Women hospitalized with high risk pregnancy are exposed to many stressors such as separation from their families, unsuitable and noisy environment, hospital routine, lack of privacy. Stress has negative effect on maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes such as abortion, preterm birth and low birth weight babies. One group time series research design. A purposive sample of 45 high risk pregnant women. High risk in-patient (unit 21) at El Manial University Hospital. A- Maternal Interviewing Questionnaire, B- Perceived Stress Scale, C- Hospital Stressors Assessment Sheet. Study revealed statistical significant difference in stress level before and after intervention due to emotional support (X2 41.627, P .000*) and there is statistical significant difference between stress level and maternal complications (X2 49.828, P .023*), but there is no statistical significant difference between stress level and neonatal birth weight, neonatal complications(X2 18.280, P .107*), time and mode of delivery. Women hospitalized with high risk pregnancy need not only medical treatment but also to give attention to their psychological status and provide emotional support from health care providers.

Nipple trauma is a common complaint among breastfeeding women and it is one of the main reasons why some women decide to stop breastfeeding. It confronts nursing women 3-6 days after birth, especially primipara. Nipples become painful and start to show small cracks, which may bleed. This study aimed to test effect of olive oil application to nipples during late pregnancy on prevention of post partum nipple trauma .Subjects and methods (One group time series) quasi-experimental design was adopted in this study to achieve the stated aim. Purposive sample of 100 pregnant women who met inclusion criteria were recruited for the study from antenatal clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. Data were collected through 4 tools (I) Maternal structured interview questionnaire, (II) Nipple soreness rating scale (NSR),(III) Nipple trauma score (NTS), (IIII) WHO B-R-E-A-S-T Feed observation form. Procedures were carried out through four phases Interviewing, Pretest, Intervention, Posttest. Results The study finding revealed that 67% of the study sample had no nipple trauma (score 0) according to nipple trauma score assessment at 3rd day after starting breastfeeding, it was also revealed that their is a highly significant relation between period and frequency of application of olive oil to the nipples during late pregnancy and incidence of nipple trauma with breastfeeding (p=.000).This study concluded that Olive oil is effective for prevention and treatment of nipple trauma. The study recommended that application of olive oil during late pregnancy is beneficial in prevention of nipple trauma.

In India, an estimated 30% of the population suffers from some form of psychiatric disorder. Twenty million Indian families have at least one member suffering from schizophrenia. More than 12% of Indian children aged 1 – 16 years suffer from mental disorders and the incidence of mental retardation is also high. Severe mental disorders that include schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, organic psychosis and major depression affect nearly 2% of our population. Many epidemiological studies conducted in India on mental and behavioral disorders report varying prevalence rate, ranging from 9.5 to 370 per 1000 population. The study utilized an experimental research approach. The study was conducted in a mental hospital, Gwalior, M. P. A purposive sampling technique was utilized for selecting a sample of 50 family members of the 50 patients with CMD in mental hospital, Gwalior, M. P. A structured interview schedule with multiple choice question and STM was prepared. Content validity of the tool was established by 6 experts in the field of psychiatric nursing. Data collected were analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Prior to the implementation of STM the family members had mean percentage 39.89% of total score, which is poor knowledge, whereas after the implementation of STM the family members had mean percentage 72.97% of total score which is good knowledge with the effectiveness of 33.08%. The content of the STM will help the nursing professionals in hospital and community to reinforcing their knowledge on home care management of the patients with CMD and it's also helpful to improve the knowledge of family members of the patient with CMD regarding CMD.

Nurses are present at both the beginning and the end of life, and play a key role in caring for dying patients. It clearly indicates that role of nurses can never be ignored when we are talking of end of life care or palliative care. Palliative care is defined by literature as care that improves the quality of living in individuals who are facing life threatening problems and illness to prevent and treat them through early identification of pain and other physical and psychosocial problems. The main purpose of this study was, to assess palliative care knowledge and attitude among nurses of Mayo Hospital Lahore. A cross sectional descriptive survey was performed to assess the knowledge and attitude level. A simple random sample of n=150 was used. A structured questionnaire with demographic data, knowledge and attitude of palliative care was applied. The data was analyzed on SPSS version 21. 36% of the study participants had poor knowledge, 49.33% of the study participants had average knowledge and very less number of participants that is only 14.7% of the study participants had good knowledge of palliative care. Findings reveals that 33.33% of the study participants had negative attitude towards care of end of life among terminally ill patients, while 66.7% had positive attitude towards end of life care. Knowledge was poor among majority of the participants but attitude was found positive among them

The Arabian Gulf countries have witnessed a progressive improvement in the healthcare sector. The infrastructural improvement and the increase in budgetary allocation have led to increase flow of expatriate nurses to the region, but there is no any case study based on the job satisfaction for nurses from the region as whole. The purpose of this study is to assess the job satisfaction level for nurses working in the Arabian Gulf countries. This was a systematic review of literature using articles searcher form PubMed, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases. The articles selected had to be published in English between years 2010 to 2018. Data was extracted and analysed thematically then presented in form of charts, tables, and narrative. The search resulted in 197 articles (PubMed: n = 59, Science Direct: n = 66, and Google Scholar: n = 72) of which eight articles all published in English and after 2012 were approved for systematic review. Major findings indicated the job satisfaction among nurses in Arabian Gulf was moderate with expatriate being slight satisfied than the locals. The factors influencing job satisfaction can be categorised into personal factors, organisational related factors, and work environment related factors. Nurses in the Arabian Gulf region are not fully satisfied with their jobs. It is imperative that the Government and other healthcare sector stakeholders discuss a manner for motivating both the local nurses and the level of job satisfaction.

Health care professionals whose duty it is to protect patients from acquiring infections while hospitalised or while in a health care set up. By maintaining an infection free environment, the patient’s recovery will be promoted and high-quality nursing care will be delivered. The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors responsible for compliance of infection control measures among health professionals.A quantitative descriptive study was conducted at A.J. Institute of Medical sciences and research center hospital, Mangaluru. Data was collected from a total of 80 staff nurses and 70 other health professionals using the Self-developed validated self administered assessment tool. According to this study all, the participants reported that availability of infection control measures were adequate and reported adequate provision of protective materials.

It is required to better understand the communication of emotion between the child and the parent. The factors underlying a parent's vulnerability to emotional problems have received relatively little attention from researchers. The empirical studies that have published suggest that the key determinants of a child's hospitalization relate to how the parents apprise the hospital stressors that confront them and how she or he evaluates the resources available to help to cope with the situation. To assess the level of stress among the parents of under five children who were admitted in selected hospitals at Gwalior (M.P.). To find out the association of level of stress among the parents of under five children who were admitted in selected hospitals with selected demographic variables. The study involved single group test without a control, using non-experimental descriptive design, with non-probability purposive sampling. 60 women were involved in data collection by using a structured questionnaire. The results were described using descriptive and inferential statistics. The overall knowledge score was found to be Majority of the parents (61%) had severe stress, 31% parents had moderate stress and only 7% of parents had mild stress. It reveals that the majority of the parents had severe stress. In relation to the stress score of parents mean, SD and mean percentage was in general aspects was 14.7, 3.23 and 73.5 and hospitalization was mean, SD and mean percentage was 11.12, 2.54 and 79.4 but regarding Treatment and Prognosis was mean, SD and mean percentage was 9.21, 2.24 and 73.4.In relation to the stress score of parents mean, SD and mean percentage was in Complication related to disease condition was mean, SD and mean percentage was 10.27, 2.93 and 73.4. Findings reveal that there is a significant association between the levels of stress when compared with parents Age, occupation, educational level, housing type, residence and age as well as birth order of the children. The overall findings of the study clearly showed that there is severe stress with the parents of a hospitalized under five children.

Population growth, aging, and sedentary lifestyles, particularly in developing countries, will create a crisis for population health that requires a multisystem response with musculoskeletal health services as a critical component. The prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal conditions increase with aging. Aim of this study assesses lifestyle elderly women Suffering from knee osteoarthritis pain. A descriptive research design used in this study. Was conducted at out patient orthopedic and rheumatology clinics at Nasr City Hospital and the Nile Hospital, affiliated to the National Health Insurance Organization Cairo Egypt. A purposive sample of 120 elderly women with OA. Tools the investigator will use four tools for collection of the data, namely an interview questionnaire, Lawton scale for the Activities of Daily Life Arthropometne measurement, Measure Body mass index, and a pain. Revealed 85% of study subjects from urban areas, suffered from OA since many years, and 68% Unsatisfactory knowledge and Adequate practices 71.7% and 80% was obese, and 73% suffered from Moderate pain. The results of the study show the lifestyle practices older women are higher than women's knowledge and higher in cases of moderate obesity and moderate pain in most elderly women. Health education about lifestyle modification, practice exercise should be provided to all female with OA attended to orthopedic and rheumatology clinic.