PURPOSE Our research project aimed at presenting midwifery student self-assessment of performing the role of breast cancer prevention educator. MATERIALS AND METHODS Investigations were carried out in 2011 at the Medical University of Lublin in Poland, and Katolieke Hogeschool of Kortrijk in Belgium, after obtaining approval of the ethical committee of Polish Midwives Association (III/EC/2011...

drug and intravenous thrapy basic clinical skills in nursing students at the end of third year     haji hossaini f [1] *, sharifnia sh [2] , nazari r [3] , rezaei r [4] ,saatsaz s [5]     received: 9 sep, 2011 accepted: 20 oct, 2011     abstract:   background & aims : learning drugs and intravenous therapy are necessary for nursing students. this study was done with the aim of assessing the dru...

A primary cause of Ghana's higher than global average maternal mortality rate is limited access to maternal care in rural areas. To date, few studies have examined how rural background/training of midwives impacts their future willingness to work in remote areas. The purpose of this paper is to describe the relationship between Ghanaian student midwife place of origin and rural training on thei...

BACKGROUND As midwives' public health role evolves they may constitute a first source of enquiry for women seeking infertility treatment. The study aimed to investigate student and certified midwives' knowledge and educational needs regarding assisted reproduction issues. METHODS Participants, 609 certified midwives (CMs) and 234 midwifery students, were recruited from the Midwifery departmen...

BACKGROUND Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) are widely used in health professional education and should be based on sound pedagogical foundations. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and utility of using Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) within an OSCE format in a broad range of tertiary education settings with under-graduate and post-graduate nursi...

BACKGROUND According to the World Health Organization viewpoint, social well-being is an important dimension of health along with physical and mental aspects. Evaluation of social well-being is necessary in students, especially in medical sciences students due to future responsibility as health care professionals. The present study attempted to investigate the level of social well-being, five d...