Background: Knowledge and attitudes of nursing students toward COVID-19 play a significant role in preparing their willingness to accept measures of behavioral change from health professionals. Objectives: Assess undergraduate nursing students' attitude and knowledge towards COVID 19 and their correlation with stress and hope level.

Context: Trismus is a tonic contraction of the muscles of mastication resulting from any abnormal condition or disease with mouth opening of ≤35 mm. Maxillofacial surgeries cause fibrosis and subsequent scar contracture in the muscles of mastication that lead to a detrimental impact on quality of life; difficulty in activities such as biting, chewing, swallowing. Aim:The study aims to assess the effects of TheraBite Jaw Rehabilitation System on trisums post maxillofacial surgeries. Methods: A convenience sample of 20 patients attended to maxillofacial clinic; they suffer from trismus post maxillofacial surgeries. Patients trained of using TheraBite Jaw Rehabilitation for one month. The outcome measured every week by using TheraBite scale of Mouth range of motion, Eat-10 assessment scale and visual analogue scale. Results: There was improvement of mouth opening (MO) after regular use of TheraBite Jaw Rehabilitation, improvement of score of Eat-10 assessment scale, and decrease of pain dramatically. Conclusion: Patients suffer from trismus exhibit an improvement of moth opening, score EAT-10 and decrease pain. Recommendation: Applying educational sessions by nurses for patients to early use of TheraBit Jaw rehabilitation system post maxillofacial surgeries.

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Context: Vitamin D deficiency has been combined with fatigue, headache, musculoskeletal pain, weakness, as well as depression. Fatigue is a popular complain among nurses due to working on difficult settings, Low serum vitamin D is more prevalent among obese people; increase of BMI which lead to diminish nurses` self-confidence and feeling of failure. Nurses, who feel fatigue, increase BMI could not be good caregivers to the patients. Aim: the study aimed to examine influence of vitamin D level on self-perceived fatigue, Body Mass Index, and health related quality of life among female nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 female nurses working in the main university hospital, Alexandria University and El-Kaser El-Any Obstetric hospital, Cairo University. Four tools were used for data collection. Tool I: a Structured interview questionnaire, to assess socio-demographic characteristics; Tool II: assessment of two parts: Body mass Index calculation and 25hydroxyvitamin D to determine level of serum vitamin D; tool III: SF-12 to measure general health status and well-being; and tool IV: Fatigue assessment scale was used to assess the perceived fatigue level among female nurses.Results: the highest percent of nurses in both Alexandria and Cairo nurses had insufficiency level of 25-OHD. A statistically significant inverse correlation between vitamin D level and increase BMI, nurses` self-perceived fatigue level was observed while statistically significant direct correlation was found between vitamin D and quality of life.

Context: Urinary problems are common in females, affecting approximately one-third of adult women. Multiple deliveries Reduced pelvic floor strength affects the bladder function because the bladder does not completely empty, leaving a 'pool' of urine, which can lead to recurrent urinary infection. Kegel exercises are the most widely used method for strengthening muscles in the pelvic floor. Patients can do them at any time, anywhere, while doing other work and without regular visits to hospitals. Aim: The study aims to assess the effects of Kegel Exercises on the recurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Multiparty. Methods: A convenience sample of 100 patients suffer from recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and (Multiparty) had more than three normal deliveries, assigned randomly and alternatively into two equal groups, 50 in each. The first group (control group) received standard hospital nursing care. The second group (study group) taught Kegel exercises. Outcome measurements included the use of UTI Symptoms Assessment Questionnaire, administered pre and two months post regular Kegel exercises, to assess the severity and bothersome of the most frequently reported symptoms of UTI. Results: Regarding the degree of symptoms for urinary tract infection in the first visit, the majority of patients in both groups had a maximum degree of symptoms. Regarding all symptoms, the patient suffering from frequency, urgency of urination, pain or burning when passing urine, inability to empty the bladder completely, pain or uncomfortable pressure in lower abdomen/pelvic area, low back pain, and blood in urine with a non-statistically significant difference between both groups. On the other hand, in the second visit, there was a statistically significant difference between patients who received hospital care and study group who practice Kegel exercise regarding all symptoms. There was a statistically significant difference between both groups regarding the severity of urinary tract infections. Conclusion:  Women with recurrent urinary tract infection symptoms exhibit self-reported cure or improvement of urinary tract infection symptoms after the regular performance of Kegel exercises. Applying educational sessions by nurses is recommended for females after normal delivery and caesarian section delivery.