Background: Motivation has always been a central issue in education and has even been referred to as the most complex and challenging issue facing teachers today. The aim of the study was to develop motivational strategies for nursing students at Zagazig University. Methods: The researchers used the descriptive methodological design. Two types of samples were used: A stratified proportionate sample (323) and Jury committee (10). Questionnaire sheets were used to collect data for the present study (Motivational strategies assessment questionnaires and opinionnaire sheet). Results: The top strategies that were reported by study subjects as the least frequently used by their staff were: creating a pleasant classroom, promoting group cohesiveness and group norms, making the learning tasks stimulating, recognizing students' efforts and exhibiting proper teaching behavior (98.1, 97.8, 97.5, 97.5 and 96.9 respectively). The top strategies perceived by the study sample as most important were: exhibiting proper teaching behavior, presenting tasks properly and promoting learner autonomy (82.7%, 79.3% and 78.0% respectively) while creating a pleasant classroom and recognizing students' efforts are the least important (66.3%, 68.7% respectively). Conclusions: There was not a statistically significant difference between the educators use of motivational strategies and the importance of those strategies, there was not a statistically significant difference between male and female students regarding the educators use of motivational strategies, there was a statistically significant difference between male and female students regarding the importance of motivational strategies, as regards to educators use of motivational strategies there were statistically significant differences between first year and second year, third year and fourth year, concerning the importance of motivational strategies there were statistically significant differences between first year and second year, fourth year and first year and finally based on results and literature the required motivational strategies for nursing students at Zagazig University, Egypt were developed.

Nursing professionals are at the forefront of the pandemic management of COVID-19 all over the world. Egypt almost suffers from a severe shortage of nursing staff. Thus, Egyptian nursing educators are obligated to edivorp the nursing students with essential competencies for approaching nursing work, mainly in such difficult situations. Therefore, Competency-based nursing education (CBNE) is an inevitable as an educational delivery option in nursing colleges as required by the Egyptian government. The current study aimed at determining the effect of CBNE instructional intervention on nursing academics' knowledge, planning skills, and acceptance to follow CBNE during the COVID pandemic in Egypt. A quasi-experimental design was operated at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. The study subjects comprized 84 academics (nursing educators from all the faculty departements) who were selected convpeopeine and dovided into control and exppromental groups. ehp CBNE triple-section assessment sheet was developed and used for data collection. Results revealed that there was a higher improvement in the experimental group's scores than control group regarding CBNE knowledge, planning skills, and their acceptance to follow CBNE during COVID eierpnop, after the conduction of the CBNE instructional intervention. Thus, there was a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups after such intervention in favor of the experimental group. In conclusion, CBNE awareness, understanding and acceptance to follow it during the current risk time of COVID, among nursing academics are urgent Recommendation: the CBNE scheme requires a comprehensive understanding. Interdisciplinary healthcare contributions should be carried out to develop a CBNE model in nursing field. Further studies: Assessment of CBNE implementation progress in Egyptian colleges, Evaluate of the effect of the CBNE program on Egyptian nursing students' achievement, engagement, and patients' satisfaction.

Background: Information and communication technology have been become important service for collecting information that help patients in be aware about their disease and how to communicate with their health care provider easily. Aim of the study: Assess the relation between information and communication technologies, and empowerment of patient at Alahrar Teaching Hospital. Subjects and method: Research Design: An exploratory, descriptive research design was utilized at this study. Setting: This study was carried out at Alahrar Teaching Hospital which affiliated to the general organization for teaching hospitals and institutes. Subjects: random sample from (263) patient was concluded from previous mentioned setting. Tool of data collection: Adapted information and communication technologies questionnaire, patient empowerment scale questionnaire. Results: more than half 52% of studied patients had moderate level regarding access and use of ICT and majority 95.1 % of studied patients had low level of empowerment. Conclusion: There was a significant correlation between access and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and empowerment of patients. Recommendation: Establish training program for patient about using information and communication technology devices, also use information and communication technology devices to guide and instruct the patients at home after discharge.

Background: Although there were many cautions about a probable pandemic, the health organizations have not prepared to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus outbreak is a dangerous threat to humanity. An essential concern to control this pandemic is to outline an action plan, set an evaluation frame, identify monitoring techniques, detect measures, and recognize key performance factors and investigations providing evidence-based information.Methods: The descriptive and methodological design was used to achieve the objectives of the present study. This study was conducted at Zagazig University Hospitals (ZUH’s), Egypt. Three types of samples were used: A convenience sample (n = 110) including the nursing leaders, a stratified proportionate random sample (n = 302) from different categories of nurses, and a Jury committee (n = 9). One 1Questionnaire format and 2 opinionnaire sheets were utilized for data collection.Results: Statistically significant differences were found between nurses and nursing leaders concerning the dimensions of vision (p-value .000), mission (p-value .006), SWOT analysis (p-value .008), goals and objectives (p-value .000), the lines of business (p-value .000), the strategic business units (p-value .000), general strategic items(p-value .013), and action plan (role of nursing staff during the epidemic, p-value .000; immediate evacuation system, p-value .000; training, and hospital status during the epidemic, p-value .000; availability of the necessary equipment, supplies, and tools to face the epidemic and consumables, p-value .000; precautions inside the hospital, p-value .010; and infection control, p-value .002). However, there was no significant difference between nurses and nursing leaders regarding dimensions of planning for the planning, values, the key performance indicators, and the evaluation of the nursing strategic plan for COVID-19.Conclusion and recommendations: The questionnaire format of assessing nurses’ awareness about the nursing strategic plan for COVID-19 is reliable, valid, and usable. Nurses’ awareness about a nursing strategic plan for COVID-19 was generally poor and needs to be raised. The nursing strategic plan for COVID-19 was developed and validated. The suggested strategic plan for COVID-19should be utilized at ZUH's. ZUH's should allocate the needed and required resources for the application of the recommended plan for overcoming COVID-19 or any future occurrences.