effect of evidence-based nursing training on nursing students ability in executive skill of nursing process in urmia university of medical sciences, 2013     habibzadeh h [1] ,khajehali n [2] *,khalkhali hr [3] ,mohammadpour y [4]     received: 2 mar, 2013 accepted: 4 may, 2013    abstract  background & aims : nursing process is the important pivot of nursing, and it is an icon of the art and s...

Background: Improvement in the performance of health care workers is an important aspect of infection control in the health care settings. Nursing students are more exposed to infections during clinical experience so they need to improve their performance related to infection control measures. Aim: This study was conducted to assess of knowledge, practice and attitude of internship nursing stud...

Online learning requires higher levels of self-regulation in order to achieve optimal learning outcomes. As nursing education moves further into the blended and online learning venue, new teaching/learning strategies will be required to develop and enhance self-regulated learning skills in nursing students. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of team-based learning (TBL) ...

To reduce burnout in the nursing profession, we must aim at the causes of burnout which include excessive workloads, understaffing, and general stress nurses feel. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. California stepped forward to change that problem through state mandated nurse to patient ratios ensuring that unde...

In the realm of academic practice, schools of nursing, especially those in research-intensive environments, face a dilemma. These schools are in the best position to shape nursing science through research based in academic practice. Yet they also face formidable challenges to maintaining balance among the three legs of the tripartite mission. The questions of whether and how to commit resources...

the effect of peer mentoring program performance on clinical function in second semester nursing students     bagherieh f [1] , hemmati maslakpak m [2] *, khalkhali hr [3]     received: 02 sep, 2012 accepted: 29 nov, 2012     abstract   background & aims : clinical education is important part of nursing teaching. the peer mentoring program is considered a learning strategy that helps nursing st...

BACKGROUND MRSA prevalence in nursing homes often exceeds that in hospitals, but reasons for this are not well understood. We sought to measure MRSA burden in a large number of nursing homes and identify facility characteristics associated with high MRSA burden. METHODS We performed nasal swabs of residents from 26 nursing homes to measure MRSA importation and point prevalence, and estimate t...

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has developed a general proposal for a practice doctorate for nursing and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties has developed a proposal for the practice doctorate for nurse practitioners. This article describes the current initiative for developing the practice doctorate and argues that the proposed practice doctorates raise s...