Background: Learning styles refer to the ability of learner to perceive and process information in learning situations. The ability to understand students' learning styles can increase the educational outcomes. VAK (Visual, auditory, kinesthetic) learning style is one of the learning style in which students use three of sensory perception to receive information. Teachers can incorporate these learning styles in their classroom activities so that students are competent to be successful in their courses. The purpose of this study is to assess Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic learning style among undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out; the study was conducted during the period of 3rd. November, 2013-15, March, 2014 two Nursing Colleges at Universities of Mosul and Kirkuk. A stratified random sampling was used for data collection. The target population was an undergraduate nursing students (210) students (60 male and 150 female). Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS), Chi-square, Frequencies and Percentage was used for data analysis. The results: the findings reveal that Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic learning style of the study sample was (40.0%), (29.5%), and 30.5% respectively. Females preferred auditory learning style (30.3%) more than males (27.3%), while males preferred kinesthetic learning style (32.3%) more than females (29.8%). Recommendation: The researcher recommended that nurse educators should aware of learning styles of the students and provide teaching style to be matched with their learning style.

Background: infectious disease can transmitted indirectly to the health care worker especially nursing staff through multiple or misuse of needles and sharp instruments. Aims of the study: the study aimed to assess the prevalence of sharps injuries and its protective measures for nursing staff at Kirkuk city hospitals. Methodology: A descriptive design was carried out at Kirkuk city hospitals for nursing staff from 1st of February, 2020, up to the 1st of September, 2020. A non-probability (convenience sampling) of (166) nurses both male and female from selected working site in the hospital were selected. The questionnaire was designed by the researcher to achieve the purpose of the study. The questionnaire was consisted of four parts: part Ι: the demographic data of the participants, part ΙΙ: the Equipment associated sharps injuries. Part ΙΙΙ: Factors associated with sharp injuries. And part ΙΙΙΙ: Availability of protective measures for sharp injuries. The data were collected through the use of self-administration technique. They were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis and inferential statistical data analysis. Results: The results indicated that the most equipment that cause sharp injuries were syringe needles (52%), and glasses such as ampoules (25%).