philosophy of liberalism has affected the nursing profession. feminism and pragmatism are some aspects of liberalism in nursing. individualism and egalitarianism are problematic for nursing implementation. free economy and superior individualism are principles in liberalism which create problems in nursing. a lot of problems in nursing profession are based on liberalism philosophy. we think abo...

context: metaparadigm of nursing is one of the nursing discipline challenges of the present century, which should take into consideration the diversity of different cultures and viewpoints. purpose: the purpose of this study is to evolve the concept of “nursing” (one of the concepts in nursing metaparadigm) on the basis of the islamic scholars’ view. materials and methods: in this philosophical...

satisfaction with nursing care and related factors in hospitalized cancer patients in shahid ghazi hospital in tabriz     mogadasiyan s [1] , abdolahzadeh f [2] , rahmani a [3] ,nikanafar ar [4] , firoziyan aa [5] *     received: 5 may, 2013 accepted: 3 aug , 2013     abstract   background & aims : patient satisfaction with nursing services provided as an indicator of the quality of nursing car...

OBJECTIVES To analyze when the nursing process began to be used in the public and private healthcare centers of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country), and when both NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and the NIC-NOC terminologies were incorporated into this process. METHOD A retrospective study was conducted, based on the analysis of nursing records that were used in the 158 studied centers. RESULTS The specifi...

Clinical nursing research is an emerging subspecialty that enhances nursing expertise. In an effort to provide a basic educational curriculum on cancer research and clinical trials, a major academic cancer center launched a novel program titled Clinical Research Nursing Grand Rounds that allowed nurses to receive continuing education units. The purpose of the current article is to describe the ...

background and purpose: undergraduate education presents a period of transition and growth and requires the ability to adapt to many life changes. many applicants admitted to a nursing program, but high rates of attrition have been experienced. this study is an attempt to assess the nursing students’ need on their nursing education. methods: focus groups were used to investigate nursing student...

BACKGROUND Clinical decision making is a fundamental aspect of nurses' clinical practice and has a direct impact on the health and well-being of each patient. METHOD An exploratory analysis of the concept of clinical decision making in nursing will be provided from the two predominant theoretical perspectives: the systematic-positivist model and the intuitive-humanistic model. The origin, aim...

This study addressed the issue of team support and explored the role of structural factors, namely, job enrichment designs; the role of cultural factors, namely, individualism–collectivism and power distance; and the role of the leader’s support, which served as support carrier in teams. With 56 nursing teams, the results demonstrated that whereas leader’s support, collectivism, and low power d...

Nurse Healer OBJECTIVES Theoretical I Explore the Theory of Integral Nursing and its application to holistic nursing. I Link Florence Nightingale's legacy of healing , leadership, global action, and her work as a nurse and citizen activist to 21st-century integral and holistic nursing.