Aim: to explore the utilization of ginger and its effect on relieving the chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting among patients with gynecological cancer. Methods: An quasi-experimental research design was utilized to conduct this study on 132 patients attended the oncology center of Mansoura University Hospital between January 2013 to December 2013 for chemotherapy for a gynecologic tumor. The study sample served as a one arm intervention group. Data were collected using three tools; the 1st tool was an interview questionnaire to assess the general characteristics of the patients, the 2nd tool was the Rhodes Inventory of Nausea, Vomiting and Retching (INVR) to assess the level and severity of nausea and vomiting experienced before and after the chemotherapy and the 3rd tool was the woman's follow up card to assess the patient's compliance with the ginger tablets. Results: The baseline total Rhodes Index score was significantly decreased after receiving the assigned dose of Ginger tablets (63.8±5.3 at base line and 60.6±4.9 at end of the study P<0.0001). Conclusion: Ginger tablets are effective in reducing the chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. Key word: Ginger tablets, chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, gynecologic tumor, Rhodes Inventory of nausea and vomiting. Research hypothesis Women on chemotherapy for gynecologic tumors who consume Ginger tablets exhibits lower score of Rhodes for nausea and vomiting after receiving the treatment. Subjects and Method Research design: An quasiexperimental research design was utilized.

Background: Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death or disability. Treatment plan of hypertension is a combination of antihypertensive medications, and adoption of healthy life style. Non-adherence to treatment plan is a growing concern to healthcare systems. Therefore, several researches were conducted to investigate factors that might lead to non-adherence to treatment plan as well effect of individualized nursing intervention to improve patients' adherence to such treatment plan. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate effect of individualized nursing intervention on enhancing patients' adherence to hypertensive treatment plan. Method: A quasi experimental study design was used to conduct this study in medical wards in one of the governmental hospitals. A purposeful sampling technique was used according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eighty four patients participated in this study. Three tools were used for data collection as follows: First tool; patient's demographic data assessment tool. Second tool; self-administered questionnaire tool, to assess factors affecting patients' adherence toward hypertensive treatment plan. Third tool; Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale, this tool was used twice before and after delivering individualized nursing intervention. Results: Revealed that, 57% of the studied sample their adherence were affected by some factors related to the medications, and nearly two third of them their adherence were affected by personal and financial factors. Also, the more increasing in age the more increasing non-adherence to treatment plan; this indicates that the factors affecting young age are different from those of the old age. Patient's adherence toward hypertensive treatment plan significantly improved after delivering the individualized nursing intervention that copes with age related factors and all other individualized ones. Conclusion: The current study proved that individualized nursing intervention is significantly effective on enhancing patients' adherence to hypertensive treatment plan through identifying and managing factors that hinder each patient to be adherent to the described treatment plan. Recommendation: In the light of the study results, the researchers recommended to conduct further studies that assess every age group separately as the factors and problems which hinder their adherence to hypertensive treatment plan among young age were completely different than those of the old age, as well to increase the number of the study sample to generalize the results, and to encourage nurses to follow the individualized care planning approach with their patients.

Cancer and its treatment can have a dramatic effect on women's quality of life. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the factors that affect the quality of life of the women suffering fromgynecological cancer. Study Design:A descriptive study design. Sample size:Involved 60 women that aremedicallydiagnosed with gynecological cancer.Data collection started from November 2014 and ended at April 2015. Setting: The study was conducted at The National Cancer institute. TheToolsfor Data Collection: Involved Socio-demographic Data Assessment Tool and Quality of Life Assessment Tool (WHO, 2012) which was used to assess thefactors affectingthequality of life of women with gynecological cancer, PLISSIT model was used to collect data concerning women's response to questions. TheResults: The study results revealed that three quarters of the women had uterine cancer and the majority of the women were received management from 7months up to 5years. The most of the women in the study sample were treated by more than one type of treatment and there was a highly significant relation between the physical, psychological, social & sexual factors and the women's Quality of Life. Conclusion: The quality of life of the gynecological cancer's women is affected by physical, social, psychological & sexual factors. Recommendation:The study recommended that; a coping program should be designed and adopted for gynecological cancer's women to help them to control of the factors which affect their quality of life.

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Background: Menstruation is a landmark in every female's life. Premenstrual syndrome is a particularly commonest gynecological complains in adolescent stage, in Egypt the prevalence of PMS was found to be (89.6 %) among medical students of Ain Shams University. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of cinnamon on physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls at Mansoura University. A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. The study setting was conducted at nursing School of Mansoura University. A purposive sample of 150 students complains from premenstrual syndrome from September 2012 to May 2013 study that served as a one arm intervention. Three tools were used to collect data, the first tool; was structured questionnaire sheet, the 2nd tool was the present assessments tool to assess severity of physical symptoms of PMS and the third tool was satisfaction Likerts scale for measure the level of student's satisfaction from using cinnamon as a way of relieving physical symptoms. The Results: More than half (52%) of nursing school students had menarche at age 10, also around half 41.3% of students were sever general body discomfort while more than half of them 56% have moderate abdominal pain pre-intervention. After intervention by using cinnamon there were highly significant positive effects to decrease symptoms from baseline to post dairy one and post dairy two. It's clearly the association that highly significantly positive relationship between the reductions of severity of physical symptoms and regularity of taking cinnamon, also approximately three quarter of the student were satisfied from the positive effect of cinnamon. Conclusion: There were highly significant positive effect in reduction of severity of PMS physical symptoms after regular taking cinnamon packet supplementation and most of students were satisfied from the effect of the cinnamon. Recommendation: Raising the awareness of adolescent girl about the safety and efficacy of a herbal therapy especially cinnamon