Purpose. This study aimed to (1) assess the levels and associations of workplace spirituality (WPS), compassion satisfaction (CS), burnout (BO), secondary traumatic stress (STS) among Iranian nurses; (2) identify impact WPS components on CS, BO, STS while controlling for demographic variables. Design Methods. In this descriptive, cross‐sectional, correlational study, 295 nurses were selected vi...

Introduction: Patient education is influenced by cultural factors. This study aims to find out the role of culture in patient education. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted on 23 Iranian nurses. Inclusion criteria were minimum 5 years of working experience in clinical nursing. Semistructured face to face interviews were used to collect the data. Interviews were taped, transcribed and ana...

Global social and economic changes have not only led to substantial increases in elderly populations but also the manifestation of numerous degenerative and chronic diseases, and new patterns of disease caused by occupational hazards, environmental pollution and accidents.1,2 Today, public health concerns related to quality care, cost of medical services and low access to health care centers ha...

abstract background: one of the most important challenges of iranian health care system is “quality of care,” and it is assumed that motivated nurses are more ready to provide better care. there are limited studies investigating iranian nurses’ motivations; however, factors which motivate them have not been studied yet. identifying the motivating factors enables nurse managers to inspire nurses...

Aims and Objectives To investigate whether internal external violence are associated with turnover intentions among nurses during demanding periods of work. Background Workplace can negatively impact upon mental physical health intentions. Research focusing on how dimensions workplace violence, versus external, influence the factors that mitigate these effect is lacking. Methods An online cross...

BACKGROUND The product of the educational nursing programs in Iran is training nurses who less have professional apprehension and commitment for participating in professional decisions. Whereas nurses especially those in high academic levels are expected to more involve in professional issues. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore Iranian nurse leaders' experiences of making educatio...

A Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain (UCBPP-PA14) is infectious both in an Arabidopsis thaliana leaf infiltration model and in a mouse full-thickness skin burn model. UCBPP-PA14 exhibits ecotype specificity for Arabidopsis, causing a range of symptoms from none to severe in four different ecotypes. In the mouse model, UCBPP-PA14 is as lethal as other well-studied P. aeruginosa strains. Mutations in ...

BACKGROUND Clinical judgment development is necessary because it leads to appropriate nursing diagnoses, clinical decision-making and health promotion. OBJECTIVES In this study we explored the process of Iranian nurses' development in clinical judgment. PATIENTS AND METHODS This qualitative study was conducted in 2013 at hospitals of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, located in the ...

INTRODUCTION The communication between nurses and patients' families impacts patient well-being as well as the quality and outcome of nursing care, this study aimed to demonstrated the facilitators and barriers which influence the role of communication among Iranian nurses and families member in ICU. METHODS This study is a qualitative study with content analysis. Participants were eight regi...

Background: Professional socialization of nurses defines a process in which novice practitioners are trained to develop the attitude and skills to become professional practitioners. This study was conducted to assess the level of professional socialization among clinical nurses. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. A total of 600 nurses from Tehran and Shahrekord teaching hosp...