Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate anemia among lactating women and their children less than 2 years of
age.
Methodology: The study was done on (148) lactating mothers and their children under 2 years of age in the primary
health care center at AL-Salam Quarter/Baghdad from l/10/2009 to 15/10/2010.
Result: This study recommends that there is a significant relationship between anemic mothers and their children. The
study also revealed that there is (77.8%) from nursing mothers in the age groups (25-29) who suffered from anemia,
while (23.1%) for the age group (20-24) did not have anemia
Recommendation: We encourage the use of breast milk or iron-fortified infant formula only for any milk-based part
of

Objective: To find out if there are any significant differences between these women's knowledge in the
management of Breast Self-Examination in study and control group regarding some variables.
Methodology: A quasi-experimental design was used. A purposive "non-probability" sample of (260) women who
are employee and students in both colleges (Nursing and Health and Medical Technologies) was selected. The
sample consists of two groups, experimental group (130) includes those in (Nursing college), and control group
(130) in (Health and Medical Technologies). A questionnaire was constructed which included demographic
information, reproductive information, family history, previous medical history, and information about wome

Objective(s): The present study aimed to test the effect of cooling face therapy on recovery from pain for patients after rhinoplasty.

Methods: a randomized clinical trial was conducted in AL-Kindi teaching hospital and AL-Wasiti teaching hospital from 22 November ,2023 to 5 June, 2024. After the sample was selected, 53 patients were divided into two groups, an experimental group with 26 patients, and a control group with 27 patients. To achieve the purpose of study in the experimental group, a cold gel mask. pain was assessed using a Numerical Pain Scale, the interview method was chosen for data collection.

Results:  The data analysis showed all patients

Objective(s): To evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards diabetes and their association with age, marital status, education level, and monthly income among seniors with diabetes mellitus.

Methods: A cross- sectional descriptive study was carried out among 69 seniors with diabetes mellitus who were attending the Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes in AL-Muthanna Governorate. Data were collected using two scales; one for knowledge (DKN) and the other for attitudes through self-reporting. Data were analysed using IBM-SPSS.

 Results: The study indicated that the knowledge of senior patients was very poor in all items of the DKN scale and, only 6 (8.7%) had accepta

Objective(s): The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of aromatherapy in reducing nausea and vomiting in adult patients receiving chemotherapy. 

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 66 patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy at the Oncology Centre in Al-Kut City, Iraq, from November 7th, 2023, to June 13th, 2024. Patients were selected conveniently and randomly based on the inclusion criteria, and they were randomly assigned into two groups: the inhalation aromatherapy group and the control group. The first group inhaled peppermint oil for 20 minutes, while the control group did not receive any intervention and underwent only routine treat

Objective(s): To determine barriers for delivering nursing care for children at Intensive Care Units.

Methods: A mixed method research, employing (convergent parallel design) was used in this study. A non-probability (purposive) sampling of 60 nurses were employed, 15 of them were included in the qualitative part of the study. The data were collected from three different intensive care units from January 3^rd to February 20^th, 2024, using the performance obstacles assessment questionnaire for the quantitative part of the study. An official permission to use the study questionnaire was obtained from the corresponding author. A semi-structured interview technique was used to col

اهداف : هدفت الدراسة لتقييم مستوى المعرفة لدى الأمهات حول استخدام علاج المرذذ(البخاخ) لأطفالهن المصابين بالربو ومعرفة العلاقة بين معارف الأمهات  والبيانات الاجتماعية الديموغرافية.

المنهجية : اجريت دراسة وصفية في مستشفى الاطفال التعليمي (مستشفى ابن البلدي للأطفال والنسائية) تم جمع البيانات من الفترة من 10 أكتوبر 2022 إلى 10 يناير 2023 باستخدام عينات هادف

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الأهداف:الهدف الرئيسي من الدراسة هو تقييم برنامج إعادة التأهيل التمريضي على آلام المرضى بعد استئصال القرص الفقري القطني على أساس مقياس الألم التناظري.

المنهجية: أجريت دراسة شبه تجريبية مع تطبيق منهجي الاختبار القبلي والبعدي على مجموعة الدراسة والمجموعة الضابطة بعد تطبيق البرنامج التعليمي. تم جمع البيانات على مرحلتين: البيانات الأساسية الأولى (قبل تقديم أي تدخ

Objective(s): To examine the association between alarm fatigue and burnout among nurses working in adult critical care units.

Methods: A descriptive-correlational study design was used targeting 377 nurses practicing in critical care units within 13 hospitals in Iraq. Data gathering extended for the period from January 6^th, 2024 to March 7^th 2024, by investigating sociodemographic, professional characteristics of nurses, and alarm fatigue questionnaire, and the Burnout Assessment Tool.

Results: Overall, 240 out of 377 nurses in critical care units showed a moderate degree of alarm fatigue, with a percentage of 63.7%. Of equal importance, the majority o

Objective(s): To explore patients’ perceptions regarding warning signs of heart attacks.

Methods: A descriptive phenomenological design explored 10 perceptions of patients with ischemic heart disease toward warning signs of heart attack by non-probability (purposive) sampling at cardiac care units at Baquba Teaching Hospital and AlKhalis General Hospital For the period from 21^st of December, 2023 to 24^th of February, 2024.  A 7-item semi-structured interview guide was developed. Qualitative analysis (thematic analysis) was used in the data analysis. This process involved transcribing and translating quotes from Arabic to English for better

المستخــلـــص

الهدف: تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلى تحديد فاعلية برنامج الرعاية الذاتية على معارف مرضى الربو.

المنهجية: تم اجراء دراسة تمهيدية (قبل) التجريبية في مركز الحساسية والربو / مستشفى الديوانية التعليمي. من 30 تشريت الاول 2022 إلى 2 ايار 2023. شملت الدراسة 85 مريضًا مصابًا بالربو تم اختيارهم باستخدام عينة غير عشوائية – غرضية. استخدمت الباحثة استبانة لقياس مع

المستخلص

الأهداف: تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تقييم السلوكيات الصحية

الخلاصة

الهدف : تهدف الدراسة الى تقويم  فاعلية البرنامج التعليمي في  مدارك طلاب الجامعة للنمط الغذائي الصحي. ولمعرفة العلاقة بين مدارك طلاب الجامعة للنمط الغذائي الصحي وبياناتهم الديموغرافية المتعلقة بالعمر والجنس والحالة الزوجية ودخل العالئلة الشهري ومكان السكن والمرحلة الدراسية .

منهجية البحث: أجريت دراسة شبه تجريبي

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الأهداف: تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تقييم جودة الحياة بين المسنين في دور المسنين والعوامل المؤثرة فيها.

المنهجية: دراسة مقطعية وصفية أجريت في دار المسنين بمدينة بغداد للفترة من 1 تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 2022 إلى 1 آذار (مارس) 2023 على عينة مكونه من (139) مسناً. تم التحقق من صحة الاستبيان من قبل الخبراء ومن ثم التحقق من موثوقيتها من خلال دراسة تجريبية. كان العدد الإجمالي للفقرات الم

Objectives:
To evaluate mothers’ attitudes toward readiness for discharge care at home for a premature baby in Intensive Care Unit at teaching hospitals in Medical City Complex and to find out the relationship between mothers’ attitudes and their socio-demographic characteristics.
Methodology: A quasi-experimental study design was carried out through the period of 6th January 2020 to 2021 to 11th March 2021, to evaluate mother’s attitude toward discharge care plan for premature babies. The study carried out in Welfare Teaching Hospital, Nursing Home Hospital and Baghdad Teaching Hospital at Medical City Complex in Baghdad City on 30 mother of premature babies in neonatal intensive care units using the nonprobability sampling

Objectives: To Assess the Effect of Physical Status of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome on Women in Reproductive Age,
To Find out the Relationship Between Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Women's Physical Health (Acne , Hirsutism ,
Weight Gain , Irregular Menstrual Period),&To Identify the Association of Physical Status to polycystic ovarian
syndrome and Some Socio Demographic Characteristic (Age ,Occupation & Obesity ), and Reproductive
Characteristic(Gravida ,Para ,Abortion &Menstrual Regularity).
Methodology :a descriptive analytical study was conduct on Non-probability (purposive sample) of (100)women who
suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome in reproductive age in infertility counseling from three hospit

Objective: The aims of present study to detect the effectiveness of instruction program of non-pharmacological guideline on blood pressure and laboratory test.

Methodology: A pre-experimental study was conducted in Al-Sader Teaching Hospital   from 8^th of September 2019 to 25^th of May 2020, in order to find out the effectiveness of instruction program concerning non-pharmacological guideline on controlling essential hypertension among patients. A non- probability (purposive sample) of 50 patients with essential hypertension is selected. Those patients are already diagnosed with Essential Hypertension

ABSTRACT:

Objectives: The study aims to know the effectiveness of the educational program in the patient’s adherence to medication and diet and to know the relationship between the effectiveness of the education program and their demographic data related to the patient’s age, gender, marital status, education level, occupation, monthly income and residence.

Methodology: A quasi -experimental design study was performed on patient who attended to Gastroenterology and Hepatology Teaching Hospital, from March 2021 to September 2021. The non-probability sampling including 50 patients for case study and 30 patients for control group. The questionnaire consists of 3 parts, part one the socio

AbstractObjectives: The work environment has an impact on the performance of nurses, as well as to determine the relationship between the work environment and the performance of nurses.Research methodology: A descriptive analytical study was designed for the impact of the work environment on the performance of nurses' jobs in the hospitals of the city of Nasiriyah. The study began in the period from May 15, 2022 to 1 November, 2022. The non-probability (purposive) sample consisted of (410) nurses working in the city center hospitals. Nasiriyah, they were chosen based on the study criteria, and after obtaining approval from them. The data was collected using the questionnaire, which consi

Objective: To know the impact of social networks on the mental health of adolescents in the city of Diwaniyah.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on adolescents in preparatory schools in ALDiwaniyah
City Center, for the period from Jun 26, 2015 through to October 20, 2015. The schools were
selected from using Probability sampling (240 random samples) six schools were selected from 32 schools (20 %
from total number) the schools were chosen by writing the names of all schools on a pieces of paper and put in
bags. Then, selected six schools random, three boys schools (2 preparatory and 1 secondary) three girls schools
(2 preparatory and 1 secondary), then I chose the sample the students in grad

Objectives: The objectives of the present study are to identify both, the rate of urinary tract infections (UTI) in medical
and surgical wards in Baghdad Teaching Hospital and the common types of microorganisms that cause this type of NIs,
study the resistance of isolated microorganisms to several types of antibiotic and the effect of some disinfection
material like Iodine, chlorhexidine and septicin on the growth of these isolates.
Methodology: This is descripƟve study carried out from 1\6\2009 to 1\11\2009. A total of 200 paƟents were admiƩed
to medical and surgical wards in Baghdad teaching hospital, paƟents were divided into two group 100 paƟents, in
surgical ward and 100 paƟents in medical ward. Some of impor

Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge regarding drugs addiction among paramedical staff; and to
identify the association between the level of knowledge and their socio-demographic variable.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was Conducted in Baghdad on Staff for the period from 1st June,
2016 to30th September, 2016 . The sample included 510 Health professionals . There are 9 sectors in center
of Baghdad , 5 of them in Al- Kurkh side of the city and 4 in Al-Russafa side. The sample was selected from
49 primary health care centers and 8 public hospitals through a multi-stage sample using a simple random
sampling technique. The information was collected through the design of a questionnaire whose stability and<

Objective: Detection the level of YKL-40 biochemical marker and vitamin D level in sera of Iraqi uterine cancer
females' patients.
Methodology: This study included 90 female volunteers, 30 of them were healthy volunteers who were
considered as a control group, while sixty serum samples were collected from women patients suffering from
uterine tumors (30 malignant and 30 fibroid benign tumors), benign cases were considered as a disease
control group for malignant tumors. The average age of those females was 30-75 years, which matched the
control group. All the samples were collected from Azady hospital in Kirkuk and the gynecologic department at
Medical City in Baghdad during October /2012 to May /2013. All the serum

Objective: The study aims to determine the effectiveness of the continuing nursing education
program on nursing staffs knowledge in kidney transplantation unit and to find out the relationship
between nursing staffs knowledge and demographic characteristics (age, gender, education level, and
years of experiences in kidney transplantation unit).
Methodology: A quasiexperemental design (One-group Pretest - Posttest design) was carried out in
kidney transplantation units at Baghdad Teaching Hospitals, from December 2011 to July 2012. A nonprobability
(purposive sample) of (16) nurses were selected from kidney transplant units at Baghdad
teaching hospitals, the choice was based on the study criteria. The data were collec

Abstract

Objectives: The main objective of this study is to find the influence level of nursing incivility on psychological well-being among nurses in southeastern Iraq.

Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, a convenience sample of 250 nurses working in three government hospitals in Missan province in the south of Iraq were surveyed using the nursing incivility scale (NIS) and Ryff's psychological well-being scale (PWB) from November 2021, to July 2022. A multivariate multiple regression analysis was done to analyze the multivariate effect of workplace incivility on the psychological well-being of nurses.

Results: The study results show a

Objective: To identify the role and importance of the clinical pharmacist in the Emergency Department on prevent
or reduced the medication error.
Methodology: We collected the medical file of 3400 patients, 1400 patient's file in (A) hospital, and 1000 patient's
file in each of (B and C) hospital, who admitted to the ED, at primary weekdays between 8 am to 2 pm, and
recorded all the intervention made by clinical pharmacist through an active search in clinical charts, with analysis
of the daily medical prescription. The potential severity of harm of the medication error judged by two reviewers,
a permanent emergency physician, and clinical pharmacist based on the National Coordinating Council (NCC) of
Medication Error