{"title":"Effect of Acupressure on Nausea and Vomiting among Children with Leukemia","authors":"N. Abolwafa, Al Shimiaa Hasan, Heba Shehata","doi":"10.21608/msnj.2024.264125.1106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/msnj.2024.264125.1106","url":null,"abstract":"Background: One non-pharmacological technique that has been successful in lowering the frequency of vomiting in children with leukemia is acupressure. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting among children with leukemia. Method: A quasi-experimental (pretest/ posttest) research design was used. Setting: The study will be conducted at Minia Oncology Centre. Sample: (80 children) were randomly assigned to either study or control groups at the Minia Oncology Centre over the period of 6 months period. Tools: One tool was used to collect data including two parts (I) A demographic as well as clinical data interview questionnaire. Part (II) Rhodes scale for Nausea as well as Vomiting. Results: In comparison to the control group, the applying of acupressure in children with acute leukemia undergoing chemotherapy resulted in a highly statistically significant reduction (P.value 0.0001) in the frequency, distress, and severity of nausea as well as in the duration, frequency, as well as severity of vomiting through forty eight hours of the start administration of chemotherapy. Conclusion: Acupressure must be performed as a supportive nursing intervention to minimize Chemotherapy-induced nausea as well as vomiting (CINV) in children with leukemia. Recommendations: Acupressure may be suggested as a useful, nonpharmacologic treatment for nausea and vomiting brought on by leukemia-related chemotherapy.","PeriodicalId":485229,"journal":{"name":"Minia Scientific Nursing Journal","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140443921","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}
Amna Mohammed, Sanaa Ahmed, Asmaa Reyad, Shaima Mohamed
{"title":"Nurses’ Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of High-Risk Neonates Connected with Mechanical Ventilator","authors":"Amna Mohammed, Sanaa Ahmed, Asmaa Reyad, Shaima Mohamed","doi":"10.21608/msnj.2023.234525.1078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/msnj.2023.234525.1078","url":null,"abstract":"Background : A high-risk neonate refers to a newborn who has an elevated likelihood of experiencing adverse health outcomes or death, irrespective of their gestational age or birth weight. A mechanical ventilator controls or helps a neonate’s respiration when he or she cannot maintain adequate gas exchange because of respiratory or ventilatory failure. Aim of the study : Assess the nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding care of high-risk neonates connected with mechanical ventilator . Research design : A descriptive research design was used . Setting : The study was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Minia University Hospital for Obstetrics and Pediatrics . Sample : All the available nurses (40) working in NICU at Minia University Hospital for Obstetrics and Pediatrics . Tools : Tool (I): A structured interview questionnaire covering the demographic characteristics of the studied nurses and nurses' knowledge. Tool (II): Observational checklist sheet . Results: The results of this study proved that; the vast majority of the studied nurses had poor knowledge, and most of them had an incompetent level of total practice regarding the care of high-risk neonates under mechanical ventilator. There is also, a statistically significant relation between the total mean score of nurses’ knowledge and practices and their marital status and qualifications . Conclusion: A minority of the studied nurses had average knowledge and competent level of total practices regarding the care of high-risk neonates under mechanical ventilator . Recommendations: Periodical training programs and educational workshops should be conducted for nurses working in the NICU about the nursing care of mechanically ventilated neonates.","PeriodicalId":485229,"journal":{"name":"Minia Scientific Nursing Journal","volume":"49 s172","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138622122","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":"Nursing Students’ Perception of Stress and Resilience during Their Clinical Training","authors":"Basma Abdallah, Rasha Ali, Abeer Ali","doi":"10.21608/msnj.2023.238647.1082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/msnj.2023.238647.1082","url":null,"abstract":": Background : Clinical training is integral to any nursing education program. The nature of clinical education presents challenges that may cause students to experience stress. The ability to overcome adversity and learn to be stronger from the experience is regarded as resilience . Aim of the current study was to assess nursing students’ perception of stress and resilience during their clinical training. Design: Descriptive correlational design was used to achieve the study aim. Setting The study was conducted in Faculty of Nursing, Minia University . Subjects: A random sample drowns from the number of students in each of the four academic levels enrolled at Faculty of Nursing - Minia University during the academic year 2022-2023. Data Collection Tools: Data collected through the utilization of two tools namely: Tool (І): The Perceived Stress Scale and Tool (ІІ): Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire (NMRQ). Results: Nearly two thirds of the studied nursing students at the four academic levels have moderate level of total stress, and, more than half have an “established level of resilience”. In addition, there was high statistically significant negative correlation exists between the total level of stress and the total level of resilience. Conclusion: Increasing students stress management skills and abilities is an important target for helping to overcome the stress and perform well in the studies. Recommendations : Stress management and coping skills workshops should be provided to empower nursing students to control their academic stress and stressors.","PeriodicalId":485229,"journal":{"name":"Minia Scientific Nursing Journal","volume":" 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138617599","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}