Day 1 :
- Pediatric Nursing
Session Introduction
Atiya Kareem Mohammed
Sulaimani University, Iraq
Title: Student’s satisfaction with nursing program at the Sulaimani College of Nursing
Biography:
Atiya Kareem Mohammed, Assistant Professor, BSc. MSc. PhD Maternal Neonate Nursing , was The Dean of college of Nursing from 2009-2018, now Head, Department of Maternal Neonate Nursing at University of Sulaimani-Iraq, Supervised many PhD and master's degrees and Published more than 12 research papers in international journals most of them with impact factors.
Abstract:
Introduction & Objective: Nursing students’ satisfaction with their undergraduate program is essential and can serve as
an instrument of assessment of institutional effectiveness and success. The main objective is to evaluate and understanding
student satisfaction with nursing program in areas of curriculum, college environment, Faculty and clinical interaction with
the college of nursing at University of Sulaimani.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted for 170 students in nursing college at University of Sulaimani, from period of
1st November to 25th February to identify their satisfaction with the nursing program. A non-probabilitypurposive sampling
technique was applied to 170 the students of nursing studying in the second to fourth year. A questionnaire was constructed
by the researcher to elicit the detailed information related to study objectives. Subjects were completed as interview technique.
Content and face validity of the instrument was established, and the reliability was measured by using Cronbach’s alpha=0.96
formula in the questionnaire list. All statistical computation is enhanced using statistical method (SPSS 21).
Results: The result of the study showed that frequent age group between 18-22 years (91.2%), the majority of them female
(72.9%), about the marital status most of them were single (88.2%), the academic level, (34.7%) of them 2nd stage (29.4%) 3rd
stage and (35.9%) of them 4th stage, the majority of them were living in dormitory (58.2%) most of the students graduated
from high school (89.4%). More than half (51.76%) of the study participants were barely satisfied, younger students had greater
satisfaction comparing their peers. There were no significant associations between students' satisfaction with the nursing
program dimensions and participant's age and academic level.
Conclusion: Generally, the findings of the study showed that students' satisfaction with a nursing program was neutral. The
study gets the attention to the many positive as well as negative aspects of the clinical experience of the nursing students at the
college, and the need to rethink clinical skills training in nursing education.
- Clinical Nursing
Session Introduction
Frica Intan Renvillia
James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry, Australia
Title: Hospital anxiety among hospitalized children
Biography:
Frica Intan Renvillia is currently pursuing her Medicine at James Cook University in Townsville.
Abstract:
Introduction & Objective: Paediatric hospitalization has always been assumed to cause emotional distress to patients
regardless of their age which may be manifest in a variety of ways. However, the most frequent immediate effects of the distress
were demonstrated through symptoms of anxiety and depression. Children who feel anxious often display negative emotional
behaviors such as crying, reduced communication and activity, as well as decreased interaction with health professionals. All
these symptoms could impair a child's ability to cope and cooperate with health professionals. This would potentially have
a negative impact on their recovery and increase their risk of developing complications. In contrast, children who have less
anxiety tend to be more cooperative and experience less post-procedure fear. With the significant improvement in the way
healthcare is delivered, it is essential that we re-evaluate the issue of hospital anxiety among hospitalized children and their
contributing factors.
Method: A prospective cohort study was performed in patients aged 8-17 years old admitted in a paediatric ward in a tertiary
hospital for a period of two to five days. Parents were invited to complete a survey using the PROMIS paediatric anxiety short
form over a three-month period.
Results: Parents were happy to contribute to the study and found the PROMIS paediatric anxiety short form easy to complete.
We were delighted to find that reported levels of paediatric anxiety in children and their careers were not as high as anticipated.
Conclusion: Although more work needs to be done to examine the levels of anxiety among our patients, it would seem that in
contrast to previous studies our patients and their families exhibit low levels of anxiety during their admission. Further work
to identify those patients most at risk of developing anxiety and the impacts that admissions to hospital have on families both
before and after leaving hospital would be useful.
Mengmeng Wang
Sichuan University, China
Title: Relationship between resilience and social support in primary caregivers of individuals with mental disorders
Biography:
Mengmeng Wang has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Sichuan University and currently she is pursuing Masters in Sichuan University. She has
published two papers in reputed journals
Abstract:
Objectives: The objective of the study was to answer the questions: Which factors effects the resilience of the caregivers of
patients diagnosed with mental disorders and to what extent are the resilience of the caregivers of patients diagnosed with
mental disorders and their level of social support related?
Method: The study is a descriptive and correlational study. Caregivers of individuals with mental disorders (n=169) were
investigated by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) in two psychiatric units
in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, from January to April, 2018.
Results: The resilience of the caregivers according to the average scores were determined as 21.58±5.17 for strength dimension,
31.20±8.04 for tenacity dimension, 9.12±2.73 for optimism dimension and the total average score of resilience was 61.89±14.66
which was lower than the domestic norm (65.34±14.27). The total average score of social support was 40.44±8.50, 23.57±5.43 for
subjective support, 9.25±3.53 for objective support, 7.61±1.87 for utilization of support. Additionally, resilience was associated
with social support (r=0.329, p=0.000), social support accounts for 10.8% of the caregivers’ resilience via a linear regression.
Conclusion: According to the results obtained from this study, caregivers of patients with mental disorders have the lower level
of resilience, which implies nurses should pay much attention to the caregivers’ needs and provide social support to improve
their resilience to lead a better life.
Atiya Kareem Mohammed
University of Sulaimani, Iraq
Title: The gap between theory and practice in the nursing education
Biography:
Atiya Kareem Mohammed, Assistant Professor, BSc. MSc. PhD Maternal Neonate Nursing , was The Dean of college of Nursing from 2009-2018, now Head, Department of Maternal Neonate Nursing at University of Sulaimani-Iraq, Supervised many PhD and master's degrees and Published more than 12 research papers in international journals most of them with impact factors.
Abstract:
Ultimately, the goal of nursing education is to granite professional and clinical competencies which would in turn enhance the
quality of nursing care.
The theory/practice gap has long been highlighted as one of the biggest problems hindering the advancement of nurse sciences
and nursing students also Several research studies which have been conducted all to identify discrepancies and discontinuities
between what is taught in the classroom and what is practiced in clinical situations.
Therefore, this paper raises pertinent issues regarding an obvious gap that prevails between theory and practice in nursing
profession.
The paper identifies the causes, effects and practical solutions of the theory-practice gap in Nursing education, in particular,
in the teaching profession.
Key words: Theory and Practice gap, causes and solusions.
Asirvatham Alwin Robert
1Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Title: The worrying trend of type-1 diabetes mellitus among children and adolescents in Saudi Arabia: An urgent call to actions
Biography:
Asirvatham Alwin Robert has completed his PhD from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India. He is currently working as a Researcher at Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia. He has published more than 80 research papers in reputed, ISI-Web of Science journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member for many ISI journals.
Abstract:
Type-1 Diabetes (T1D) is initiated by an insulin deficiency, the result of a loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the
pancreas. It is well established that T1D is quite prevalent worldwide with a rate of 1 in 300 persons and steadily rising
frequency of incidence of about 3% every year. More worryingly, the incidence of T1D among infants is also growing, with
children as young as six months succumbing to it, instead of that at a rather established vulnerable age of about seven and
near puberty, when the hormones antagonize the action of insulin. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the biggest country in the
Middle East that occupies almost four-fifths of the Arabian Peninsula with a population of more than 33.3 million people, of
whom almost 26% are under the age of 14 years. As per the recent Diabetes Atlas, 35,000 children and adolescents in Saudi
Arabia suffer from T1D, which makes Saudi Arabia rank the 8th in terms of numbers of T1D patients and 4th country in the
world in terms of the incidence rate (33.5 per 100,000) of T1D. However, compared to developed countries, there is dearth of
meticulously conducted research on T1D in Saudi Arabia. Considering the increasing prevalence of T1D in Saudi Arabia, the
research interventions need to be significantly developed. Consequently, the present scenario demands more multidimensional
and multisectoral research to support the evidence base and to accumulate greater knowledge as a basis for measures and
program to confront T1D and its complications.
Kriti Thapa
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
Title: Attitude towards mental health help seeking behavior among patient visiting OPD of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Biography:
Kriti Thapa has completed her Master of Science in Psychiatric Nursing in 2011 from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India. She is an
Associate Professor at Department of Psychiatric Nursing, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. She is involved in teaching learning activities
of bachelor’s in nursing and master’s in nursing students. She is also involved in different research activities
Abstract:
Up to today, mental health remains a neglected topic. Most people suffering from mental health problems live in developing
countries, where they often do not receive the treatment, they need even though it may be available and generally
inexpensive. The concept “help-seeking behavior” has gained popularity in recent years as an important vehicle for exploring
and understanding patient delay and prompt action across a variety of health conditions. The objectives of the study are to
assess the attitude of people towards mental health help seeking behavior and to find out the association of attitude with selected
variables. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 161 respondents visiting OPDs of B.P. Koirala Institute
of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) were selected using purposive sampling technique. A self-constructed structured questionnaire
to assess the socio-demographic variables and ATSPPH-SF scale to assess the attitude of respondents. Descriptive statistics i.e.
mean, percentage, standard deviation, frequency were calculated for presenting the socio-demographic variables and attitude
of respondents and inferential statistics i.e. independent t-test and one-way ANOVA test have been applied to find out the
relation between dependent variable and independent variables. Among the whole scores obtained by respondents, the total
mean attitude score was 22.51±4.085 and there were no significant association of attitude with any of socio-demographic
variables. This study concludes that overall of the respondents had positive attitude regarding mental health help seeking
behavior.
Biography:
MS SUCHI is an experienced International Pre School Principal/Manager who picked up laughter exercises from many coaches around the world. She then
designed laughter therapy which is being used in many places such as Hospitals and Senior Activity Centers. She provides individual and group therapy in
educational and home settings. She is currently working as a Former Manager/Trainer who engages in building social awareness about Holistic approach for
recovery. Her aim is to encourage people to seek help early and get on the path to recovery.
Abstract:
There is a lack of awareness about what happy hormones are how to use positive words to feel energetic and what can be
done to get happy hormones. People tend to feel unhappy for multiple reasons and neuropathic pain adds on stress levels
of not only the patient but the caregivers as well being in pains leads to feeling depressed and anxious in some cases. Review of
books and research shows that getting a dosage of happy hormones will not only ease slight pain of the patient but feeling happy
will also have a positive impact on the recovery of the patient. Adopting laughter therapy and getting hormones which makes
one feel good will help many to recover from neuropathic pain/long term sadness caused by having grief, anger or resentment,
depression and anxiety. One needs to work on his/her energies using laughter therapy which is a positive approach for not
having depression and anxiety caused by neuropathic pain. The therapy can be used as a holistic way to recovery. The laughter
therapy which includes ways to get the dosage of happy hormones promotes overcoming depression and anxiety caused by
neuropathic pain is a fun way to manage pain. Repeated sessions to be conducted to remind patients that life while having
pain or during the recovery should go beyond just seeking medical and counseling help and also include rebuilding spiritual,
physical, emotional, relational and mental health. The model has been put together for testing in many settings including
hospitals, elderly homes and senior citizen centers. It is just an effort to demystify the help available for depression and anxiety
caused by pain. It is an attempt to motivate and encourage people to seek help and take a simple approach to remember and
work on all aspects of their recovery.
Jane Koech
Kenya Methodist University, Kenya
Title: Evaluation of factors contributing to medication errors among nurses working at Mbagathi District Hospital
Biography:
Jane Koech is currently pursuing PhD in Kenya. She has completed her Master of Science in Nursing Education from Kenya Methodist University. She is the
Program Manager of Ministry of Health, Kenya.
Abstract:
Kenya healthcare policies provide that patient’s dignity be observed by ensuring medical safety practices are observed.
In this case, medication errors are a concern for both healthcare professionals as well as patients. The main aim of this
study was to evaluate factors contributing to medication safety practices among nurses working at Mbagathi District Hospital.
To achieve this objective, the study investigated types of medication errors committed by nurses, established actual factors
contributing to occurrence of medication errors, among nurses and finally established the barriers to reporting of medication
errors among nurses working at Mbagathi District Hospital. The study adopted descriptive design study where data was
collected from 121 nurses working in medical, surgical, pediatric, maternity and outpatients using structured self-administered
questionnaires after a pilot study showed validity and reliability of the research instrument. Basically, to ensure that the sample
was representative, respondents were stratified in to 6 strata to ensure all departments are represented and simple random
was used to select the wards and participants. The data collected was cleaned and analysis was done using Scientific Package
for Social Scientist (SPSS) version 20. Descriptive statistics such as means, standard deviations and frequency distribution
were used to analyze the data while inferential statistics such as Chi-Square, Pearson Correlation, ANOVA and Regression
analysis were used to tests relationships between independent variables and dependent variables. The results indicated that
there exist a statistically significant positive relationship between errors made during drug administration and such errors
occurred as a result of environmental factors human factors, system factors and failure to reporting previous errors. Result
indicated an error rate per as 6.2. Meaning for every six patients seeking health care one patient suffers a medication error.
Nurses perceive that most important barriers of reporting medication errors were fear of punishment, fear of being reprimand
and fear of lawsuit. There was complacency in ensuring medication safety practices are adhered, this was further contributed
by human, environmental and system factors. There was gap between medication made by nurses and reporting of those
medication errors, hence the need by hospital management to put in place measures to promote medication safety practices
among nurses. The study concludes that medical safety practices are not well adhered at Mbagathi District Hospital and thus
hospital management need to deal with all barriers that limit error reporting through creating proper communication channel
for relaying information.
Awais Jamil
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Pakistan
Title: Assessing the level of knowledge among novice nurses regarding cardiac surgery advance life support in tertiary care hospital, Karachi
Biography:
Awais Jamil has completed her Master of Science in Nursing from Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan. He is a Nursing Manager at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and research Centre. He is also involved in different research activities
Abstract:
Background: Every year, over 250,000 patients have cardiac surgery and the incidence of cardiac arrest. When treated quickly,
17% to 79% of patients who experience cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery survive to discharge. Many of health care providers
found this was disorganized and they would have performed better if they had well defined roles.
Objectives: The aim of the study is to assess the level of knowledge among novice nurses regarding Cardiac Advance Life
Support Surgery (CALS) in Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and Cardio Pulmonary Department (D1 department)
of Aga Khan University Hospital.
Material & Methods: It is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Fifteen (15) nurses were selected as sample to assess knowledge.
Results: Novice nurses were not aware about CALS. Moreover we developed module for nurses for future education and
awareness about CALS the later study will help to assess the efficacy of CALS module.
Conclusion: The study helps to make module of CALS for nurses taking care of patient underwent open heart surgery
- Pediatrics
Session Introduction
Qiuyue Wu
Sichuan University, China
Title: Universal nursing sensitive indicators in China: A literature review
Biography:
Qiuyue Wu is a Postgraduate student in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, majoring in Nursing Management.
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to summarize and analyze the universal NSI constructed in China and provide reference
for the development and improvement of the national NSI. The Delphi method, in conjunction with literature review
or evidence-based methods, is widely used to construct the indicators, theoretically based on the Donabedian’s “Structure-
Process-Outcome” model. The sets of universal NSI having been constructed in China mainly include 13 to 20 indicators.
Among these indicators, the following nine indicators are widely used: Nurse-to-patient ratio, nursing staff qualification ratio,
patient identification accuracy, the implementation rate of grading nursing, the incidence of pressure ulcer, the incidence of
falls, the incidence of medication error, patient satisfaction and nurse satisfaction. The sets of indicators, however, differ greatly
in the number and content, so that they have no universality and popularity across the country. In addition, the definition
of some indicators is inconsistent or uncertain and the calculation formulas and data collection methods are not unified,
resulting in the poor operability and practicability. The universal NSI in China are still immature and the research of assessing
nursing quality is still in the preliminary exploration period. Recommendations based on the analysis of the literatures include
conducting in-depth and extensive research to revise and improve NSI, building the national database of nursing quality
indicators of China, selecting certain pilot hospital to practice and finally extending the indicators nationwide.
- Evidence Based Practice
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Practice
- Adolscents Nursing