Background, inappropriate administration of inotropic medications can lead to devastating and harmful effects to critically ill patients and nurses have a great responsibility for administration of these medications, this study aimed to assess nurses' performance regarding administration of inotropic medications for critically ill patients. Design: A descriptive research design was used in the study. Setting: the present study was carried out at Critical Care Units affiliated to the Suez Canal University Hospital and General Hospital in Ismailia city. Sample: A convenient sample of all staff nurses (90 nurses) included the pilot study who were working at the previously mentioned settings. Tools of data collection: The data were collected using three tools (nurses' Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire, Nurses' observational checklist and Nurses' Attitude Questionnaire. Results: The majority of nurses had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge and the majority of studied nurses had unsatisfactory total practice with nearly most of studied nurses had a positive attitude toward administering inotropic medications. Conclusion: there was a highly positive correlation between nurses' practice and nurses' knowledge and there was a positive correlation between the nurses' attitude and their knowledge and practice. Recommendations: Provide educational and training program and upgrading courses supported with evidence based practices and guidelines for appropriate administration of inotropic medications.

Background, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is critical challenges with quality of nursing care and patient satisfaction, the study aim: was to study relation between nurses caring behaviors and Satisfaction of patients with COVID-19. Design and sample: A descriptive, Correlational design was used. A consecutive sample of 80 patients and 80 nurses were recruited. Setting: inpatient unit in Abo Khalifa Isolation Hospital. Tools of data collection: Four measurement instruments were used. Nurse Participants completed the Nurse's demographic Information questionnaire and the Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 (CBI-24). Patient participants completed the Patient Demographic Information Questionnaire and the Patient Satisfaction scale (PSS). Results. Regarding the studied patient's satisfaction, the highest mean score was related to technical-professional domain with mean 4.37±.37, while the lowest mean score was related to interpersonal-educational domain with mean 4.28±.41. Concerning nurses' caring behaviors, the highest mean score was related to professional knowledge and skills domain with mean 5.63±.62, while the lowest mean score was related to positive connectedness domain with mean 5.16±.77. Conclusion: There was highly statistically significant correlation between total mean scores of nurses' caring behaviors and Satisfaction of patients with COVID-19 Recommendations: Provide in service training for nurses to improve to improve nursing caring behaviors especially connectedness domain which consequently improve patient's satisfaction especially regarding interpersonal-educational domain .