Javad Malekzadeh

Instructor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Evidence-based Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

[ 1 ] - Comparison of the Effects of Media-based and Face-to-face Cardiac Rehabilitation Training Programs on Self-efficacy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Background: Several complications may occur in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) leading to decreased self-efficacy. Rehabilitation training is the best method for reducing the complications and increasing self-efficacy. Various educational techniques lead to different rehabilitation results and levels of self-efficacy. Improving these measures requires the selection of the...

[ 2 ] - Relationship between Coping and Spiritual Health in Renal Transplant Recipients

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) encounter various challenges following kidney transplantation, which should be managed appropriately. These problems can be partly controlled by considering spirituality as one of the care components. Regarding this, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coping and spiritual health in the renal transplant recipients. This ...

[ 3 ] - Comparison of the Effects of Three Different Counting Methods on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality and Rescuer Fatigue

Background: Chest compression with adequate depth and number is one of the main indicators of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Nevertheless, no proper counting technique is suggested to provide sufficient number of massages. Aim: To compare the effects of three techniques of chest compression counting on the quality of CPR and rescuer fatigue. Method: Inthis clinical trial, 30 ...

[ 4 ] - Effect of Lung Manual Hyperinflation (MHI) on Oxygenation of Patients Following Abdominal Surgery and T-Tube Support

Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) are of the major reasons for death. Prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) and delayed extubation are leading to the incidence of more seriously complications. The effect of hyperinflation has not been investigated in control of these complications in patients who have been weaned from mechanical ventilation and are undergoing T-tube suppo...

[ 5 ] - Comparison of the Effects of Video-assisted Debriefing and Educational Workshops on the Quality of Neonatal Resuscitation

Background: Poor neonatal resuscitation can lead to death or irreversible consequences in newborns. Therefore, proper training using suitable techniques and continuous practice are of pivotal importance. Aim: to compare the effects of video-assisted debriefing and educational workshops on the quality of neonatal resuscitation. Methods: In this semi-experimental three-group study, 90 cases of re...

[ 6 ] - Design of psychometric assessment questionnaire to determine the causes of discomfort among patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Background: Particular circumstances in the intensive care unit have led the patients to experience significant levels of pain and discomfort. On the other hand, these patients cannot express their discomfort due to several reasons. Aim: to develop the causes of discomfort in the intensive care units. Methods: In order for assessing the causes of discomfort, the initial questionnaire was extrac...

[ 7 ] - Comparison of the effect of rinsing the vascular access site for hemodialysis with Betadine scrub and soap by patient on the frequency and onset of local inflammation and infection

Background: Despite the implementation of nursing measures in disinfecting the ​​vascular access site for hemodialysis, this area is responsible for 23 to 73 percent of bacteremias occurring in these patients. Participation of the patients in washing this area may be helpful. Aim: this study was conducted to determine and compare the effect of washing vascular access site for hemodialysis with ...

[ 8 ] - Effect of Empowering Caregivers of Children with Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy on Their Adherence to Preventive Health Recommendations for Oral Ulcer

Inflammation of the oral mucosa is a common and debilitating complication of chemotherapy that is preventable and manageable following health advices. Empowering the primary caregiver can be helpful in management of this condition. Aim: To determine the effect of empowering the caregivers on preventing inflammation of oral mucosa in children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: This no...

[ 9 ] - Comparison of the effect of pressure support ventilation and volume assured pressure support ventilation on weaning patients off mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery

Background: Weaning from mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit is an important step in the treatment process. More patients in less than 6 hours after cardiac surgery can be separated from mechanical ventilation and extubated. However, 20-40% of patients after cardiac surgery, due to dysfunctional ventilator weaning response (DVWR), still remain under mechanical ventilation. Therefo...

[ 10 ] - Nursing Handover Written Guideline Implementation: A Way to Improve Safe Performance of Nurses in Intensive Care Units

Background: In the health centers, clinical data is regularly transferred between health care personnel. The most widespread of these handoffs are the inter-shift nursing reports, which occur several times in a day and could facilitate patient care plan, patient safety and continuity of care. But previous studies and clinical experience have indicated that there is no program for this major pur...

[ 11 ] - Investigating the Compliance of Emergency Medicine Technician Curriculum with Job Requirements from the Viewpoint of the Workers at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2015

Abstract Introduction: Due to some rapid changes in medical knowledge, it is recommended to revise the curriculum of the health allied disciplines periodically. The workers’ viewpoints about the compliance of the curriculum with their actual needs may be one of the valuable sources for the future revisions. This study is conducted to attain the medical emergency workers’ viewpoints about their ...

[ 12 ] - بررسی ارتباط دی اکسیدکربن انتهای بازدمی و بازگشت گردش خون خودبه خودی حین احیای قلبی- ریوی

مقدمه: بازگشت جریان خون خودبه‌خودی هدف اولیه احیاء در ایست قلبی بوده و کیفیت احیای قلبی ریوی عامل مهم تعیین‌کننده بازگشت جریان خون خودبه‌خودی بیمار است. درنتیجه بررسی دی اکسید کربن انتهای بازدمی در بیماران می‌تواند بازخوردی از کیفیت احیا، باشد. این مطالعه باهدف تعیین ارتباط دی اکسیدکربن انتهای بازدمی و بازگشت گردش خون خودبه‌خودی حین احیاء قلبی ریوی انجام شد. روش کار: در این مطالعه توصیفیمقطعی ا...

[ 13 ] - تأثیر اجرای برنامه مدیریت استرس بر اضطراب و تاب آوری کارکنان فوریت پزشکی

مقدمه: اضطراب و استرس یکی از مشکلات عمده در زندگی روزمره کارکنان فوریت پزشکی محسوب می‌شود. تجربه این عوامل تنش زا و عوارض ناشی از آن، می‌توانند موجب کاهش کیفیت کار و تمایل به ادامه خدمت فرد گردند. یکی از استراتژیهای مقابله‌ای در زمان رویارویی با این شرایط، استفاده از رویکرد تاب آوری است این پژوهش با هدف بررسی تأثیر آموزش مدیریت استرس بر میزان تاب آوری و اضطراب در پرسنل فوریت پزشکی طراحی و اجرا ...

[ 15 ] - Effect of Mirror Therapy on Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation-Related Pain Severity in Hemodialysis Patients

Background: Hemodialysis patients experience pains induced by cannulation of an arteriovenous (AV) fistula. The effect of mirror therapy on patients’ pain severity has not been investigated in individuals living with hemodialysis. Aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of mirror therapy on AV fistula cannulation-related pain s...

[ 16 ] - How many Times of Intramuscular Injection and Intravenous Catheter Insertion is Essential for Learning? Developing Standards according to the Learning Curves

Introduction: A main purpose of clinical training in nursing education is mastery of clinical skills, which are learnt through repetition. So there is a relation between frequency of skill performance and clinical competency. In this study we used learning curve to set standards for required performance times of two main nursing skills: intramuscular injection and intravenous catheter insertion...