Absenteeism in the nursing team worries the institutions’ managers, because they reflect on the human resources quantitative aspects, interfering in the quality of healthcare provided to the clientele. This descriptive, retrospective study identified the percentage and the types of expected and non-expected absences of nursing workers in a school hospital, between April, 2001 and March, 2002. D...

An oncology nursing fellowship program for undergraduate nursing students has the potential to help develop a much-needed talent pool for the next generation of oncology nurses. By raising awareness of the value of this program, the Oncology Nursing Society can help foster expansion of this program nationally to help address the growing need for oncology nurses. Improving awareness about this p...

Family physician (FP) is a suggested model for controlling Iran health system challenges such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mental illnesses, and HIV-AIDS besides urbanization, and elderly issues. Although FP is a legal commitment, it faces several obstacles such as lack of infrastructure, diversity of insurances, and unwillingness of senior health policy makers about it. (SUMS) is a pil...

AIM To explore the perspectives and experiences of nurse instructors and clinical nurses regarding the assessment of safe nursing care and its components in clinical practice. BACKGROUND Safe nursing care is a key aspect of risk management in the healthcare system. The assessment of safe nursing care and identification of its components are primary steps to establish patient safety and risk m...

In spite of emphasis on patient-centered care and promotion their quality, shortcomings have been seen in psychiatric due to lack compassion. To improve the quality caring nursing, it is important develop implement in-service education based Locsin’s Technological Competency as Caring Nursing (TCCN) theory. Objectives determine nurse managers' perception practice status a preliminary survey ser...

conclusions this study highlighted the influential factors that could produce role conflict for nursing faculty members. the results can help university leaders to improve nursing faculty working conditions. results the three following categories emerged from data analysis: “roles interference”; “role ambiguity”, and “conflicting expectations”. the main theme was “working in conflict climate”. ...

How do patient characteristics, organization characteristics and patient care unit characteristics interact to affect quality, safety, and cost outcomes? What changes can nurse managers make on their units that will optimize outcomes for their patients? To answer these questions, we are collecting data from 35 nursing units in 12 hospitals in Arizona, and using the results as a basis for comput...