the doctor-patient relationship (dpr) is one of the most important subjects in medical sociology and health policy. due to mutual understanding, undistorted dprs not only result in satisfaction of both doctors and patients, but also help to reduce financial burdens for patients and the health care system. the purpose of this research was to identify a dpr based on the qualitative paradigm model...

Patient safety is a global concern that involves all healthcare members, so that achieving a high level safe care is responsibility of all healthcare services, particularly nurses. This qualitative study aimed to describe nurses’ perspectives on factors affecting patient safety. We recruited 32 nurses working in teaching hospitals by purposeful sampling method. Data were collected by semi-struc...