BACKGROUND Nurses working in emergency departments (EDs) are in the most danger of workplace violence (WPV) because of the critical nature of the wards. AIMS This study aimed to find the frequency and nature of physical and verbal WPV against Iranian nurses working in EDs. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out using consensus sampling of 196 bachelor's degree nurses working in 11 ...

Background: Nurses, more than all other healthcare industry members, are at the forefront of crisis in event sudden pandemics. This study aimed to determine factors contributing resilience Iranian nurses during pandemic. Methods: In this cross-sectional web-based survey, Google forms platform was used distribute an online Connor-Davidson scale (CD-RISC) 1025 nurses. The data were collected Nove...

Nursing advocacy is a vital part of nursing ethics. Individuals’ attitudes are important indicating signs of their forthcoming behaviors. The purpose of this study was measuring nurses’ attitudes towards patient advocacy with a descriptive-analytical design. This research was carried out among 374 nurses in Kerman, Iran by using a two-part questionnaire including two parts: Part 1, demographic ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge of hospital nurses and emergency medical personnel in Kermanshah, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 330 hospital nurses and 159 emergency medical personnel working in educational hospitals and emergency medical centers in Kermanshah. Data were col...

Parents are likely to be key influences on children's physical activity behaviors, although it is not clear how. This study was designed to explore parents' roles in Iranian adolescent girls' physical activity habit development. A qualitative study was conducted by means of semistructured one-to-one interviews with 25 participants, including 16 adolescent girls (10-19 years of age), seven mothe...

BACKGROUNDS Infection control is one of the primary responsibilities of dental health care personnel. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the infection control practices of Iranian dentists and dental nurses working in governmental dental health care centers were influenced by their educational level and years of practice. METHODS This cross-sectional analytical study was comple...

abstract background: today disasters are a part of many people’s lives. iran has a long history of disaster events and nurses are one of the most significant groups within the iranian disaster relief operations, providing immediate and long-term care for those affected by the disaster. however, the technical competence of iranian nurses and their training for this work has received little atten...

BACKGROUND Cancer is the third main cause of death in Iran only after cardiovascular diseases and accidents. OBJECTIVES The main aim of this research study was to identify nurses' understanding of cancer patients' Quality of Life (QoL) in an Iranian context. PATIENTS AND METHODS This descriptive correlational study was conducted in an educative referral oncology center affiliated to Isfahan...

Equity in health is one of key objectives in health care systems world wide. This study aimed to explain the perspective of Iranian nurses about equity in the health care system. A qualitative exploratory design with thematic analysis approach was used to collect and analyze data. Using a purposeful sampling helped the researchers to recruit 16 eligible participants. Data were collected via in-...

Context: This study aimed to provide an overview of cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) training methods for nurses in Iran and introduce some innovations using improve nurses’ knowledge skills clinical settings. Cardiac arrest is one the most common causes death worldwide. Evidence shows that despite support improving treating cardiac recent years, overall survival rate after it stil...