BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional-digestive disorder in health personnel, with significant repercussions on life quality, work, healthcare system and society. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency reported IBS its subtypes nursing staffs' medical records public hospital, Cuenca - Ecuador. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, descriptive study, randomize...

background: over the years, the concept technology has modified, especially from the viewpoint of the development of scientific knowledge as well as the philosophical and artistic aspects. however, the concept of technology in nursing are still poorly understood. only small qualitative studies, especially in iran, have investigated this phenomenon and they just are about information technology....

background & aim: undoubtedly, the knowledge and skills of the employees lead to the survival of the organization. the purpose of this study is to investigate the important issues in designation and implementation of staff in-service training models to determine a framework for designing the efficient nursing continuing education models. methods & materials: this study is a structured review ba...

This one-year follow-up study determined the incidence and risk factors of workplace violence against nursing staff in a psychiatric hospital. The cohort members had a website to report events whenever they came across violence. A total of 971 events were reported. The incidence rates of physical violence, verbal abuse, bullying/mobbing, sexual harassment, and racial harassment were 1.7, 3.7, 0...

Examines the relationship between too corporate management and the behavioral science and systems analysis staffs. The low contribution of these staff functions to corporate performance is explained by three factors: (1) the failure of top management to recognize the value of these functional areas: (2) the training of the professionals who staff these functions; and (3) the location of these f...

Several health care reform bills would limit Medicare payments to high-cost medical staffs, that is, physicians in hospitals with a high volume of physician services per admission. In a given year, Medicare's payment to the physicians on each hospital's medical staff could not collectively exceed a limit defined as a certain percentage above the national median. Limits of various forms are used...