Background: First aid is the initial care for ill and injured. It helps to urgently manage the health problems of school age children. Therefore, teaching first aids should be compulsory in all schools through advanced methods of teaching strategies. Aim: the current study was conducted to determine the effect of video assisted teaching method versus traditional lecture on primary teachers' knowledge and skills regarding first aids management of children's school day accidents. Methods: A Comparative research design was used for this study. Sample: simple random sample of 200 primary school teachers was included. Settings: the study was carried out at four primary schools in Shebin-Elkom town and ELShohadaa town, Menoufia Governorate. Tools: two tools were used for data collection. Tool one: teachers' knowledge questionnaire: it consisted of two parts. (a) A structured: socio-demographic questionnaire to obtain demographic data of the studied subjects; (b) Structured knowledge questionnaire regarding first aids measures. Tool two: five points Likert-scale structured performance check list was used to assess degree of improvement in primary school teachers' management skills regarding first aids for children' school day accidents after utilization of Video-assisted teaching method versus Lecture Method. Results: The study showed a statistical significant improvement in total knowledge score of primary school teachers undergoing video-assisted teaching method regarding first aids of children' school day accidents (28.68 ± 3.77) compared to teachers undergoing traditional lecture (12.77 ± 5.00). Also, there was statistical significant improvement in management skills of primary school teachers undergoing video-assisted teaching method (28.68 ± 3.77) compared to teachers undergoing traditional lecture. Conclusions: Utilization of video-assisted teaching method was succeeded in achieving significant improvements in the primary school teachers' knowledge and skills regarding first aid of children's school day accidents compared to traditional lecture method. Recommendations: importantly utilizing video-assisted teaching strategy in teaching first aid to promote children's health and improve knowledge and management skills of their caregivers.

Background: Therapeutic communication is the basis of interactive relationships among health team and their patients: that affords opportunities to establish rapport, understand the client's experience, formulate individualized or client interventions and optimize health care resources. Aim: this study was carried out to assess the effect of a planned therapeutic communication program on therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nurses. Methods: Setting: the study was carried out at Shebin El kom and Benha University hospitals. Research design: a quasi experimental research design was utilized. Sample: all staff nurses (132) who are working at the previously mentioned settings were included. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection. Tool one: a therapeutic communication questionnaire: consisting of two parts: (a) Socio-demographic structured questionnaire to obtain demographic data of the studied sample and (b) a structured therapeutic communication knowledge questionnaire to assess nurses' knowledge pre and post therapeutic communication program. Tool two is a five points Likert-scale structured check list used to assess the degree of improvement in pediatric nurses' skills and practice of therapeutic communication. Results: The results of this study showed a positive statistical significant correlation between total knowledge score and total practice score of nurses' therapeutic communication skills at each measurement time (pre: r = 0.52, p < .00; post r = 0.53, p < .001). Also, a highly statistical significant improvement in pediatric nurses' knowledge, practice and skills regarding therapeutic communication was found p < .001. Conclusions: It was concluded that pediatric nurses had significant improvement in their knowledge and skills regarding therapeutic communication with their hospitalized child patients after utilization of a planned therapeutic communication program. Recommendation: Continuously implement advanced therapeutic communication programs for pediatric nurses to enhance safe and healthy interactions, foster trust and improve recovery of their hospitalized children.

Abstract:Background: Sexual harassment is a widespread phenomenon among adolescents. Its emergence is correlated to biological development; this behavior is neither normative nor socially appropriate given the negative impact on victims and its association with other aggressive and violent behavior. Enhancing adolescents' self-confidence is helpful in empowering then to feel safe and protected against this antisocial phenomenon. Aim: is to assess the impact of a planned sexual harassment protective program on feeling of safety and self confidence among adolescent girls. Design: A quasi experimental research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in two secondary schools at Menoufia Governerate: (1) El-Sanawia banat old secondary school. (2) El-Sanawia banat new secondary school. Sample: a number of 100 secondary school adolescent girls were selected randomly from the previously mentioned settings. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection. Tool one: Students' knowledge questionnaire: it consisted of two parts. Part one: a structured: socio-demographic questionnaire to obtain demographic data about the studied sample. Part two: -sexual harassment structured questionnaire. Tool two: Five points Likert-scale structured questionnaire regarding degree of self confidence and felling of safety of adolescent girls. .Results: The results of the current study showed that, there were highly statistically significant differences between pre and after implementation of planned sexual harassment protective program of studied group regarding their level of confidence in their abilities and their actions for facing sexual harassment. Also, highly statistically significant differences were found between pre and after implementation of planned sexual harassment protective program of studied group concerning levels of self confidence and feeling of safety where p: (<0.001). Conclusion: it was concluded that, adolescent girls had significant improvement in their feeling of safety and self confidence after utilization of a planned sexual harassment protective program .Recommendation: the study recommended to urgently utilize a planned sexual harassment protective programs for all adolescent girls as a mean to protect themselves and enhance their feeling of safety and self confidence regarding this negative phenomenon.

Context:: Anemia is a significant public health problem that persists worldwide, not only among pregnant women, and young children but also among the adolescent girls contributing to high maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in the future life. Aim: The study was conducted to assess the effect of lifestyle modification program on growth parameters and mood status among adolescent girls having anemia. Methods: A Quasi-experimental study design utilized at one preparatory school and one secondary school affiliated to Shebein Elkom town-Menoufia governorate. One hundred thirty-two adolescent girls included in this study. Four tools used to collect data of this study, they are socio-demographic Structured Interview questionnaire, growth parameters measurement scales, Hemoglobin level measurement scale, and Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS). Result: The study population was adolescent girls their mean age was 14.10 ± 1.15 years, the main findings of this study revealed that adolescents having mild anemia pre-intervention (74.2%) falls to 5.30% and 4.50% in the post and follow up intervention respectively. Also, adolescents having severe anemia pre-intervention (6.80%) improved ultimately to none of the participants had severe anemia in the post and follow up intervention. Adolescents who underweight pre-intervention (23.5%) have standard weight post-intervention and at follow-up test 43.9 % and 47.7 % respectively. High statistical significant differences were found between pre, post, and follow up test regarding adolescents' mood status, which the number of affected adolescents has fallen from 93.2%to 34.1% at post intervention and 32.6% at follow-up. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can conclude that the dietary modification program has a better effect on the improvement of anemia, mood status and growth parameters of the studied adolescent girls. The study recommended that all adolescent girls should urgently adhere to a healthy lifestyle modification regarding their dietary regimen for the proper prevention and management of iron deficiency anemia. Also, for promotion of their mood stability and their growth and development.

Context: Skin-to-Skin Contact (SSC) immediately after cesarean section uncommon in Egypt. It is anticipated that this type of care is a successful approach for both maternal and neonatal outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of immediate skin to skin contact on maternal and neonatal physiological outcomes after cesarean delivery. Methods: A Quasi-experimental design was utilized at the operative delivery and postpartum unit at El-kasr El-Ainy and El -Manial university hospitals, Egypt. A purposive sample of 100 primiparous women who underwent elective CS and their newborns (100) were included and divided into study and control groups. Six tools were used to collect data of this study, 1) characteristics of the studied mothers. 2) Newborns' medical records, 3) Infant breastfeeding assessment tool, 4) Successful breastfeeding assessment tool, 5) Maternal satisfaction self-report questionnaire and 6) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results: 96% of neonates in the study group manifested no signs of hypothermia compared to 58% of the control group. There was highly statistical significant differences between both groups regarding the total mean pain score after 6 hrs. from cesarean delivery. Also, regarding total mean score of successful breastfeeding (11.68 ± 2.19 & 9.62 ± 2.41) in the study and control group respectively. Conclusion: the present study concluded that implementation of an immediate skin to skin contact after cesarean delivery had a significant effect on maternal and newborn physiological outcomes. Recommendations. Skin to skin contact nursing intervention should be importantly applied in all maternity units in each hospital immediately after cesarean deliveries for its great benefits.