American Journal of Nursing Science

Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019

  • The Impact of MERS-Cov: Service and Systems Re-design: The Creation of the Caswell – Hijazi Model

    Angela Caswell, Raed Hijazi

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 200-209
    Received: 11 May 2019
    Accepted: 5 July 2019
    Published: 5 August 2019
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    Abstract: Middle Eastern Corona virus (MERS-Cov) has been acknowledged globally as a novel and evolving pathogen. First detected in 2012, approximately 1,000 confirmed cases reported by World Health Organization and linked to travel to Saudi Arabia. The declaration of an epidemic in the Arabian Peninsula gained the global attention. The summer of 2015 witnes... Show More
  • Effect of Sexual Educational Package on Knowledge and Female Sexual Function for Pregnant Women

    Doaa Mohamed Sobhy Elsayed, Amira Refaat Said, Ola Abdel-Wahab Afifi Araby

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 210-222
    Received: 8 June 2019
    Accepted: 29 June 2019
    Published: 5 August 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Sexual activity is a mutual relationship and any change in women’s sexual function may result in an increase in sexual disorders among the couples. Many previous studies have suggested that sexual education during pregnancy can improve the sexual function of the pregnant women. Aim: of this study was to evaluate effect of the sexual edu... Show More
  • Preoperative and Postoperative Hope Level of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Gastric Cancer

    Wang Lingyan, Shen Fang, Wu Xiaodan

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 223-226
    Received: 30 May 2019
    Accepted: 25 July 2019
    Published: 16 August 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Hope is an essential factor to consider when caring for patients with cancer, It is a key component of coping with adversity and important for patient well-being. Treatment can relieve a patient's symptoms or cure the disease. It may also increase the patient's level of hope. Objective: This study aimed to explore the preoperative and p... Show More
  • An Education Program to Increase the Utilisation of Australian NSW Health Paediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines in Rural Emergency Departments

    Julia Fattore, Sarah Louise Cohn, Khalil Soniwala, John Connors, John Spencer Preddy

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 227-231
    Received: 24 July 2018
    Accepted: 4 August 2019
    Published: 23 August 2019
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    Abstract: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are evidence-based publications designed to provide direction and recommendations in the assessment and management of patients. They aim to reduce the level of inappropriate practice and improve safety for patients. However, CPG development does not guarantee their utilisation. A study directly investigated the b... Show More
  • The Authority Exercised by Nurses in Healthcare Institutions

    Danelia Gómez-Torres, Karla Sofìa Gómez-Alcántara

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 232-238
    Received: 27 May 2019
    Accepted: 5 July 2019
    Published: 28 August 2019
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    Abstract: Modern management in institutions or organizations consists in the creation of an innovative mentality which focuses on permanent learning and sustains the growth of competitiveness and the achievement of goals. Thus the authority enjoyed by nursing in healthcare institutions aims to achieve changes, engendering behavior that enables collective int... Show More
  • Application of Music Training on Enhancing Auscultation Ability in Nursing Undergraduates: A Pilot Study

    Xiaofen Qin, Xiuhua Wang, Jia Guo, Miao Wang, Jia Chen

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 239-242
    Received: 25 May 2019
    Accepted: 12 August 2019
    Published: 5 September 2019
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    Abstract: Art is playing a more important role in nursing education as the two disciplines interconnect. Music has been used in western countries to improve the ability of medical and nursing students’ clinical skills in performing physical examination. But in China, very little literature focuses on music. The aim of this research is to explore the effect o... Show More
  • Effect of Preventive Bundle Guidelines on Nurses’ Knowledge and Compliance Regarding Pressure Ulcer Among Critically Ill Children at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

    Rawia Abd Elghany Mohamed, Seham Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Hanan Nabawy Elaasar

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 243-254
    Received: 17 July 2019
    Accepted: 19 August 2019
    Published: 25 September 2019
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    Abstract: Pressure ulcers are a common and highly relevant professional care issues in pediatric intensive care units. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preventive bundle guidelines on nurses’ knowledge and compliance regarding pressure ulcer among critically ill children at Pediatric intensive care unit. Research design: A quasi-experiment... Show More
  • Nursing Students’ Clinical Practice Experience During the Internship Year at Different Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

    Samar Sultan Althaqafi, Hala Abdullah Alhatimi, Alhanouf Meteb Almalki, Ola Muneer Alyamani, Maram Ahmed Banakhar

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 255-262
    Received: 1 August 2019
    Accepted: 10 September 2019
    Published: 26 September 2019
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    Abstract: Background: An internship programme is an important period that enables nursing students to work and function as primary nurses, with three to eight patients per shift, in order to develop their clinical skills by integrating theory with practice and improving their assessment, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Having undergraduate nursing... Show More
  • The Effect of Life Skills Intervention on Social Self Efficacy for Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Young Adolescent Students at Benha City

    Hanan Abd Elwahab El Sayed, Rasmia Abd El Sattar Ali, Faten Mohamed Ahmed, Hedya Fathy Mohy

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 263-273
    Received: 3 August 2019
    Accepted: 21 August 2019
    Published: 26 September 2019
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    Abstract: Background. Young adolescent has to prepare for a global successful adult life of competition and independent functioning which is possible only through enhancing their psychosocial competencies through life skills training. As a health care provider, the school nurse is in a unique position to act as health educator, a change agent for youth subst... Show More
  • Effectiveness of Health Education Program Regarding Foot Self-care on Risk for Developing Foot Ulcer Among Patients with Diabetes

    Marwa Mosaad Ali, Samah Elsayed Ghonem

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 274-287
    Received: 15 August 2019
    Accepted: 4 September 2019
    Published: 29 September 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Diabetic foot has been considered as a major health problem in adults, because of its high incidence in recent years. Self-care programs have a role in the early prevention of morbidity and mortality rate of the diabetic foot, promoting patients knowledge and self-care practices are a crucial need in this regard. Aim of the study: To ev... Show More