evaluating the application of safe suction criteria by nurses working in intensive care unit in urmia     amirzade n [1] *, baghaei r [2] , feizi a [3] , khorsandi f [4]     received: 19 jan , 2013 accepted: 12 mar , 2013   abstract   background & aims : suction is considered as an essential process to keep the trache tube open for patients under mecanical ventilation.howevereit has detrimental...

background and objectives: not reporting medication errors by the clinical staff prevent identification of type and frequency of these errors, and thereby developing effective strategies to alleviate the problem. most investigation of barriers to medication error reporting comes from public hospitals. this study aimed to explore the issue from a nurse’s perspective in private hospital. methods:...

background and aims: kombucha is an ancient food and healing source with asian origin. kombucha consists of a wide range of acids, including vitamin c, organic materials, enzymes, and b-group vitamins, which has provided it with immense value. this study was aimed to investigate the effects of kombucha tea consumption on hepatic udpgt enzyme in mice. methods: in this experimental study, 21 smal...

receiving information related to patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit is among the most important needs of the family members of such patients. when health care professionals should decide whether to be honest or to give hope, giving information becomes an ethical challenge we conducted a research to study the ethical approaches of iranian nurses to giving information to the family ...

background and aim: approaches to professional health care have changed along with changes in health measures and progression of chronic diseases. patient participation is an international golden standard in new nursing paradigm. despite the importance of patient participation and its routine usage in professional care, this concept is not clear, especially in social and cultural context of ira...

abstract background: preterm infants constitute a large proportion of the newborn population in the neonatal intensive care units (nicus). parents, as the main members of the care team, are not adequately supported as the focus is chiefly on infant care. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a family support intervention on the stress levels among the parents of preterm infants in n...

abstract background: clearing the endotracheal tube through suctioning should be done to promote oxygenation. depth of suctioning is one of the variables in this regard. in shallow suctioning method, the catheter passes to the tip of the endotracheal tube, and in deep suctioning method, it passes beyond the tip into the trachea or brunches. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of shallow and...

background: hypothermia is one of the problems occurring during surgery, which can happen due to thermoregulation mechanism isorders and intake of low temperature iv fl uids, and may cause increase in blood pressure, heart rate, intracranial pressure,oxygen consumption, pain, and discomfort to the patient. the rate of esarean section in our country is three times more than the global standard. ...

background: given the importance of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and role of different factors in self-care behaviors of copd patients, this study was conducted to determine the effect of self-efficacy program on self-care behaviors of copd patients. materials and methods: in this semi-experimental study, 62 copd patients were recruited in which 31 subjects were in control g...