knowledge and Beliefs of Jordanian Women Nurses about Mammography and Breast Cancer

Israa Khasawneh*

    Total Funding: 1821                                     Funded by :Hashemite University

    Acceptance Date: 30/7/2003                          Duration of Project : 13 months

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer carries a strong emotional load for women. Taking into consideration sexual aspects as well as social symbolic significance of women’s breasts in regard to definition of femininity, women’s breasts are integral aspects in defining femininity. In Jordan, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Jordanian women, and the second leading cause of other deaths (Al-Ma'aitah & Haddad, 1999)

In most cases, the female health care provider has been found to be the preferred source for information about breast cancer screening because women feel more comfortable in asking questions. Thus nurses as female health care providers have a vital role in increasing women’s awareness of early detection and providing adequate information about breast cancer screening.

Two theoretical frameworks are used for this study: the Health Belief Model (HBM), and the social cognitive theory (SCT).

The self-administered questionnaire consists of Champion’s Health Beliefs Scale, demographic variables of the participants, frequency of practice of the mammography, and intention to practice mammography. The demographic variables included age, education, marital status, personal and family history of breast tumors, and health care insurance. A scale that measures Knowledge of risks of breast cancer will be added by using the ACS guidelines of risk factors associated with breast cancer. Answers to the knowledge scale are dichotomous, and number of correct answers will be summed to give an overall knowledge scale.

Participation in the study should not cause subjects additional distress.

 Funded Projects by HU:

 Other Projects:

       * Faculty : Nursing .

       * Specific Specialization : Women’s  Health Promotion.

Variables of Jordanian Nurses’ Job Satisfaction, Patients’ Satisfaction, and the Quality of Nursing Care: a Comparative Study Between Critical Care Units and Wards in an Educational Hospital

Majd Mrayyan *

Total Funding: 1700                                  Funded by:Hashemite University

 Acceptance Date: 11/12/2002                     Duration of Project : 12 months

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to study nurses’ job satisfaction, patients’ satisfaction, and the quality of nursing care in a Jordanian educational hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional comparative design was used in this study through

    a convenience sample. Nurses were “neither satisfied nor dissatisfied” in their jobs, nurses who work in wards reported a slightly better job satisfaction than nurses who work in critical care units. Patients reported that they were “moderately” satisfied, and Head Nurses (HNs) reported that nurses “usually” provide a high of quality of nursing care. There were no significant differences between critical care units and wards in regard to patients’ satisfaction and the quality of nursing care.

Jordanian nurses’ job satisfaction is on the borderline which requires more interventions to enhance it. Patients’ satisfaction and the quality of nursing care have to be enhanced to reach the levels of “very satisfied” and “always” consecutively.

  Funded Projects by HU:

  Other Projects:-

 * Faculty : Nursing .

 * Specific Specialization:Hospital Management.

Jordanian Nurses' Job Satisfaction and Retention: a Comparative Study Between Educational and Non-Educational Hospitals

Majd Mrayyan *

    Total Funding: 1520                              Funded by:Hashemite University

    Acceptance Date: 17/3/2003                   Duration of Project : 12 months

ABSTRACT

      Nurses’ job satisfaction and retention are universal multifaceted phenomena. Interventions are needed to be structured to promote positive work environments that would enhance nurses’ job satisfaction and retention. This study aimed to identify variables of Jordanian nurses' job satisfaction and retention in educational and non-educational hospitals .A descriptive cross-sectional comparative design was used in this study. A convenience sample of 433 nurses was obtained from 3 educational and 2 non-educational hospitals. Nurses reported that they were moderately satisfied in their jobs and they were neutral in their intent to stay. Nurses who work in non-educational hospitals had higher levels of job satisfaction and retention than nurses who work in educational hospitals .Nurses’ job satisfaction and retention are closely related concepts. There is a need to focus on managerial interventions to promote nurses’ job satisfaction and retention. Further researches are required to explore in depth the studied phenomena with a larger randomized sample. Differences between both types of hospitals are related to differences in practice environments. The sample was a convenience one with limited settings. The study was conducted in the Capital and another large district. Also, the instrument of retention has a few numbers of variables. 

Nurse job satisfaction and retention are related concepts. The results of this study have implication for practice and research.

Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Retention

 Funded Projects by HU:

Other Projects:

      * Faculty : Nursing .

      * Specific Specialization: Hospital Management.

Profiling Respiratory Problems of Adults living in AL-Hashemya Governance

Kawkab Shishani *

    Total Funding: 2810                                     Funded by:Hashemite University

    Acceptance Date: 25/1/2004                          Duration of Project : 18 months

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer carries a strong emotional load for women. Taking into consideration sexual aspects as well as social symbolic significance of women’s breasts in regard to definition of femininity, women’s breasts are integral aspects in defining femininity. In Jordan, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Jordanian women, and the second leading cause of other deaths (Al-Ma'aitah & Haddad, 1999)

In most cases, the female health care provider has been found to be the preferred source for information about breast cancer screening because women feel more comfortable in asking questions. Thus nurses as female health care providers have a vital role in increasing women’s awareness of early detection and providing adequate information about breast cancer screening.

Two theoretical frameworks are used for this study: the Health Belief Model (HBM), and the social cognitive theory (SCT).

The self-administered questionnaire consists of Champion’s Health Beliefs Scale, demographic variables of the participants, frequency of practice of the mammography, and intention to practice mammography. The demographic variables included age, education, marital status, personal and family history of breast tumors, and health care insurance. A scale that measures Knowledge of risks of breast cancer will be added by using the ACS guidelines of risk factors associated with breast cancer. Answers to the knowledge scale are dichotomous, and number of correct answers will be summed to give an overall knowledge scale.

Participation in the study should not cause subjects additional distress.

  Funded Projects by HU:

  Other Projects:

        * Faculty : Nursing .

         * Specific Specialization: Community Health Nursing.

مشاريع الأبحاث الأخرى المدعومة التي لم يتم موافاتنا بمعلومات حول ملخصاتها والأبحاث المنشورة للباحثين في كلية التمريض