As the evidence for oncology nursing practice expands exponentially, nurse clinicians, including oncology nurses, are faced with a growing demand to integrate evolving contemporary evidence into practice. Models such as the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Framework (University of Pennsylvania Health System [UPHS] Nursing Research Committee, 1999) (see Figure 1), as well as the Oncology Nursing So...

background although liver transplantation is the last resort for treating end stage liver diseases, this medical procedure is not available for all needful patients because of inadequate organ supply. therefore, guidelines have been developed by medical experts to regulate the process. some professionals believe that medical criteria are inadequate for organ allocation in all situations and may...

razi & mowlavi have both explained the fearing of death; although in different ways. razi looks death, in any way and for anybody, as a disease and a fictitious phenomenon; so, as physician tries to treat it rationally. neglecting the imagination of death is the best way to get out of fearing pressures; because thinking to death can unconsciously bring a great deal of fear. but mowlavi (rumi) e...

introduction: health care providers and health policy managers need updated and valid information regarding causes of death (cod) for development the health care facilities, directing primary prevention, assigning funds, and promoting public health. the major causes of death and its burden have not been yet appropriately identified in iran. although several studies had been carried out in this ...

background & aims of the study: in this study, we evaluate the respiratory deaths which were caused by exposure to pm10 in ahwaz, bushehr and kermanshah cities of iran during 2015 by air model q2.2.3. materials and methods: the required data gathered from the department of environment and meteorological organization in three study areas. data were analyzed, using excel software at the next stag...

background: to determine the role of drugs in fatal overdose, analyses were done on samples obtained from autopsy examination and death and crime scene investigations. the aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of toxicology analyses of postmortem biological and non-biological samples belonging to a subject in determining the forensic cause of death. methods: toxicological analysis we...

estimating maternal mortality level is constantly challenging researchers and planners both in rich and poor countries. in developing countries, particularly in burkina faso where the registration system is not working properly, censuses and surveys are the main providers of maternal mortality estimates. however, censuses provide more reliable data about maternal mortality especially at sub-nat...

tuberculosis (tb) is one of the 10 leading cause of deaths in developing countries. understanding the cause and risk factors of tb death and lowering them can reduce its mortality rate. the aim of this study was to assess the cause and risk factors for death of tuberculosis. a retrospective descriptive study was conducted in khuzestan province in the south west of iran, from 2002 to 2006. medic...

objective: to compare efficacy, safety and tolerance of combination of mifepristone and misoprostol versus misoprostol-only in induction of late intrauterine fetal death (iufd). materials and methods: this prospective study included a consecutive series of 52 women gravid up to fourth with iufd after 28 weeks of gestation between january 2008 and june 2011. women were divided into two groups. f...