https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm <p>Thank you very much for your interest in publishing with the Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery (EJNM). EJNM is the official journal of the College of Nursing/Hawler Medical University in Erbil City. EJNM is a peer-reviewed, open access, online and print system journal journal, which is publishing biannually. The journal welcomes submissions of original and significant contributions. <span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">The primary target audience are researchers and/or practitioners.</span></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Scope and Essential criteria</strong></h2> <p>EJNM aims to publish peer-reviewed manuscripts of regional and international interest. The editors welcome papers that develop and promote knowledge and practice that is directly relevant to all spheres of health care especially nursing and midwifery globally. EJNM mission is to promote excellence in nursing, midwifery and healthcare through the dissemination of evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical information and original research, discussion of relevant and controversial professional issues, and promotion of nursing and midwifery perspectives to the health care community and the public. Original articles, review articles, case reports, brief communications, insights and letters to the editor are all considered.</p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w0z-xxHn0ZgUJg4mI20IFV4rGOrgcFuy/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Process System</a></p> <p> </p> <h2><em>About the Journal</em></h2> <p><strong>Publisher:</strong> <a href="https://hmu.edu.krd/">Hawler Medical University</a></p> <p><strong>Journal name:</strong> Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery (Erbil.J.Nur.Mid.)</p> <p><strong>Disciplines:</strong> All spheres of health care especially Nursing and Midwifery</p> <p><strong>ISSN: pISSN: </strong>2523-0271<strong>, eISSN:</strong> 2617-183X</p> <p><strong>DOI:</strong> <a href="https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/index" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10.15218/ejnm</a></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Double-Blind Peer-reviewed, open access</p> <p><strong>Frequency:</strong> Two times per year (Biannually) in both hard and electronic copies.</p> <p><strong>Acceptance rate: </strong>90% in 2022</p> <p><strong>Review time:</strong> 10-12 weeks</p> <p><strong>Licensed by:</strong> <a href="https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/management/settings/Creative%20Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">CC BY NC SA 4.0</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-size: 0.875rem;"><strong>Indexes, Digital Archives, and Repository: </strong></span><a style="font-size: 0.875rem; color: #008acb;" href="https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/index" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yes</a></p> <p><strong style="font-size: 0.875rem;"><strong>Language: </strong></strong>English</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 0.875rem;"><strong>Article Processing Charges (APC): </strong></strong>150.000 IQD</p> en-US [email protected] (Dr. Dara Al-Banna) [email protected] (Dr. Dara Al-Banna) Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/article/view/304 <p><strong>Background and Objectives: </strong>Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive surgery for or conducting gallbladder removal, providing faster recovery times and fewer complications compared to conventional open surgery. This study aims to evaluate and compare the standard of post-operative nursing care provided to patients who undergo Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy procedures in surgical units at teaching hospitals and understand statistical tools' performance in evaluating care quality. </p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional descriptive study design, involving fifty nurses via non-probability (purposive) sampling technique, who had been working in the surgical unit. The data were collected through the use of the observational checklist, which consisted of two parts; the first part includes information about the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, and the second part is about the assessment of Postoperative nurses' care items consisting of five main domains. The data were collected from October -2023 to February -2024 after approval of the proposal by the Ethical Committee, using statistical tools to analyze the data.</p> <p><strong>Result: </strong>The finding of the study showed that most study items responding to the questionnaire showed significant differences and that there is insufficient provision of high-quality postoperative nurse interventions for patients undergoing Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at surgical wards at Erbil City teaching hospitals.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study concludes that several demographic factors, such as age, marital status, and level of education, among nursing staff significantly correlate with the quality of nursing care provided in surgical wards. Despite their educational background, many nurses lacked adequate professional skills and training in postoperative nursing interventions for care.</p> Yahya Zakarya Shakir, Burhan Izzaddin Sabir, Paree khan Abdulla Omer, Ali Taher Mohammedameen (Author) Copyright (c) 2024 Yahya Zakarya Shakir, Burhan Izzaddin Sabir, Paree khan Abdulla Omer, Ali Taher Mohammedameen (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/article/view/304 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/article/view/308 <p><strong>Background and Objectives: </strong>Patient satisfaction is an essential parameter in assessing the quality of care and healthcare facility performance and the most important competitive advantage of the government and private hospitals. The study aims to investigate patients’ satisfaction regarding the quality of nursing care in both public and private hospitals.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quantitative, comparative study was conducted among 330 patients (165 from public hospitals and 165 from private hospitals) in Erbil City from October 2023 to February 2024. Data were collected through structured interviews using a standardized questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 330 patients surveyed, the majority were aged 18 to 39 years (55.8%), predominantly female (65.5%) and married (75.2%). Notably, 50.3% had been hospitalized over four times in public hospitals. Patients reported their health status as fair (38.8% before hospitalization), with 64.2% transferred from other facilities. In private hospitals, 100% of patients had single occupancy in their rooms. Satisfaction scores for nursing care were significantly higher in private hospitals compared to public ones (p &lt; 0.001). Significant associations were observed between sociodemographic factors and nursing care satisfaction (p &lt; 0.001), with gender showing no significant association (p = 0.819).</p> <p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study concludes that patients in private hospitals exhibit strong satisfaction with the quality of nursing care compared to those in public hospitals. This highlights the importance of addressing disparities in nursing care quality between hospital types to enhance overall patient satisfaction and healthcare outcomes.</p> Ali Taher Mohammedameen, Azzadin Kamal Mahmod, Yousif Bakr Omar, Haval Mohammed Qadir, Sideeq Sadir Ali, Burhan Ezzadin Sabir (Author) Copyright (c) 2024 Ali Taher Mohammedameen, Azzadin Kamal Mahmod, Yousif Bakr Omar, Haval Mohammed Qadir, Sideeq Sadir Ali, Burhan Ezzadin Sabir (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/article/view/308 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000