BACKGROUND This is an interventional study, since a training has been given, performed in order to investigate whether training has significant impact on knowledge levels of healthcare managers (head-nurses, assistant head nurses, hospital managers and deputy managers) regarding bio-medical waste management. METHODS The study was conducted on 240 volunteers during June - August 2010 in 12 hos...

background: despite the great body of knowledge on the effects of patient education, it has not been institutionalized in hospital settings. a collective effort was implemented to establish sustainable patient education in the clinical care of neurosurgical patients in a university hospital in arak through an action research in 2011-2012. this article shares a part of experiences and knowledge ...

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between leaders’ interpersonal communication skills and nurses’ innovative behaviour. Moreover, behaviour essential for nurses in today’s dynamic healthcare systems whereby, skill has become an increasingly important factor enhancing This based on conceptual framework skills, behaviour, perceived trustworthiness. Using stratified sampling tec...

Objective Dementia is a major public health problem. More and more patients with dementia are being admitted to acute care hospitals for treatment of comorbidities. Issues associated with care of patients with dementia in acute care hospitals have not been adequately clarified. This study aimed to explore the challenges nurses face in providing care to patients with dementia in acute care hospi...

Oral care is a hallmark of attentive, high-quality nursing care. Oral care improves a patient's sense of well-being, communication, and nutritional status, and lowers the risk for pneumonia. However, for patients with severe trismus, oral care may seem impossible. Trismus is the inability to open the mouth more than 35 mm and often results from medical therapies for head and neck cancers. This ...