Egyptians aim to improve nurse image

Aim: This study is carried out in order to determine the image of Nursing Profession in community.Method: This descriptive research’s environment is 65.000 individuals who are over or at the age of 18, living in the service area of 3 Family Health Center in Erzurum city center. In choosing sampling, the formula which is applied in the situations when individual number is known in the environment, is used; sampling number is determined to be 634. In the process of gathering data, “Survey Form” and “Nursing Image Scale” is used. The scale is made of 28 items including individuals’ views on the image of nursing profession. The scale has 3 sub-dimensions named as “General View”, “Communication”, and “Professional and Educational Qualifications”. Increase in total point means that nursing image is positive.Results: Average age of the individuals attended the study is 34.26±11.85. %54.9 of individuals is female while %45 is male. %68.2 of participants has high school or a higher education; %62.9 has a nurse in his/her family. It is determined that difference between total point averages and scale sub-dimensions according to a nurse family member and profession of individuals is significant (p<0.05, p<0.001). Individuals’ “General View” sub-dimension average point is 10.82±2.25, “Communication” sub-dimension average point is 10.55±2.88, “Professional and Educational Qualifications” sub-dimension average point is 27.19±5.49, and scale total point average is 48.57±8.51.Conclusion: It is determined that Nursing profession’s image on individuals participated in the study is medium-level positive. It is also found out in the study that individual who is self-employment and who have a nurse family member have a higher positive level of nursing image.

Objective To establish a high quality and standard service training center and implement high-quality service teaching among nurses so as to improve standard service quality and nursing service satisfaction.Methods Theoretical knowledge combination with clinical practice were carried out in ten aspects such as dress appearance,behavior posture,appropriate salutation,hospital reception,discharge server,nursing process,nurse-patient communication,medical cooperation and reception chief and so on.And after two weeks of training,effects of pre-training and post-training were evaluated.Results Nurses qualified the standardized requirements of the training project,and the qualified rate of pre-training was 64.5％ and that of post-training was 97.5％,so qualified rate of training was significantly higher than that of pre-training ( P＜0.01).High enthusiasm among teaching nurses,nursing service quality and patients' satisfaction were further enhanced.Conclusions Implementing nurse standard service training is an efficiency way to promote the image of nurses and improve patients' satisfaction. Key words: Nursing training; Standard services demonstration center; Degree of satisfaction

O artigo, fundamentado nas premissas teóricas sobre relações de trabalho, em especial em algumas variáveis que integram a categoria microssocial - organização do trabalho e condições de trabalho -, aliadas às contribuições da Escola Dejouriana, que analisa os temas do prazer e do sofrimento vinculados ao trabalho, procura desvendar o processo de desgaste/prazer no trabalho dentro de um hospital universitário, por meio do discurso dos trabalhadores de enfermagem ali atuantes, buscando captar suas realizações, dificuldades, alegrias, tramas e defesas, angústias, contradições, a luta pelo poder, as vivências subjetivas, os silêncios. Em suma, as transições da enfermagem de anjo de branco a profissional têm sido marcadas por preconceitos, desgaste, sofrimento e luta por espaço laboral. Abandonando a posição de saber periférico e vulnerável, assistimos, atualmente, ao esforço dos trabalhadores de enfermagem para a construção de uma nova imagem que contempla estratégias de revalorização do estatuto profissional, controle da formação, das carreiras e dos conteúdos do trabalho para que se tornem agentes privilegiados e ativos na melhoria das condições de saúde da comunidade e propulsores de novas idéias para o avanço da gestão nas organizações hospitalares.

A Study on Nurse Image, Professional Self-concept and Organizational Commitment of Nursing Students

Improving Nursing Image: Nurses and Public Point of View

As the number of patients treated in-home are increasing exponentially mainly in countries such as Japan, US A and Europe etc., these people often enter into a critical situation that may require help immediately (e.g. when facing an accident, or becoming depressed). Researches and Advances in computing areas and the Internet of Things (IOT) have provided efficient and cheap equipments including wireless communication and cameras, such as smart phones or embedded devices that enable the deployment of Health S mart Homes (HS H) that can provide medical treatment of patients in their homes. The images captured from these cameras can help nurses or caretakers of patients to provide timely help. The use of such patient images and emotional detection to assist patients and elderly people within home is provided in this article. Internet of Things and Cloud computing can work together, which can address to the Big Data problems. Big data is actually a term used for a huge data set that performs operations like storage of data, analysis, sharing, transfer, predictive analysis; updating etc. data set can grow rapidly. Data sets have different analytics on data that involve process of inspecting, transformation and modeling of data so as to discover new information, and to reach on some particular decision. There are some particular data analysis techniques from which data mining is a popular one which focuses on modeling and discovery of new facts. The discovered knowledge helps in predictive analysis purposes as well as text analysis. Further on data mining is performed on data set which involves discovery of patterns by applying different operations at databases, and using artificial intelligence, machine learning, statics etc. Keywords: Cloud computing, IOT, AI, face recognition, big data, data mining.

INTRODUCTION: The intersectoral health is defined as an action in which the health sector and other relevant sectors collaborate to achieve a common goal, through close coordination of the contributions of other sectors. With this perspective, the program Mastology of the Hospital das Clinicas of Universidade Federal de Goias (Federal University of Goias) - UFG, reference service to users of the Unified Health System (Sistema Unico de Saude), together with the Association of Patients with Breast Cancer (Associacao dos Portadores de Cancer de Mama) - APCAM, statewide and nonprofit, develop educational and cultural activities with a monthly average of 25 members, to improve the quality of life. Given the impact of diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in the life of such patients, in both emotional and social, interfering considerably to low self-esteem, was proposed an intersectoral activity to work this issue with the associated. This report aims to describe an intersectoral action to promote self-esteem of women with breast cancer of APCAM. REPORT: in May 2012 was made an intersectoral action to promote self-esteem for participants APCAM, College of Nursing (Faculdade de Enfermagem) UFG, with the support and partnership of private enterprise, seeing promote a transformation in the visual and emotional aspects of the associated APCAM to raise self-esteem. Participated the event “self esteem” 75 women. They were received by the team, and held the registration for participation and registration of the perception of self-esteem. All have a bag with Kit Self-Esteem. To open the event was organized a lecture on “self esteem” delivered by a carrier of breast cancer, and guaranteed the expression of participants throughout the exhibition theme. Next, to promote relaxation and integration among the participants were offered a cocktail party and held a session of beauty and hairdressing and makeup and photo session group and individual, with permission to record the image. The event was concluded with the holding of a parade of all participants. Overall, it was expressed by participants that the event promoted the importance of identification of self-care with body image to improve self-esteem, as well as the importance of social interaction to promote relaxation and joy. The following statements show that perception, “Wow! I was down [... ] when I got ready I felt a person, nor does it seem that I am “(VN, 40 years), “ I can not even see me naked in the mirror, but now I feel pretty up “(NP, 39 years ) “I came here discouraged, sad with pain, but now I m very happy” (BR, 62 years), “When I was well until now much better [... ] a television artist” (MHB, 59 years). DISCUSSION: Intersectoral action demonstrated collaborate with the evaluative aspect of self- esteem of women with breast cancer, as evidenced by the testimonies of the participants.

Change nursing college students’ problem solving ability, nurses’ image and leadership after management clinical practice

Image of Nursing

“…. what has happened to the student nurse image?”

목적: 간호전문직 위상정립에 영향을 미치는 간호 이미지에 관해 대학생을 대상으로 그들이 지각하는 간호이미지와 바람직한 간호자질을 조사하여 전문직 간호사로서의 이미지 형성을 위한 기초자료로 제공하기 위함이다. 연구방법: 본 연구는 N.시에 있는 1개 대학교의 간호학생 92명과 일반학생 100명으로 총 192명을 대...

IntroductionLymphoedema is an incurable, progressive condition, which results in the swelling of a limb or limbs and impairs mobility (Lymphatic Framework, 2006). The psychosocial impact of lower limb lymphoedema is also devastating as body image and quality of life are greatly affected (Lasinski et al, 2012). Although lymphoedema is a chronic condition, it is manageable through treatment modalities which include manual lymphatic drainage, compression bandaging, compression hosiery, skin care and exercise, otherwise known as Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT) (Todd, 2012). The area of lower limb, non-cancer related, lymphoedema is poorly resourced and poorly researched, therefore this thesis proposes to explore treatment outcomes for patients with non-cancer related lower limb lymphoedema during the intensive and maintenance phases of CDT,examine their experiences of living with lymphoedema and the challenges of lifelong self-care maintenance.Research QuestionsThe research questions for the study were as follows;1. What is the impact of Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT) as a treatment for primary and secondary lower limb lymphoedema during the intensive and maintenance phases of CDT, in relation to;a. Quality of life?b. Limb circumferential and volumatic changes?c. Self-efficacy in managing lymphoedema self care?2. What are the patients’ experiences of living with lymphoedema?3. What are the patients’ experiences of the four elements of CDT used during the intensive and maintenance phases of treatment?Aims & ObjectivesThe aims of this study were twofold;1. To examine the impact of Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT) as a treatment for primary and secondary, non-cancer related, lower limb lymphoedema during the intensive and maintenance phases of CDT;2. To explore the experiences of patients with primary and secondary, non-cancer related lower limb lymphoedema during the intensive and maintenance phases of CDT.The objectives of the study are as follows:1. To determine the impact of CDT on limb circumference and quality of life.2. To explore the patients’ experience of living with lymphoedema.3. To investigate the patients’ reported experience of the four elements of CDT.4. To examine the patients’ reported maintenance regimen of self-care and its resulting effect on limb volume and quality of life.MethodsA mixed methodology, using both quantitative and qualitative data in a sequential manner was used. This study was divided into 3 parts,Part 1 a quantitative approach was used to measure;a) Limb volume changes.b) Quality of Life changesc) Self-efficacyPart 2 –A qualitative approach was used to analyse data from face to face, semi-structured interviews with 18 participants exploring the experiences of patients living with lymphoedema and their experiences of Complex Decongestive Therapy.Part 3 – Descriptive analysis of 18 participant diaries was used during maintenance self-care, over a 4-month period, to examine the participants’ experiences of lymphoedema self care.ResultsA purposive sample of 20 participants were recruited to this study All participants were diagnosesd with lower limb lymphoedema, 10 participants had primary lymphoedema and 10 participants had secondary, non-cancer related lymphoedema. The study setting was a lymphoedema clinic in the Midlands of Ireland, run by the researcher who is also a Tissue Viability Nurse and Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist.The findings included a reduction in limb volume from baseline to week 8 during intensive therapy and then a fluctuation of oedema for 6 of the participants during the 4-month self-maintenance period. Quality of life improved for all participants from baseline to week 24. Thematic analysis of the interviews identified themes of lack of knowledge, delayed diagnosis, physical, psychosocial and financial burden of lymphoedema and positive therapeutic effect of treatment. The diary analysis identified self-care challenges that were influenced by elevated body mass index and carer support.ConclusionPrimary and secondary, non-cancer related lower limb lymphoedema is an area of lymphoedema that is poorly researched. It is also true to say that there is a sparsity of research in the area of lymphoedema self maintenance care. The aims of this research study were twofold, to explore patient outcomes with regard to limb volume, quality of life and self-efficacy during the intensive and maintenance phases of CDT and to examine the experiences of the patients living with lymphoedema, during their treatment and following on into self maintenance. The findings included reduction in limb volume during therapy, an improvement in quality of life and a fluctuation in self-efficacy that was influenced by elevated body mass index. Thematic analysis of interviews concluded that living with lymphoedema poses many challenges resulting from poor knowledge within the health professions and a lack of referral pathways and services. The success of lymphoedema self maintenance is greatly influenced by the patients physical ability and support structures, especially in the case of the patient with an elevated body mass index.

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