Alameen Hassana MUHAMMAD, Nursing Science - Ahmadu Bello University, 2023

Stress can be defined as a particular relationship between the person and the environment that is assessed by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering his or her well-being. Stress on its own does not have any damaging effect on an individual; however individuals' assessment of an event, their perceptions and interpretations give meaning and their coping ability determines whether events are viewed as threatening or positive. Personality traits also influence individual reaction to stress because what may be strenuous to one person may be stimulating to another. The study was conducted to assess the perceived influence of stress on the work behavior of nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria. Specific objectives were to assess the risk factors of stress among nurses, the relationship between stress and work place, the effect of stress on patient care. The data was collected using a self-structured questionnaire. Percentage and frequency were used to analyze the data, which was presented in tables. The research design used Descriptive research design. The study revealed out of those who participated, 38.6% were within the range of 20-30years, 83.0% were females, 34.9% were Hausas, 26.5% have 16-20 years of work experience, 59.0% accepted shortage of staff to be the risk factor for stress in their work place, 80.7% have experienced stress in their work place, 30.0% said Surgical ward stressed them the most, 49% described their level of stress to be moderate, 83.0% accepted that stress affects the quality of patient care, 78.0% said they are easily irritable by their colleagues when stressed, 65.0% get easily irritable by their patients when stressed, 79.0% attend to their patient's emotional and psychological needs appropriately when stressed, while 41.0% accepted that they ignore patients when stressed out. The researcher recommended the following; The Government should employ more Nurses, which will solve the problem of understaffing, thereby reducing work load, and stress among Nurses. Periodic evaluation of nursing care and improvement on areas that needs enhancement. The Healthcare facility management should allocate more Nurses to units with more stressful events which will help to reduce burn out among nurses. Also, Organizing workshops to educate nurses on how to cope and manage stress in their work place.

Adeyemi Temitope BLESSING, Nursing Science - Ahmadu Bello University, 2023

Stress in nursing in hospital is an important issue. Work related stress in nursing occurs due to different work factors that place job demands on stress.stress experience However, stress is a normal part of every individual’s life and stress in optimal level is considered necessary to increase individual’s performance level. Whereas stress over a prolonged period requires sustained physical and mental effort to meet job demands. Nurses’ inability to handle work behavior can lead to health problems in nurses and decreases their productivity. The study aimed to assess the influence of stress on work behavior among nurses towards at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika(ABUTH), It highlights the significance of knowing the causes of stress,effect of stress and how they can cope with stress without affecting their work behavior. Objectives include causes of work stress,relationship between stress and job satisfaction among nurses,examine perceived impacts of stress among nurses on the safety of patients and to assess perceived impact of stress on job performance.The research design adopted is a descriptive cross-sectional survey involving Two hundred and fifty two (252) respondent drawn through simple random sampling techniques, the data was collected through the use of self-developed questionnaire: frequency and percentage were used to present the analyzed data, Base on the findings from this study indicate that occupational, organizational, socio- demographic, and psychological factors are related to work stress in nursing. Work overload, role ambiguity, staff shortage, job insecurity, inadequate pay, inequality at work,exposure to death and disease, and lack of management support are associated with major sources of work stress in nursing. Prolonged work stress experience among nurses is linked to reduced job commitment, reduced productivity, poor patient outcomes, burnout, illness, absenteeism, and increase in negative personal behaviors such as aggression, anxiety, apathy, etc.74% of the respondent were female, between the ages of 41-50years Yoruba’s by tribe(41%) and almost all are Muslims(40%). 99% of the respondents agreed that insufficient staffing contribute to work stress among them and 92% of the respondents were averagely satisfied with stress from work related factors like workload ,pressure,or lack of control over work.90% believed stress among nurses always increase the risk of patient harm.75% agreed that stress always negatively affect their ability to communicate with their patients and 50% believed that stress always negatively affect their efficiency at work. Positive Actions from the government, hospital management to reduce causes of work stress are necessary to promote physical and mental well-being of nurses. This could be achieved with employing of more staffs, provision of adequate equipment, proper rewards, and organizational changes.

Aisha Danladi MUSA , Nursing Science - Ahmadu Bello University, 2023

The study was carried out to assess nurses' attitudes and practices towards Patient Teaching in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria. The objectives of this study are to assess nurses' attitudes toward patient teaching, to find out whether nurses practice patient teaching in ABUTH, to identify strategies and types of patient teaching adopted by nurses in ABUTH, to determine challenges nurses encounter in patient teaching in ABUTH, Zaria. A cross-sectional descriptive study was used for the study. Relevant literature was reviewed. A sample size of eighty-seven (87) was used for the study. Online questionnaires were used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25. The findings in this study reveal that the majority of the respondents (79.1%) strongly agreed that they view patient teaching as a core responsibility for nurses, 97.7% of the respondents engaged in patient teaching, and 51.7% said they use the unplanned (informal) method of teaching. 40.2% of the respondents use the discussion method (one-to-one/group discussion) to teach adult patients, 42.5% of the respondents use storybooks as a teaching tool for children, 37.9% of the respondents indicated a conducive environment as a strategy for patient teaching. 65.5% indicated that they encounter shortage of staff, 77.0% of the respondents indicated that cultural and religious beliefs prevent them from patient teaching. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the Nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria have a positive attitude and practice towards Patient Teaching and it was recommended that the ways to improve nurses' attitude and practice of patient teaching is by employment of more nurses to enable them to have time to teach patients, provision of adequate teaching materials, and a conducive environment.

Rashida SABO, Nursing Science - Aliko Dangote College of Nursing Sciences, 2024

The research work was carried out in yana community, shira L.G.A, Bauchi state. It was based on perceived impact of early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community,shira L.G.A, Bauchi state. The aim of these study is to find out the Perceived impact of early marriage among teenage women in yana. Three (3) objectives were formulated with three corresponding research questions. The objectives were to find out the perceived factor contributing to early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community; to identify the Perceived impacts of early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community; to suggest the various strategies of preventing early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community. A descriptive survey design was used. The result of the findings revealed that complications of pregnancy and childbirth such as increase rate of maternal and neonatal morbidity accounting for(3.2) and mortality and health conditions such as vesicovaginal fistula of rectovaginal fistula accounting for(3.1) are the main cause of death among adolescent girls in developing countries, low educational level and absence of law accounting for (2.8) and extreme poverty accounting for (3.3) may make daughters an economic burden on their family which may be relieved by their early marriage, child marriage threatens the health and lives of girls, prevention of early marriage are parent/guardians that account for (3.2) who are in close contact with the child to supervise her behavior and the company she keeps. In Conclusion Base on the findings in this research, it has been concluded that low educational level and absence of law is the main Perceived factor that contribute to early marriage among other factors with depression, anxiety, worries, increase rate of maternal morbidity and mortality.

Mahdiya Oyiza, SALIHU, Nursing Science - Ahmadu Bello University, 2024

Menstruation is the cyclical discharge of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant breeding-age primate females. Menstrual hygiene and management, in females, is the act of using a clean absorbent material to collect menstrual blood, with adequate privacy to change at any time, use of soap and water for handwashing, as well as disposing used pads safely and conveniently in the environment. The issue of menstrual hygiene among adolescent female students is one that has plagued public health for a long time. This resesrch study aimed to assess the attitude and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent females of a secondary school. The study is a cross-sectional design type with a simple random sampling of the probability sampling method used to obtain the sample size. A total population of 543 female secondary students, with a sample size of 230 was used in the study. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire, a response rate of 77.4% (178) was gotten and it was analyzed using the descriptive statistics method. Analysis of the data revealed that female students of Demonstration Secondary School have good knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene, with a 62.8% overall percentage of positive response, good attitude with a positive mean of 3.3, and moderate practice with 71.3% majority score of 4-6 out of 10 identified correct options of practice from the questionnaire distributed. The challenges identified in managing menstruation in school by adolescent females of Demonstration secondary school includes insufficient disposal methods, inadequate availability of soap and water for handwashing, and unsanitary conditions in changing areas. The study recommended that federal and state government bodies develop policies that cater to the reproductive health of the girl child in schools and sanction schools which are found wanting in any aspect of the policy.