Nurses    at    present    are    facing    various    personal,    interpersonal, professional, institutional and socio cultural challenges in their professional performance. Dealing with these  issues  may  not  be  always  clear.  The  lack  of  one  correct approach in addressing different conte...xtual issues may   lead   to   ethical   dilemmas.      Responding   to   this   complex      issues      demand      nurses      to      acquire      comprehensive  ethical  knowledge  and  skills  in  various  decision  making  process.  Although  teaching  materials  have  a  pivotal  role  to  play  in  helping  nurses  in  this  endeavor, comprehensive books inclusive of all the topics in  the  curriculum  is  scarce  in  Ethiopia.  Therefore,  this  lecture  note  is  prepared  to  overcome  the  acute  shortage  of  reference  materials  reflecting  the  national  context  and  be  used  as  a  teaching  material  for  nurses  at  various  levels.    The  lecture  note  is  divided  in  to  five  units.  Unit  one  of  this  lecture  note  deals  with  the  history  of  nursing,  unit two about philosophy of nursing, unit three health and illness,  unit  four  Ethico-legal  aspects  to  nursing,  and  unit  five   communication   and   interpersonal   relationships   in   nursing,
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                                                                DEM supporting material
• Person stories
• Role plays
• Case scenarios
• Treatment planning handouts
• Treatment planning suggestions
• Multiple choice questions
• Video link
Activity 3: mhGAP DEM module – assessment
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This training guide applies a participatory approach, reflecting the considerable evidence that adults learn best by practicing and reflecting on their experiences. It thus emphasizes exercises to improve skills in counseling that support clients to adopt optimal nutrition practices. Women’s nutri...tion and infant feeding in the context of HIV are also addressed. Guidelines to link the prevention of malnutrition with treatment via the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition are also included. It can also be conducted with nutrition managers to equip them to provide supportive supervision to health and community workers.
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                                                                This revised trainer's guide contains a prototype training schedule for four days. Teaching and learning strategies are highly interactive, using participatory and experiential approach. Training outcomes include developing skills in assessment of clients for risk factors; conduct basic screening pr...ocedures and interpreting the results; holding health education sessions on risk factor modification; promoting healthy lifestyle; and mobilizing communities. The manual is divided into six modules. 
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                                                                1.1 Why this course is needed
The first few hours and days of a newborn baby’s life are a critical window for establishing breastfeeding and for providing mothers with the support they need to breastfeed successfully. Since 1991, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has helped to motivate... facilities providing maternity and newborn baby services worldwide to better support breastfeeding. It has been adopted by many countries and organizations. The BFHI aims to provide a health-care environment that supports mothers to acquire the skills necessary to exclusively breastfeed for six months, and to continue breastfeeding for two years or beyond.
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                                                                SuperBetter Children is a health and wellbeing curriculum designed to be integrated into school programmes or offered as an extracurricular activity.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Tobacco mythbusters: tools for debunking common myths promoted by the tobacco industry