Leila Kalhor

Department of Intensive Care and Blood Circulation Technology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Review Paper: The Bed Incline and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial (hospital acquired) infection among patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. It increases mortality rate, duration of mechanical intubated ventilation, and hospitalization in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs). This review study aims to determine the proper gradient of a hospital bed in preventing VAP in patients ho...

[ 2 ] - Challenges of Training Nursing Ph.D: A Review Study

Introduction: One of the most critical priorities of the Ph.D. in Nursing is to ensure the quality of its programs, which will be useful in the development and improvement of educational programs. Given that different studies have presented different reports in this field, there are still challenges in educating nursing students in the doctoral program. Therefore, the present study was conducte...