Twenty-four–hour Learning for Residents: Is it Necessary?

Influence of Assessment Method Selection in Studying and Learning Approaches: Is It Necessary to Change Assessment Style?

Background: It is important to learn how to study for different examinations. The objective of the current study is to explore whether the assessment method selection would significantly affect the studying and learning approaches of students. Methods: This descriptive-analytical research consisted of 191 first-year undergraduate nursing students from three nursing schools and was conducted dur...

cpr training for nurses: how often is it necessary?

vaccination against hepatitis a for hemophilic patients: is it necessary?

conclusions more than 40% of the hemophilic patients under 20 years of age in the present study had no immunity against hepatitis a, and 23% of hepatitis c patients had not had a hepatitis a co-infection yet. since hepatitis a can show a fulminant course in hepatitis c patients, vaccination against hepatitis a seems necessary in hemophilic patients in the region. background hemophilic patients ...

Cognitive rehabilitation for schizophrenia: is it possible? Is it necessary?

Limitations of available psychosocial interventions combined with the increasing evidence that schizophrenia is characterized by diverse deficits in information processing has stimulated great interest in the possibility of cognitive rehabilitation. However, the current optimism seems unjustified. The precise role of information processing in the behavioral handicaps evidenced by schizophrenic ...

Review of the training program of pediatric residents: is it appropriate for their future careers?

 Background: Training of pediatric residents is a dynamic process which should be changed as the nature and epidemiology of pediatric diseases change. In this study, we compared the training program of the pediatric residents with the disorders of the pediatric patients who had referred to pediatric offices. Methods: The study was conducted in pediatric offices in Shiraz, South of Iran...