عبير ميري عبدالله العامري

Objective: To evaluate of health education provided for patients in surgical units from Patients' Perspective and To achieve feedback from patients about the weakest and strongest points in health staff role in providing health education. Methodology: A descriptive quantitative study is carried out at the surgical units in Al-Najaf teaching hospitals. The study was began from November, 2nd , 2018 to April, 1st, 2019. A non-probability (purposive) sample of hospitalized patients. It was intended to include all the patients who were hospitalized in the defined surgical unit in the sample group. The study was carried out with 100 patients after excluding those who declined to participate, those under the age of 18 or over 85 years, and those with communication problems, such as a language barrier. The data was collected by using the following tools: Part 1 Scio-Demographic characteristics, and Part 2 Health education which include (18) items concerned with the health education should be provided for patient in surgical units. Results The finding of this study reveals that the quality of health education should be provided for patient before surgery were fair Conclusion: The study concluded that the patients’ views have become an important element in the evaluation of health care. Recommendation: The study recommends that the ongoing monitoring of patient satisfaction specific to nursing services and policy should be initiated to provide a special educational session for surgical patients about their illness and therapy.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a growing disease that affects up to 6.5 million Americans and greatly contributes to the rising expense of health care. HF affects almost 23 million individuals worldwide. Exercise training increased patients' quality of life (QoL) and may be connected with lower morbidity and mortality. Aim: To assess the association between exercise training and QoL in HF patients. Methods: We examined databases from 2008 to 2019 for research that looked at the association between exercise training and QoL in HF patients. For the analysis, eight controlled studies that met the inclusion criteria were chosen. The study's characteristics, as well as data on QoL in HF patients, exercise training, and aerobic capacity, were extracted and examined. Results: The investigation showed a more positive effect of the training exercise on patients' QoL after heart failure. Conclusion: Regular 30-minute exercise training three times a week for eight weeks is an effective strategy to improve all QoL aspects in individuals with chronic heart failure caused by various etiologies. These exercises had to be modified based on the patients' age and functional capacity.

This study aime to assess the double lumen subclavian catheter complications among patients with end stage renal disease and to find out the relationship between the patient double lumen subclavian catheter complications and their demographic characteristics. A descriptive study was carried out through the present study in order to achieve the early stated objectives. The study was begun from February, 1st, 2017 to April, 10th, 2017. The study is conducted in Al-Najaf City in Iraq in dialysis centers of Al-Sadder Medical City and Al-Hakeem General Hospital. A non-probability (Convenience) sample of (29) patients with ESRD who are admitted to the dialysis centers. The data was collected on structured questionnaire designed specifically for this study, and it is consist of two parts: Part 1 Included Socio-demographic characteristics, and Part 2 Include (13) items concerned with the complications of double lumen subclavian catheter. Double lumen subclavian catheter for hemodialysis is preferred by many because catheters can be left in longer than femoral or jugular catheters in mobile patients, but the subclavian vein catheterization is associated with a variety of complications. The researcher can conclude that the infection of the catheter’s orifice is high percentage among double lumen subclavian catheters complications and the result shows that there is no significant relationship between socio-demographic data and complications. The study recommends that the catheter should be performed only by trained personnel and should enhance the methods of sterile techniques in hemodialysis unit to decrease infection by improving the nursing practice through training course.

ABSTRACT Objective: aimed to assess self-care activities among patients with heart failure and to find out the relationship between the patient self-care activities and clinical data (diabetes mellitus, Kidney failure, Thyroid disease, C.V.A. Methodology: a descriptive study was carried out through the present study in order to achieve the early stated objectives. The study was begun from November, 1st, 2016 to April, 22nd, 2016. The study is conducted in Al-Najaf City/Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Health Directorate / Al-Sadder Medical City in cardiac units (CCU, Medical ward and Al-Najaf Center for Heart Disease and Surgery). A non-probability (Convenience) sample of (60) patients with Heart Failure, were included in the present study. The data was collected on structured questionnaire designed specifically for this study, and it is consist of three parts:Part 1 Included Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data, and Part 2 Include (Chronic disease). Part 3 include Information regarding self-care activities. Validity of the study instrument is conducted through a panel of experts who have years of experience in nursing field. Data analysis by using descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency &mean of score) and inferential statistics (Chi-Square, Standard deviation and Contingency Coefficient). Results: revealed that the heart failure patients were failure at all studied domains regarding self-care activities. Also there was a non-significant association between self-care activities of heart failure patients and their clinical data except with diabetes mellitus there is a significant association at P-value equal or less than 0.05.

Abstract- Objective:this study aimedto identify risk factors of infertility among young womenand to find out relationship between demographic and reproductive data with infertility.Methodology: A descriptive case-control study was adopted in order to achieve the stated objectives. The study began from November 2nd , 2015 until August, 18th, 2016.A Non-Probability (Purposive Sample) of (100) infertile women as case group who were selected from fertility center, and (100) healthy women as control group those who visit primary health care center, both infertile and healthy women are involved in the sample of study. Reliability of instrument is determined via the use of test and re-test technique, and the instrument validity is determined via a panel of experts. Data was analyzed by usingdescriptive and Inferential data analysis.Results: the results found that the most common type of infertility is primary infertility. The majority of infertile women are from urban residential area while the majority of fertile women are from rural area, also infertile women had got married early as compared with fertile women. Most women have menarch ≤ 15 , many women from study group have menstrual cycle irregularities polycystic ovarian syndrome, problems of egg quality and tubules occlusion.Conclusion:The study concludes that among the risk factors of female infertility: residency, previous births by caesarean section (for cases of secondary infertility), and polycystic ovarysyndrome, family history of infertility. Recommendation: The study recommends that a population-based study should be conducted to increase the women awareness about the risk factors of infertility especially among young girls and how to avoid such factors.