conclusions this study showed that the employees in the kashan pems obtained half of the score of organizational commitment and about two-thirds of the job involvement score. therefore, the higher level managers of the emergency medical system are advised to implement some strategies to increase the employees’ job involvement and organizational commitment. materials and methods this cross-secti...

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...

INTRODUCTION There has been concern of increased emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) during the months when new residents are orienting to their roles. This so-called "July Effect" has long been thought to increase LOS, and potentially contribute to hospital overcrowding and increased waiting time for patients. The objective of this study is to determine if the average ED LOS at the ...

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Anne C. Smith, Mark R. Stefani, Bita Moghaddam, and Emery N. Brown Neuroscience Statistics Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the intravenous (IV) medication wastage within the inpatient pharmacy services at a teaching hospital, and to highlight the main causes for such waste and propose a policy to minimize wastage based on the study findings. METHODS For a one month period starting from September until October 2009, the returned and unused IV medications to the inpatient pharmacy in a teac...

J E Afset1,2, K W Larssen2, K Bergh1,2, A Lärkeryd3, A Sjödin3, A Johansson4, M Forsman ([email protected])3 1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s and Women’s Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2. Department of Medical Microbiology, St. Olavs Hospital, University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway 3. Division of CBRN Security and...

The author of this article claims it is a fair description of her recent experience as an inpatient in an unidentified major public teaching hospital. The name of the hospital has been withheld at our request. The Australian Health Review has no reason to believe her account is inaccurate but readers will draw their own conclusions. The comments of the Chief Executive of a similar hospital are ...

OBJECTIVE To identify key stressors for emergency department (ED) staff, investigate positive and negative behaviours associated with working under pressure and consider interventions that may improve how the ED team functions. METHODS This was a qualitative study involving semistructured interviews. Data were collected from staff working in the ED of a London teaching hospital. A purposive s...

BACKGROUND The cooperation of patients and their acceptance to involve medical students in their care is vital to clinical education. OBJECTIVE To explore the attitudes of patients towards medical students at University charity teaching hospital, and to explore the determinants of those attitudes. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at University charity teaching hospital affil...