52^nd International Congress on Nursing Care October 13-14, 2022 Vienna, Austria

Biography:

Faiza Aljarameez is a graduated doctoral student in 2019 with a deep passion towards improving health and medical education. Regardless her decent years of experience as advanced practice clinician and researcher, she has a great potential is to improve the image of nursing profession, create and support empowering and healthy working environment. She is currently a member of at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia where she acts as an Assistant Professor and Adult critical care practitioner; Chairperson, Research Unit; Co-chair, Quality Unit; as well as Co-chair Scholarship and Alumni Unit.

Abstract:

Statement of the problem: Organizational commitment is a critical element of nurse retention and highly associated with intent to leave and actual turnover. Nurses' commitment is influenced greatly by nurses’ perceived empowerment in the workplace. In Saudi Arabia, currently there is a gap in the literature regarding staff nurses’ perception of empowerment and organizational commitment. Therefore, it was imperative to conduct a research to acquire better understanding of nurses’ perceptions and attitudes regarding empowerment and organizational commitment. The primary purpose of this study was to examine and compare the relationships among structural empowerment, psychological empowerment, and organizational commitment in Saudi and non-Saudi nurses working in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the study determined the factors that predict organizational commitment among the two study populations.

Methodology & theoretical orientation: The theoretical framework was based on Kanter’s Theory of Structural Empowerment and Spreitzer’s Theory of Psychological Empowerment. The study used a descriptive comparative multivariate correlational research design and a self-administered, paper and pencil survey to collect data from a convenience sample of full-time nurses (N=398) working in inpatient units in three governmental hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Findings: Statistically significant positive partial correlations were found among structural empowerment, psychological empowerment and organizational commitment. Non-Saudi nurses perceived higher levels of empowerment and commitment compared to Saudi nurses. Psychological empowerment was found to have a small moderation effect on the relationship between structural empowerment and continuance commitment.

Conclusion: Findings of this study may assist nursing authority understand the relationships between nurses’ empowerment and organizational commitment and facilitate the necessary changes to improve the current working conditions. The findings may provide evidence for recommendations to use empowerment and organizational commitment as new concepts to investigate and measure commitment and improve future retention and anticipated turnover among staff nurses working in Saudi Arabia.

Biography:

Azza Abdelrazek Baraka is working as an Assistant professor, Faculty of Nursing, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia, Assistant professor at the Critical Care & Emergency Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. She has PhD of critical care and emergency nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, 2015, MSc. of critical care and emergency nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, 2012 and BSc. of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University 2005. She had an experience of International reviewer at the International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, International Journal of PLOS ONE and International Journal of Clinical Case Studies. She had an experience of being an editor at the Pencis Editorial System of Cardiology conference. She has been invited as a speaker at many international conferences. She supervised master and doctoral thesis of critical care and emergency nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University.

Abstract:

Statement of the problem: The use of mechanical ventilation is a vital component of patients care and one of the most commonly used technologies in the ICU. Mechanically ventilated patients are routinely subjected to long periods of immobility, which is often prescribed as a common pathway for a wide range of conditions as severe deconditioning and ICUs acquired weakness.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of progressive mobilization on the clinical outcomes of MVPs.

Methodology and study design: A quasi experimental control and study group design was conducted in this study.

Method: This study was conducted at the Casualty ICU and the General ICU of Alexandria Main University Hospital.

Subject: A convenience sample of 60 adult MVPs of either sex within 24-48 hours after ICU admission were assigned randomly into two equal groups after meeting the inclusion criteria. Results: It was found that (73.3%) of the patients in the study succeeded in weaning trials while (63.3%) of patients in control group had no weaning trials, (66.7%) of patients in the control group acquire ventilator associated pneumonia compared to (30%) of the patients in the study group, (56.7%) of the patients in the study group were extubated from mechanical ventilation compared to (23.3%) in the control group, decubitus ulcers and dependency level were significantly higher in control group rather than study group. Also, a significant difference was found between the control and study groups regarding length of ICU stay.

Conclusion: Early mobilization of MVPs is associated with shorter mechanical ventilation days, early weaning, and decreased occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia, improved functional ability, decreased occurrence of decubitus ulcer and delirium and shorter ICU stay.

Keywords: Mobility, Mechanical ventilation, Clinical outcomes.

Biography:

Heba Mohamed is an assistant professor in college of nursing, Damnhour University, Egypt and King Saud Bin Abdulaziz for Health Science University, Al Ahsa, and Saudi Arabia. She has an experience of 25 years in psychiatric and mental health nursing either educational or practical. She published many research papers in international journals.

Abstract:

Statement of the problem: World Health Organization (WHO) reported that being able to cope with life stressors is a key element for being mentally healthy. It also, found that the number of persons suffering from mental disease is rising all over the world and the burden of these mental disorders still significantly has an impacts on health and major social, human rights and economic consequences in all countries of the world. Stress is considered as one of the most important contributors in the development of mental illnesses. One of the main stressors facing patients suffering from mental illness and their families is the stigma of their mental illness. It was revealed that people who suffer from mental health problems tend to hide these problems for fear of stigmatization. So, this study was done to assess perceived stress and internalized stigma among patients with mental disorders in Al Ahsa governorate-Saudi Arabia.

Methodology & theoretical orientation: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized in this study. The study was carried out in the outpatient department of The Psychiatric Hospital for Psychiatric Medicine in Al Ahsa governorate-Saudi Arabia. The subjects of this study included a convenient sample of 125 patients who came to the outpatient clinic. Three tools were used to collect the study data and each patient in the study was interviewed individually to explain the aim of the study and taking their approval. Data confidentiality was assured and patient’s privacy and anonymity were maintained and respected.

Conclusion: It can be concluded from this study that there is a significant positive relationship between patients with mental disorders and their perceived level of stress. It was recommended that increasing public awareness regarding mental disorders, with emphasis on developing psychological interventions to reduces the stigma of mental illness and improve the patients’ well-being.

Keywords: Stress, Stigma, Mental disorders.

Biography:

Osama Jabr Emad is affiliated to the Islamic university of Gaza, Palestine.

Abstract:

Until 2009 it was noticeable that the psychiatric nursing research was weak and did not reach the required degree as most of the research was related to mental health and far from specialization in psychiatric nursing or the clinical side, before 2009, More than 80% of the employees had a diploma in nursing and this had a negative impact on the trend towards the development of psychiatric nursing research, In response, WHO and MOH in cooperation with the Islamic University in Gaza and An-Najah University in Nablus, opened the Master in Community Mental Health Nursing Program in 2009.

25 male and female nurses were selected at each university. The study began in 2009 and ended in 2012. This program is the first of its kind in Palestine specializing in mental health nursing. It is noteworthy that the participants in the program and since the first day of the study have moved to work in the psychiatric hospital and community mental health centers and they contribute to improving community mental health services in Palestine and fight the stigma of mental illness, The graduates of this program have assumed the presidency of important departments in the MOH such as the psychosocial support programs department and the scientific research in addition to the Department of mental health services development.

25 scientific studies have been prepared as a prerequisite for obtaining a Master's Degree in Community Mental Health Nursing at each university. Many of these researches have been published in international journals. Mental health has witnessed unprecedented activity in psychiatric nursing research. As a result, four mental health conferences were organized for the first time in the history of the MOH, At present, the field of psychiatric nursing research has become better and more widespread in Palestine, where psychiatric nursing staff is being prepared and participating in scientific conferences locally and internationally in addition to the establishment of case study conferences.

In contrast, many of the challenges facing psychiatric nursing research, including the ongoing emergency situation in the health sector prevent the prioritization of health research in Palestine and There is no support and funding for many research, especially experimental, which prevents researchers from conducting research, especially in light of the deteriorating economic conditions, Finally, we recommend that establishment of a higher scientific research body in Palestine, Create a free scientific journal to publish research, Provide financial and logistic support for the adoption of important research, and Establish a health research department in each health department to enhance the skills of researchers among staff.

Biography:

Hemn Kareem Qadir is affiliated to the Erbil Polytechnic University & Al-kitab University, Iraq.

Abstract:

Background: There have been many cases of HIV/AIDS in Kurdistan Region-Iraq as mentioned by ministry of health in Kurdistan region, Iraq, and it is increasing every year. The HIV/AIDS Training is not involved formally in the program of the university. This investigation evaluated the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students` regarding HIV/AIDS in Erbil city.

Aim: To assess nursing students’ knowledge about HIV/AIDS, who are future nurses, and to identify their attitudes toward HIV/AIDS.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 217 Erbil medical technical nursing students both stages both genders in Erbil city-Iraq during the 2021-2022 academic year, they participated voluntarily to fill a questionnaire sheet knowledge and AIDS Attitude Scale (AAS) developed by the investigator.

Results: A total of 217 nursing students participated in the survey. Their age ranges from (19-28 years) with mean age 21.69 ± 4.6 years, only 25 participants (11.5%) were having high knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS, and only 3 of participants (1.4%) had high attitudes toward HIV/AIDS.

Discussion: The majority of nursing students had medium knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Almost all of them have negative attitude toward HIV/AIDS. Though, for the high proportion (65.9%) of low attitudes and (32.7%) with medium attitudes of nursing students, a review of the recent instructive element on HIV/AIDS is essential. Minority of the nursing students have superior level of knowledge in regards to HIV/AIDS and disappointed number had positive attitudes in regards to HIV/AIDS.

Conclusion: Improving basic knowledge of nursing students regarding HIV/AIDS is essential, nonetheless also fighting against HIV/AIDS misconception. The current research illustrated that nursing students must learn more regarding HIV/AIDS. And the negative conception of HIV/AIDS by the upcoming nurses should be addressed to advance the quality of nursing care.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Knowledge, Attitude, Students, Nursing, Nursing students.