Background: Blended learning is a teaching method that integrates both offline-learning and online-learning with the aim of producing a conducive learning environment so that students become more active and independent. Aim of study: Was to assess perception of Geriatric Nursing students regarding blended learning. Research design: Adescriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Sample: A systematic random sample of 25% of all Geriatric Nursing students in the previous mentioned setting which includes 134 students from 535 Geriatric Nursing students. Tools: Two tools were used to conduct this study. Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire format which included 3 parts: A) socio-demographic characteristics related to the students. B) learning needs assessment of the students. C) knowledge of Geriatric Nursing students regarding blended learning. Tool II: Likert scale to assess attitude of Geriatric Nursing students regarding blended learning. Results: 86.6% of Geriatric Nursing students preferred teaching methods that depend on the educator and the learner. 42.5% of the studied students had poor total knowledge level about blended learning. 59.7% of the studied students had negative attitude regarding blended learning. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant relation between Geriatric Nursing students' total knowledge and their socio-demographic characteristics regarding mobile phone type p>0.001. There were highly statistically significant relations between total students' knowledge level, and total attitude regarding blended learning. Recommendation: Designing workshops on how to use computers and internet for nursing educators and nursing students to increase the effectiveness and quality of blended learning.

Background: Warts are one of the most common, persistent and frustrating cutaneous problems encountered in dermatology clinical practice especially in younger generations. Aim of study: Was to assess mothers' knowledge and attitude regarding warts in children. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Dermatology Outpatient Clinics affiliated to Benha University Hospital. Sample: All mothers accompanied with their children in the previous mentioned setting during six months were used, it included 150 mothers. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used, I: A structured interviewing questionnaire consisted of three parts I; a) Demographic characteristics of mothers, b) Demographic characteristics of children, c) Medical history of children. II: Mothers' knowledge regarding their children with warts. III; Mother's practices regarding their children with warts, and II: Scale to measure attitude of the mothers about warts. Results: 41.3% of studied mothers aged from 20-30 years and 48.0% of them had high education. 23.3% of mothers had average knowledge about warts disease, 61.3% of mothers had unsatisfactory total practices regarding dealing with their children, and46.0%of mothers had negative attitude regarding warts. Conclusion: There were a statically significant relation between mothers' knowledge, practices and their demographic characteristics, and there was significant relation between total mothers practice and total knowledge. Recommendations: Health education program should be implemented at dermatology outpatient clinics to improve mother's knowledge, practices and attitude regarding their children with warts disease.

Background: Infection is a major problem for health care service worldwide. Nurses in dental clinics should have knowledge and practices regarding infection control measures to decrease spread of infection. Aim of the study: Was to assess infection control measures among nurses at Dental Clinics. Research design: Descriptive research design was used in carrying out this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Dental Clinics in four Governmental Hospitals and thirty-five Health Units affiliate to Benha Health Center, Qalubia, Egypt. Sample: Convenient sample of all nurses was used in this study. The total sample size was 100 nurses. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used; I: An interviewing questionnaire which contained two parts. A) Personal characteristics of nurses, B) Nurse's knowledge regarding infection control measures. II: Observational checklist sheet which contained two parts. A) Nurse's practices regarding infection control measures B) Nurses working environment. Results: 50,0% of the studied nurses aged from 30 to less than 40 years with mean age were 32.70 ± 6.607 ;70,0% of them occupied as nurses, 50,0% of them had less than 5 years' experience, 9,0% of them were exposed to Virus B in previous years, and 60,0% of them were taken vaccinations against Virus B. 77,0 % of the studied nurses had good knowledge level regarding infection control measures and 82,0% of the studied nurses had satisfactory total practices regarding infection control measures Conclusion: There were no statistically significant relations between total nurses' knowledge level regarding infection control measures and their age and educational level, there were high statistically significant relation between total nurses' practices regarding infection control measures and their age, there were a highly positive correlation between total nurses' knowledge and total nurses' practices regarding infection control measures. Recommendations: Developing a system for periodical nurses' evaluation to determine strategies for upgrading their knowledge and enhancing their practices, and further studies are needed in this field to assess nurses' knowledge and practices regarding infection control measures to minimize exposure to hazards.

Background: Ceramic industry had a variety of biological, chemical, physical, an ergonomic and psychological hazard that cause dangers to workers during work. The aim of the study was to assess the occupational health hazards among workers in Ceramic Factories. Research Design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Ceramic Factory at Queisna City, Menoufia Governorate. This is the only Factory found in Menoufia Governorate. The Sample: Systematic random sample was used in this study for worker in Ceramic Factory. The study sample constituted 150 workers from the total 1400 workers in the Factory. Tools: Two tools were used I): An interviewing questionnaire which consisted of three parts to assess workers' socio demographic characteristics, work experience, health problem of workers and knowledge about occupational health hazards and II): Observational checklist which consisted of two parts to assess and observe the characteristics of the work environment safety and sanitation condition, and the workers' practices regarding prevention of occupational health hazards. Results: The age of 40.7% of studied workers was 30 years and more with mean age 32.54 ± 8.47 years. As past medical history, 53.3% of them had allergic rhinitis and sinusitis and 74.7% of them had chronic cough as present medical history. In addition, 19.3%of them had good total knowledge scores related to occupational health hazards, 82.7% of studied workers had satisfactory practices regarding prevention of occupational health hazard. Conclusion: Less than three quarters of studied workers had average total knowledge and the majority had satisfactory practices regarding prevention of occupational health hazard. There was no statistically significant relation between the studied ceramic workers' total knowledge and their total practices regarding occupational health hazards. Recommendations: Develop and implement training program for ceramic workers to improve their knowledge and practices toward occupational health hazards.