Day 1 :
- Nursing Education
Location: Toronto, Canada
Session Introduction
Dr. Joyce Merrigan
National Perinatal Association – Board of Directors
Title: If we don’t do it, it will never be done.†Quality Care for Women who Miscarry Perinatal Bereavement Education for Emergency Department Nurses
Biography:
Dr. Merrigan is a dynamic, passionate educator, labor and delivery nurse, perinatal bereavement coordinator, and traumatic grief counselor. She actively collaborates on the ANCC Magnet, BabyFriendly, USA, and OB Safety Hospital Committees.Dr. Merrigan is a dynamic, passionate educator, labor and delivery nurse, perinatal bereavement coordinator, and traumatic grief counselor. She actively collaborates on the ANCC Magnet, BabyFriendly, USA, and OB Safety Hospital Committees.
Abstract:
There exists a great divide; a disparaging gap in the provision of care afforded to women who experience pregnancy loss. This gap hinges on the gestational age and where a woman obtains medical care. Most noteworthy is that the care offered correlates to State and institutional policy and expectations for the education and competencies of the nurses who provide care.
Post 20 weeks gestation women receive care in the labor and delivery setting, provided by nurses who are educated in bereavement care. Families have authority, are supported to participate in shared decision making to comprehensively include their values, preferences and goals, integrated into their plan of care. Prior to the completion of 20 weeks, most women find medical care in an emergency department where there is a notable deficiency in the significance placed on the skills and tools required to provide appropriate bereavement care. This reportedly results in moral compromise, professional distress and burnout for nurses, and translates into inadequate care for women and their families.
Standards and expectations are outlined in The National Perinatal Association Position Paper “Interdisciplinary Guidelines for Care of Women Presenting to the Emergency Department with Pregnancy Loss,” and Resolve Through Sharing® “It’s Never Too Early Miscarriage White Paper,” amongst other publications. We must expand the knowledge and skillset of nurses who provide care to women experiencing pregnancy loss whether it be in the provider’s office, emergency department, and same-day surgical, post-anesthesia, or inpatient settings.
If we don’t do it, it will never be done.
- Pediatric Nursing
Location: Toronto, Canada
Session Introduction
Amal Mohamed Elhusein
(1) Khartoum University, Faculty of Nursing, Khartoum, Sudan and Bisha University, King of Saudia Arabia.
Title: Adolescents’ Nutritional Knowledge and Factors Affecting Their Intake of Un healthy Foods: The Perception of First year- AL Khartoum Algadeeda Secondary School Girls
Biography:
AMAL has completed PhD at the age of 40 years from Cairo University and postdoctoral studies from Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the head of nursing laboratories unit. She has published one paper in Biology agriculture and health care journals.
Abstract:
Background: The period of adolescence which is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood has wide cultural and individual variations, is the time of profound biologic, intellectual, psychosocial, and economic change. The aim of this study was to assess the adolescents’ nutritional knowledge and factors affecting their intake of un healthy foods.
Methods: It was a cross-sectional, descriptive, school-based study, conducted at AL Khartoum Algadeeda Secondary School for Girls in September 2016. Structured questionnaire was designed to collect information from a convenient sample of 200 adolescents. Data were collected and analyzed by statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS).
Results:There was more than half of sample (53%) of individuals in the age group (14), the knowledge of adolescents regarding importance of good nutrition was more than half (56%), also there was a statistical significant difference between research question and girls’ adolescent related to nutritional pattern at Al-Khartoum Algadeeda School from September 2016 to march 2017.
Conclusion: The study concluded that the majority of the adolescents of the target population perceive that good nutrition is important for them, but this is not reflected on their nutritional habits.
Recommendations: Specific educational program about good nutrition will help them to gain appropriate nutritional knowledge and then acquire good nutritional behavior to become healthy adolescents.
- Continuing Nursing Education
Location: Toronto, Canada
Session Introduction
Dr.Imad Fashafsheh. PhD.RN
Nursing Department, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, P.O.Box 551, Saudi Arabia. Nursing College, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine.
Title: Continuing Nursing Education
Biography:
Imad has completed his PhD at the age of 49 years from Cairo University- College of Nursing. He is Assistant Professor in Nursing Department-College of Appllied Medical Sciences –University of Bisha –Saudi Arabia. He has published more than 12 papers in reputed journals .
Abstract:
Background: Physical restraints are using any method or equipment that attached to the body of a person to limit his movement. The purpose of this study was to examine nurses’ knowledge, perception and influencing factors regarding physical restraint among staff nurses. Method and Sample: A convenient sample was recruited from nursing staff from Palestinian and Saudi Hospitals. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Tools for data collection included demographic characteristics, Perceptions of Restraint Use Questionnaire (PRUQ) and Importance of Using Physical Restraints Sheet. Results: A total of 144 nursing staff was included. Physical restraint use was perceived as more important in some circumstances than others. In the critical care unit/ICU, the most important perceived reason for physical restraint use was protecting from falling out of bed and Prevent removing dressing. There were significant differences of overall score for the PRUQ among all nursing staff according to hospital, (t = 8.74, P=0.001). There are improved means of Saudi Arabia hospitals group compared with mean of Palestinian hospital group (M=3.67 and 4.56). At the same time, there were significant differences of overall score for the PRUQ among all nursing staff according to specialized education in geriatrics(P=0.001). There was a small positive correlation between PRUQ among all nursing staff and age (p = 0.631.). Also, there was a small positive correlation between PRUQ among all nursing staff and experience (p = 0.476.).
Conclusion and Implications: Nursing staff showed positive attitudes towered restrains application with difference between Palestinian and Saudi Arabian nurses. Proper implementation and good awareness of the complications are prerequisite for application of physical restrains for patients.
- Risk Factors in Nursing and Healthcare professionals
Location: Toronto, Canada
Session Introduction
Salwa A. Mohamed
Assist. Prof. of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt
Title: Functional status and its correlates among cancer patients on chemotherapy: A Pilot Study
Biography:
Salwa has completed his PhD at the age of 37 years from Cario University and I am taking higher positioning in 2015( Assist Prof) from Ministry of Higher Education . He has published more than 22 papers in reputed journals and also reviewer for more journal related to medical and nursing field.
Abstract:
Background: Chemotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of cancer. The purpose of this study was to identify correlates of functional status profile among cancer patients on chemotherapy.
Subjects and Method A sample of convenience of 50 cancer patients (15 males and 35 females), were assigned for chemotherapy. Four tools were utilized to collect data related to this study: (a) Inventory of Functional Status for comprehensive assessment before starting chemotherapy, middle of treatment cycle, by its end and finally after three months of completion of chemotherapy; (b) Patient Assessment Monitoring Record (PAMR), and (c) Demographic data and Medical information sheet will be utilized.
Results: There were statistically significant improvements of functional status over time, from start of chemotherapy to three months after was evidenced in the dimensions of personal care, household activities, and social activities and total functional status (p<0.05). There were better scores associated with increased hemoglobin amount, increased body surface area, and being male, nearly all better functional status dimensions scores (p<0.05), while associates of low functional status scores were almost being weakness, sadness, suffering from pain (p = 0.04).
Conclusion and recommendation: The results concluded that cancer patients were experiencing low functional status on the start of chemotherapy and there was slight improvement during, by the end, and after three months of treatment. Replication of this study is highly recommended on a large representative probability sample to achieve generalizable results.
Key wards: Chemotherapy - Cancer patients’ - Functional status profile
- Cancer and Tumour Nursing
Location: Toronto, Canada
Session Introduction
Dr.Imad Fashafsheh. PhD.RN
Nursing Department, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, P.O.Box 551, Saudi Arabia. Nursing College, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine.
Title: Physical Restraints: Nurses’ knowledge, Perception and Influencing factors
Biography:
Imad has completed his PhD at the age of 49 years from Cairo University- College of Nursing. He is Assistant Professor in Nursing Department-College of Appllied Medical Sciences –University of Bisha –Saudi Arabia. He has published more than 12 papers in reputed journals .
Abstract:
Background: Physical restraints are using any method or equipment that attached to the body of a person to limit his movement. The purpose of this study was to examine nurses’ knowledge, perception and influencing factors regarding physical restraint among staff nurses. Method and Sample: A convenient sample was recruited from nursing staff from Palestinian and Saudi Hospitals. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Tools for data collection included demographic characteristics, Perceptions of Restraint Use Questionnaire (PRUQ) and Importance of Using Physical Restraints Sheet. Results: A total of 144 nursing staff was included. Physical restraint use was perceived as more important in some circumstances than others. In the critical care unit/ICU, the most important perceived reason for physical restraint use was protecting from falling out of bed and Prevent removing dressing. There were significant differences of overall score for the PRUQ among all nursing staff according to hospital, (t = 8.74, P=0.001). There are improved means of Saudi Arabia hospitals group compared with mean of Palestinian hospital group (M=3.67 and 4.56). At the same time, there were significant differences of overall score for the PRUQ among all nursing staff according to specialized education in geriatrics(P=0.001). There was a small positive correlation between PRUQ among all nursing staff and age (p = 0.631.). Also, there was a small positive correlation between PRUQ among all nursing staff and experience (p = 0.476.).
Conclusion and Implications: Nursing staff showed positive attitudes towered restrains application with difference between Palestinian and Saudi Arabian nurses. Proper implementation and good awareness of the complications are prerequisite for application of physical restrains for patients.
Key words: Perception, Knowledge, nursing staff, physical restraints.