intervention as a restraint to reduce risk demonstrated by violent patients from harming themselves and others (Regan, Wilhoite, Faheem, Wright, & Hamer, 2006). Restraint is an intervention used in the treatment and management of violent behaviors in psychiatry (McCue, Urcuyo, Lilu, Tobias, & Chambers, 2004).","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130040221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}