@article { author = {Taie, Eman}, title = {Nursing Peer Review Protocol for Patient Safety}, journal = {Zagazig Nursing Journal}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {1-16}, year = {2010}, publisher = {Zagazig University; Faculty of Nursing}, issn = {2090-6110}, eissn = {}, doi = {10.21608/znj.2010.40054}, abstract = {Background: Patient safety is of great concern to healthcare leaders and is a top priority in all healthcare organizations. It is essential to promote an organizational commitment that values a culture of safety through reporting of medical error and analysis of untoward events. Nursing peer review facilitates the establishment of a culture of safety, as it seeks to analyze medical errors and eliminate the reoccurrence of untoward events.Aim: To develop nursing peer review protocol for patient safety.Method: This study is a quasi-experimental study.The study subjects consisted of three groups: staff nurses (316), head nurses plus nursing directors (37) and (40) as jury group. The study was conducted in Military Production hospital and Nasr City Insurance hospital. Four tools were used for collecting data (two self administered questionnaires format and two opinionnaires format).Results: There was no statistical significant difference in both of the studied hospitals regarding all patient safety dimensions. There was poor safety organizational culture regarding all mentioned dimensions. There was no patient safety committee in both hospitals.Conclusion- Nursing peer review protocol for patient safety was developed and validated.}, keywords = {safety culture,peer review,Nursing,Patient Safety,Protocol}, url = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40054.html}, eprint = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40054_7f96e03616f381ce6405da729d40da05.pdf} } @article { author = {Ibrahim, Sanaa and El Hosany, Wafaa}, title = {Nurses Awareness Regarding Disasters' Preparedness at Suez Canal University Hospital}, journal = {Zagazig Nursing Journal}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {1-10}, year = {2010}, publisher = {Zagazig University; Faculty of Nursing}, issn = {2090-6110}, eissn = {}, doi = {10.21608/znj.2010.40059}, abstract = {Disasters are destructive events that disrupt the normal functioning of a community, have occurred since the beginning of civilization. Disasters are an ongoing part of life and affect society both locally and globally. Today’s nurses are faced with the challenges of responding to natural, manmade, and technological disasters. Aim of Study: is to determine the level of nurses' awareness about disasters' preparedness at Suez Canal University Hospital. Subjects and Methods: This study carried out on 102 of staff nurses and nurse managers in critical areas in the hospital. A questionnaire sheet composed of three parts was used to collect the study data. The first part was developed to collect data related to personal characteristics. The second part aimed to collect nurses' knowledge about classifications of disasters and the possible disasters that could occur outside or inside the hospital, it includes 17 questions. Third part was developed to assess the nurses' awareness by hospital disasters preparedness on external or internal level. Results: Study results revealed that about one fifth of nurses had satisfactory knowledge related to classifications of disasters, while only 20.6% of nurses were aware about external disaster preparedness components, and nurses' awareness about hospital internal disaster preparedness recorded very low percentage (4.9). Recommendations: In light of study results it was recommended that: design disaster plan for Suez CanalUniversityHospital, upgrade the nurses' knowledge, and equip them by main skills to face the disastrous events whether external or internal in addition to involve their job description with disaster preparedness role.}, keywords = {Disaster--Preparedness- Nurses- Awareness}, url = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40059.html}, eprint = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40059_9b520a9ca7d9f9b49c9544dee2e6f9cc.pdf} } @article { author = {Abd El Magid, Josephin and El Magid, Josephin and El Dakhakhny, Amal and Abdel Baset, Ashraf}, title = {Compliance of Adolescents with Chronic Renal Failure to Their Management Plan at Mansoura Children's University Hospital}, journal = {Zagazig Nursing Journal}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {1-14}, year = {2010}, publisher = {Zagazig University; Faculty of Nursing}, issn = {2090-6110}, eissn = {}, doi = {10.21608/znj.2010.40084}, abstract = {Chronic renal failure in adolescents is a major health problem and is considered as the most common chronic disease of childhood. So, the compliance to management plan is necessary to improve nutritional status, reduce uremia toxicity and delay renal deterioration and other problems associated with end stage renal failure and dialysis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the compliance of the adolescents with chronic renal failure to their management plan. The study was carried out at out- patient clinic of the nephrology unit and hemodialysis unit at Mansoura Children's UniversityHospital. The sample consisted of 50 adolescents with chronic renal failure. Two tools were used for data collection. The first tool was a structured interview sheet, which designed by the researcher and included sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents and their dietary, fluid and medications compliance.  Second tool was Adherence Scale which was developed by the researcher  guided by Jacobson et al. (1990) to assess the level of compliance of adolescents to their management plan. The results revealed that adolescents' compliance about dietary program, fluid intake, and measurement of vital signs, medications, blood analysis, daily activities and follow – up were lacked in the first visit and improved significantly in the second and third visits. Therefore, establishment of continuous educational programs and hand out for adolescents with chronic renal failure to provide them with the essential knowledge about disease and its management plan are recommended}, keywords = {Renal Failure – Compliance- Adolescents}, url = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40084.html}, eprint = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40084_e58cf01532fd59d93ec8f7b251847d5e.pdf} } @article { author = {Ata, Azza and Elsayed, Neamat and Abdeen, Maha}, title = {Relationship between Leadership Styles and Span of Control of the Head Nurses at Zagazig University Hospitals}, journal = {Zagazig Nursing Journal}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {1-16}, year = {2010}, publisher = {Zagazig University; Faculty of Nursing}, issn = {2090-6110}, eissn = {}, doi = {10.21608/znj.2010.40088}, abstract = {Health care is facing number of challenges in the 21st century. All of these challenges require effective leadership and successful leader able to help people meet all of these challenges. In addition, leadership style helps in not only achievement of organizational goals but also will release energies for personal growth and development. Span of control is also considered a useful concept for measuring the closeness of contact between the manager and staff. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between leadership styles (traditional & advanced) and span of control of the head nurses at Zagazig University Hospitals. A descriptive design was utilized with a sample of 56 head nurses and  systematic random sample of 151 staff nurses working at all inpatient units in  Zagazig University Hospitals. Data were collected by two questionnaire sheets one for the head nurses composed of three parts and the other for staff nurses composed of two parts. Results revealed that there was no statistically significant relationship between leadership styles of the head nurses and span of control. More than half of the head nurses rated themselves as transformational leaders. However, more than quarter of staff nurses described them as autocratic leaders and this differentiation was statistically significant.  Head nurses and staff nurses mentioned that there were negative relations between leadership styles explaining that head nurses used a single style in the different situations. Therefore, it is recommended that continuous follow up and evaluation would help head nurses to use different leadership styles, according to the different situations rather than using a single pattern and there is a need to establish a policy and guidelines regarding to the number of subordinates, head nurses can effectively supervise allowing them to have time to support nurses and be available for monitoring and development.}, keywords = {: Leadership Style- Span of Control- Head nurses}, url = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40088.html}, eprint = {https://znj.journals.ekb.eg/article_40088_ba85503df794cb5be7252741aa8235db.pdf} }