Background: COVID-19 outbreak has been acknowledged as a global health threat, that negatively impacting countries' health care systems and economies. This pandemic has generated a range of stressors that have an influence on the nurses. Thus, the exposure of nurses to compassion fatigue and psychological distress increased. Aim: Current study aimed to assess the relationship between compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and peritraumatic psychological distress among nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. Research design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized. Sample: A convenient sample; included two hundred and five (205) staff nurses who providing care for COVID-19 patients at Minia isolation hospitals. Setting: This study was conducted at Minia isolation hospitals which include: Minia fever hospital and Minia chest hospital. Tools: Three tools were used; sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire, compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue scale (PROQOL) in addition to COVID-19 peritraumatic distress index (CPDI). Results: The present study showed that about two thirds of the studied sample had average level of compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue burnout and secondary traumatic stress. While, less than half of them had high level of peritraumatic psychological distress. Also, a highly significant positive correlation was found between compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress) and peritraumatic psychological distress. Conclusions: Compassion fatigue (burnout) had a positive significant correlation with compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress), and a highly significant negative correlation with compassion satisfaction. Recommendations: A resilience program should be implemented to reduce stress and inspire nurses to work efficiently during these difficult times.

Background: Nurses face extra professional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which results in physical and mental health problems. Compassion fatigue and pandemic emotional impact are considered extra-additional stressful factors that affect nursing time and their abilities for time management. Aim: current study aimed to investigate the relationship between compassion fatigue, pandemic emotional impact, and time management among nurses at isolation hospitals during COVID-19. Research design: The present study utilized a descriptive correlational research design. Setting: The study was conducted at both Minia (fever and chest) hospitals. Sample: Two hundred registered nurses met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Tools: The personal interview sheet, the professional quality of life scale, the Pandemic emotional impact scale, and the time management questionnaire were used to compile the data. Results: Less than half of the studied sample was in the age group between 19 and < 29 years old, while the majority of them were females. Near two-thirds of the studied sample had a high level of total compassion fatigue. Also, more than half of them had a moderate level of pandemic emotional impact and time management. Conclusion: there is a statistically significant positive correlation between pandemic emotional impact and burnout subdomain of compassion fatigue. On the other hand, there is a statistically significant negative correlation between time planning with compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress. Recommendations: Educational workshops and periodical training programs should be implemented to reduce nurses' compassion fatigue and pandemic emotional impact and inspire nurses to work with effective time management techniques.

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Background: Negative suicidal thoughts occur often in schizophrenic patients throughout the course of their illness, especially during the initial psychotic episode, and many of these individuals have poor emotional IQ. Aim: The purpose of the current research was to examine the association between emotional intelligence and schizophrenic patients' suicidal ideation. Research Design: The current study's aim was accomplished using a descriptive correlational research design. Study subjects and setting: 90 schizophrenic inpatients at Minia Hospital for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment in New Minia City were included in the study. Tools: Socio-demographic and clinical data questionnaire, Emotional Intelligence Scale and Suicidal Ideation Scale were used. Results: 78.9% of the studied patients were males, 68.9% of them had low emotional intelligence. While, 81.1% of them had low suicidal ideation. Conclusion: According to the study's findings, the majority of the sample exhibited low emotional intelligence and few suicide thoughts. Additionally, there was a bad link between suicidal ideation and emotional intelligence among them. Recommendations: All psychiatric patients should participate in psycho educational programs to increase their emotional intelligence and decrease suicidal ideation.

Background: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has completely changed the learning environment and experiences of adolescent learners. Aim: This study aimed to determine adolescents' perceptions and academic stress towards online learning during COVID-19 pandemic. Design: The study was quantitative research utilizing the descriptive survey design. Sample: The study participants were one thousand one hundred (1,100) adolescents from eighteen preparatory and secondary schools in Minia City, Egypt. Tools: Four tools were used in this study: Tool I: Profile characteristics of the studied adolescent .Tool II: Methods of online learning. Tool III: Online learning perception scale. Tool IV: Educational stress scale. Results: The study revealed that participants were mostly females, 16-18 years old, and in grade 12. Adolescents had a moderate level of perceptions towards online learning and a high level of academic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic .There was a significant relationship between the perceptions of adolescents towards online learning and academic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Adolescents taking online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced academic stress which was strongly related to their perceptions towards online learning. Recommendation: Future researchers may explore different compounding variables contributing to academic stress and perceptions during outbreaks.