Background: Brain tumors is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and results in significant increasing economic and social burden. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of caregivers' home health care on quality of life of patients with brain tumors. Research design: Quasi experimental design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at home of brain tumor patients and their caregivers who were taken from a Neurosurgery Outpatient Clinic at Nasser Institute Hospital. Sample: Simple random sample was used in this study to choose 110 patients and their caregivers. Tools: Three tools used in this study. Tool I: Structured interviewing to assess socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and studied patients, and Knowledge of caregivers about brain tumor and home health care. Tool II: Quality of life scale for patients with brain tumor. Tool III Observe caregivers' home health care practices among patients with brain tumor. Result: 54.5 % of the studied caregivers aged ≥40 years, 80 % were female, 44.5 % had secondary education, 15.5% of the studied caregivers had good total knowledge level at preprogram which increased to 59.1% post home health care program implementation. 18.2 % of the studied patients had high level of total quality of life at preprogram while increased to 61.8 % post program implementation. 40% of the studied caregivers had satisfactory home health care practices regarding their patients with brain tumors pre home health care program, while this percentage increased to 82.7% post home health care program implementation. Conclusion: Caregivers' home health care successed in improving caregivers' knowledge and practices which is reflected on improving quality of life patients with brain tumor (p<0.001). Recommendation: Continuous home health care programs for caregivers to improve their knowledge and practices about brain tumor patients.

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Background: Self-care behaviors can start after passing the acute period of myocardial infarction and have special importance in health maintenance and its recurrence. Aim of the study: Was conducted to assess self-care for patients with myocardial infarction. Research design: Descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The present study conducted at Cardiac Out Patient Clinics in Benha University Hospital & Benha Teaching Hospital. Sample: Simple random sample was used in this study. The total number of sample was 254 myocardial infarction patients. Tools: One tool was used to collected data Part (I): An interviewing questionnaire to assess patients' socio demographic characteristics. Part (II): About patients̕ medical history. Part (III): Patients̕ knowledge regarding myocardial infarction and self-care. Part (IV): Patients̕ self-care reported practices.Results: 63.8% of patients had total average knowledge regarding myocardial infarction and self-care, while 65% had unsatisfactory reported self-care practices. Conclusion: There were highly statistical significant relation between studied myocardial infarction patients' total knowledge and their socio demographic characteristic regarding educational level, while there were highly statistically significant relations between the total self-care practices of studied myocardial infarction patients and their total knowledge. Recommendation: Health educational program should be developed and implemented for patients with myocardial infarction to improve, and updated knowledge and self-care practices.

Background: Health hazards are a neglected public health issue among nursing students in developing countries. This has exposed nursing students in developing countries to various forms of hazards which had negative consequences on their wellbeing and performance at work. Aim of study: Was to assess practical training health hazards among secondary technical nursing students. Research design: A descriptive design was used to carry out this study. Setting: This study was conducted at two secondary Technical Nursing Schools in Benha City. Sample: Convenient sample included 222 nursing students. Tools: Two tools were used in this study, Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess nursing students socio demographic characteristics, practical training health hazards facing nursing students, health problems that acquired after joining with secondary technical nursing schools and nursing students knowledge regarding practical training health hazards and protective measures Tool II: Observational checklist to assess nursing students practices toward protective measures. Results: 67.6% of studied nursing students exposed to stress as psychological hazards, 64.4% of them exposed to noise as physical hazards in addition to, 53.6% of them exposed to chemical hazards as latex powder that found in the gloves and 44.1% of them exposed to ergonomic hazards as carrying tools and supplies. 87.4% of them had back pain and neck pain, 45.5% &42.8% had stress and skin allergy respectively. 26.1% of them had good knowledge regarding practical training health hazards and protective measures. 77.9% of them had satisfactory practices. Conclusion: There were highly statistical significance relation between total knowledge level and total practices level. Recommendation: Develop and implementing health education and training programs to upgrade the nursing students' knowledge and practice toward health hazards associated with practical training.