Hayam Asfour

• professor
• Professor at Umm al-Qura University

Introduction Postpartum weight gain is an enormous amount of water retention after delivery, which can potentially lead to risk factors for mothers, children, families, and communities. There are plenty of factors, including progesterone, ABSTRACT Background: According to multiple research studies, biological variables, perceived learning demands,

A large percentage of college-aged girls suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS). This mixed-methods approach aimed to adopt a statistical exploration of the factors influencing PMS. The premenstrual coping measure (PCM) and an introductory Information Form were used to collect quantitative data for the study, while a semi-structured form was used...

Background: Areas of clinical training such as hospitals and community health centers are difficult to control and considered sources of risks that threaten the safety of the students which affects their success and fulfilling the goals of nursing education and may have long-term effects on their quality of life. Aim: This review aimed to criticall...

Aim The aim of this study was to survey student learning perspectives as measured by ‘student satisfaction’ following the rapid introduction of remote blended e-learning into the existing undergraduate nursing curriculum at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia. Background National legislation resulting from the spread of Covid-19 required all theo...

Background: Nurses are the frontline health professional more likely to undergo various stressors during the pandemic Covid-19 situation. The ongoing unprecedented crisis causes more stress, especially among nurses, as they are the most vulnerable group who predominantly get impacted while delivering comprehensive care. Aim: This study explored the...

Background Sharp injuries are common reasons for the transmission of blood‐borne diseases in acute care settings. Fear of sharp injuries and their consequences can expose nurses to high levels of stress (sharp injuries stress). Aim To examine the occurrence of sharp injuries and to assess their relationship with stress among nurses working in acut...

Background: Blended learning has recently been introduced as an addition to the existing teaching programme of nursing students at X University. The aim of this study is to assess student satisfaction with this change. Methods: A 35 item questionnaire was circulated to all male and female nursing students in their 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of study. T...

A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a newly discovered virus in 2019 in Wuhan, China. Globally around the world, healthcare professionals (HCP), including nurses, are the front line health workers (FHW), considered as a vital member of the team trying to save several people's lives. Although leading health organizations and scientific papers consiste...

Enteral nutrition (EN) is the most efficient nutritional support (NS) method in the intensive care units (ICUs). It has gained popularity over other methods in terms of promoting patient's immunity and enhancing better clinical outcomes in addition to its cost effectiveness. However, delivery of EN remains inadequate due to interruptions for variou...

Enteral nutrition (EN) is the most efficient nutritional support (NS) method in the intensive care units (ICUs). It has gained popularity over other methods in terms of promoting patient's immunity and enhancing better clinical outcomes in addition to its cost effectiveness. However, delivery of EN remains inadequate due to interruptions for variou...

Introduction: Delirium is a common diagnosis and is often a harbinger of death especially in ICU patients. It is a sudden change in mental status, with fluctuating course, marked by decreased attention. The aim of this study is to identify critical care nurses’ practices and attitudes towards patients suffering from delirium. Materials and Methods:...

Background: Central venous catheter-related infection (CVC-RI) is considered a common cause of increased morbidity, mortality, and medical care costs in intensive care units (ICUs). The objective in this descriptive study was to assess the knowledge of health care workers in ICUs about guidelines for the prevention of CVC-RI and their adherence to...

Background: Moral distress has been identified as a major factor influencing the physical and emotional well being of the nurses. It is a serious problem among critical care nurses, it my make the nurses avoid the patient and do not act as an advocate. While its impact on the nurses themselves is burnout , resignation from their position, or abando...

Abstract: Undergraduate emergency nursing students are often exposed to stress when helping patients in emergency situations. Emergency nursing students are vulnerable to the development of symptoms of post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD). Stress reactions among helpers can be regarded as a natural behavior and reaction when experiencing a traumat...

Background: Patients in the critical care unit (CCU) are, by definition, the sickest patients in acute care hospitals and face higher risk of death than any other hospital population and usually require advanced life support such as mechanical ventilation, inotropes, or dialysis. Since every day critical care nurses encounter death and dying in the...

Background: Critically ill patients in critical care units (CCUs) are at high risk for infections associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. The overall infection rate in critically ill patients approaches 40% and may be as high as 50% or 60% in patients who remain in the CCU for more than 5 days. Ventilator-associated p...

Abstract: Emergency and critical care nursing departments, faculty of nursing, Alexandria and Mansoura universities conducted several changes in evaluation techniques. Diagnosis of the capability for change is enhanced if benchmarking is carried out. This study aims to benchmark changes in undergraduate nursing students’ clinical evaluation techniq...