Background: A year after the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, the pandemic is still affecting healthcare systems with an increasing number of infected healthcare workers. Such a unique situation may often result in emotional turmoil, anxiety, depression, and fear, which could lead to resignation and burnout. The study intended to assess the feelings of nurses toward the COVID-19 outbreak; ascertain the factors that cause stress; and determine their coping strategies and factors contributing to coping. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was utilized to recruit 313 nurses working in the Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia) hospitals that accommodate COVID-19 patients. The study instrument was adapted and modified from the ”MERS-CoV Staff Questionnaire” and the Brief COPE. Results: The results showed that female, married, those with a bachelor’s degree, and aged 25–34 years had higher significant coping strategies. On the other hand, Filipino nurses assigned in the Outpatient Department and COVID-19 Isolation Ward had more negative feelings and encountered several factors causing stress but were coping in a better way than others. Conclusion: Nurses’ commitment to their profession appears to be an intrinsic motivation to continue caring for COVID-19 patients despite the risk of infection. Comfort with religion, spiritual beliefs, and the presence of a support system were the coping strategies used by nurses to ameliorate the stress and negative feelings during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Background: Globally, the nursing community has lost several colleagues during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) battle. One of the negative consequences of the disease is the pressure on healthcare services and demands that exceed the system's capacity to provide sufficient resources. Similarly, the experiences of care providers might trigger emotional and physical stress, which could affect the healthcare system's readiness to manage infectious outbreaks. This study was aimed at investigating nurses’ intention to care for COVID-19 patients and determining factors contributing to their intentions to care at the Ministry of Health facilities in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used to recruit 336 nurses working in Al Madinah Ministry of Health hospitals where COVID-19 patients received medical and nursing care. The instrument was created following the framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Results: Nurses’ intention to care for COVID-19 patients was significantly correlated with their education level, nationality, knowledge about COVID-19, and nurses’ exposure during their earlier education for emerging infectious diseases. Factors related to social pressure from friends, colleagues, and workplace administration support needed improvement.  Examining the model fits through multiple regression revealed that the combination of six subscales – “attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs” – accounted for a significant (89%) variability of intention to care, R2 = 0.892, adjusted R2 = 0.793, F (6-329) = 201, p ≤ 0.000. Conclusion: Providing nursing education is the main predictor of higher nurses' intention to care for COVID-19 patients, it is imperative that nursing education courses should continue investing in enhancing nurses' capabilities in caring for COVID-19 patients.

INTRODUCTION: Nursing students’ first clinical exposure may raise anxiety as they question their ability and experienced a lack of confidence as they adjust themselves in the clinical learning environment. AIM: To explore the lived experiences of first-time Baccalaureate nursing students in the clinical area. METHODS: A phenomenological qualitative research design was utilized where 18 Baccalaureate nursing students were individually interviewed. Data were analyzed using the seven steps of Collaizi’s method. RESULT: Three main themes that emerged were clinical practice on the first-hand look; uncertainties in a new learning environment; and nursing as a life-changing experience. Subthemes were recorded and explained in the research report. CONCLUSION: Nursing students who had their first-ever exposure to clinical practice had various experiences both positive and negative. The Nursing College must emphasize comprehensive orientation before students’ exposure to clinical practice.

Introduction Nursing and allied health students represent a significant percentage of undergraduate students. Academic advising is integral to students’ success. Objective This study aimed to identify nursing and allied-health science students’ perspectives on academic advising functions and identify the demographic factors associated with these perspectives. Methods A cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with 252 students who completed a survey on students’ perspectives on academic advising functions. Students were recruited from a large public university in western Saudi Arabia. Results The results revealed that 97.6% of students reported knowing their academic advisor and 80.8% reported meeting with their advisor at least once over the past year. Overall, students perceived academic advising as important ( M = 4.0, SD ± 0.86). The social role of academic advising was perceived as its most important function ( M = 4.1, SD ± 0.85), followed by the academic role ( M = 4.0, SD ± 0.87) and the personal role ( M = 3.9, SD ± 0.87). The results showed that junior students perceived academic advising as more important than their counterparts. There was a weak significant correlation between students’ perception of academic advising functions and the number of meetings held with their advisors. Conclusion Faculty should improve students’ understanding of the academic advisor's role in academic progress. Students understanding of their academic advisor's role in supporting their academic progress should be emphasized, especially among senior students.

Background: Menopause is a complicated physiological process that marks the end of a woman's normal reproductive life, Aim of the study: Determine the correlation between psychological capital and prevailing menopausal symptoms among the middle-aged women. Method: Descriptive correlational design was used to determine the relationship between psychological capital and menopausal symptoms. Convenience sampling was utilized to recruit the 360 menopausal middle-aged women in Port Said, Egypt, from August to October 2021. Results: Majority of the participants are married, with a mean age of 52.01±9.881, housewife, Muslim, and obtained college degree. More than half of the participants had three gravida, with more than 3 children and with enough income for daily needs. Prevailing somatic symptom is joint and muscle discomfort in all phases of menopausal stages. While psychological and urogenital symptoms vary according to menopausal stages. It was also observed that there are significant relations between all menopausal symptoms with premenopausal versus perimenopausal and premenopausal versus postmenopausal (p-value = 0.005), except for sexual problems. There is a high negative correlation between all menopausal symptoms and domains of psychological capital (p value =0.01). Conclusion: Menopausal middle-aged women persistently experienced symptoms throughout menopausal stages. They have low psychological capital concerning hope, optimism, and resilience. The psychological capital turns out to be lower as the menopausal symptoms persisted across menopausal stages.