The US accounting profession was caught up in, and some say responsible for, the whirlwind of accounting and business scandals that rocked the US markets in 2002. To restore investor confidence in financial information, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act created a new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board with the authority to set standards for auditors of publicly traded companies, thus ending a centu...

This study compares RN-to-BSN completion graduates and generic BSN graduates in frequency of critical nursing activities performed when caring for patients and in degree of commitment to the profession. Results indicate that RN-to-BSN completion graduates perform in a manner similar to generic BSN graduates; however, RN-to-BSN graduates more frequently demonstrated professional commitment such ...

OBJECTIVE To identify the factors that predict professional satisfaction, organizational commitment, and burnout among physicians working for health maintenance organizations (HMOs). METHODS AND PARTICIPANTS Data came from mail surveys of Kaiser Permanente physicians in the Northwest and Ohio regions. The average response rate was 80% (n = 608). RESULTS The single most important predictor f...

Military nursing service during wartime represents significant contributions to a unique type of health care. The purposes of this study were to: (1) generate themes that elucidate combat nursing experiences, (2) honor nurses who served by sharing their stories, and (3) permanently archive accounts of nursing personnel who served during the Persian Gulf Wars during the late 20th and early 21st ...

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the challenges ofprofessional identity formation at clinical education environmentsfrom the faculty members’ viewpoints.Methods: This is a qualitative study. The population consistedof clinical faculty members of Tehran University of MedicalSciences. In this study, 39 faculty members participated inan in-depth semi-st...

BACKGROUND A preceptor is a specialised tutor who provides practical training to students in the practice setting. They are frequently used to orientate nursing students to prepare them for their duties as professional nurses. In the Western Cape Province professional nurses attend a training programme to prepare them for the role of preceptor. After completion of the training it is unclear how...

Given the significant and widespread changes in the health care system, generational diversity and the resulting differences in values present a challenge for the nursing profession. A three-group comparative design was used to compare the professional nursing values held by nursing students, new graduates, and seasoned practitioners, utilizing the Nursing Professional Values Scale (Weis & Scha...

The Effect of Participation in Empowerment Workshops on the Quality Teaching and Professional Commitment Faculty Members Isfahan Medical School

Title. How Efficacy Beliefs predict Collaborative Practice: a Two-wave Study among Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurses. Aims. The aim of the present study was to investigate in what way Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses’ efficacy beliefs, i.e. beliefs on their work-related competences, and commitment to their work team are related to the quality of collaborative practice between ICU-nurses and phys...