determining the intensity of effective individual factors on clinical decision-making of nurses     rostamniya l [1] ,pariyad e [2] [3] , asayesh h [4] ,ghanbari v [5] *     received: 7 oct , 2013 accepted: 1 jan , 2014  abstract  background & aims : clinical decision-making is a critical thinking process which is accepted as an essential part of nursing practice. effective decision-making need...

INTRODUCTION Recent years have witnessed community disaster resilience becoming one of the most heavily supported and advocated approach to disaster risk management. However, its application has been influenced by the lack of assessment tools. This study reviews studies conducted using the resilience concept and examines the tools, models, and methods adopted. It examines the domains, indicator...

Nursing hospitals have a high probability of casualties during fire disaster because they many patients with impaired mobility. In this study, and egress simulations were conducted to evaluate the safety typical nursing hospital. The available safe time (ASET) prototype hospital was calculated using Fire Dynamics Simulator, required (RSET) estimated by Pathfinder, reflecting characteristics occ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the "lessons learned" by Louisiana Nursing Home (NH) administrative directors (ADs) forced to make decisions relating to resident evacuation before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and determine how emergency planning has changed in those NHs. DESIGN Twenty in-depth telephone interviews followed by a focus group conducted in New Orleans. SETTING Louisiana NHs in parishes a...

Background and Objective: It is necessary to prepare nurses for their important and accountable roles in disaster response teams. Given the lack of in-service training courses, nurses’ knowledge and skills in responding to disasters are lower than the desired level. This status can lead to nurses’ poor performance in caring for victims of disasters. This study aims to determine the effects of e...