OBJECTIVES This study examined job satisfaction, empowerment, job stress, and burnout among tuberculosis management nurses and physicians in public healthcare institutions. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study analyzing survey data collected from 249 nurses and 57 physicians in 105 public health centers, three public tuberculosis hospitals, and one tertiary hospital. The survey questionna...

| December 2012 | 1196 l E t t E r t o E d it o r We found the reliability of optometrists’ diagnosis compared with ophthalmologist is good so that they can detect most of the visual impairment accurately but reliability of public health nurses’ diagnosis is intermediate to fair. Although the sensitivity of their diagnosis is relatively good, but the specificity of their diagnosis is poor and l...

BACKGROUND Nurses' perceptions of ethical climate patterns have certain undeniable effects on hospitals. There is little evidence of possible differences in this element between public and private hospitals and contributing factors. OBJECTIVES This study investigated whether the perceptions of the ethical climate in nurses' working in public hospitals differ from that of nurses in private hos...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness, feasibility, and usefulness of a behavior change counseling (BCC) training program for public health nurses to facilitate behavior change in patients. DESIGN AND SAMPLE This was a quasi-experimental feasibility study. Twelve rural public health nurses participated in the study. MEASURES Nurses participated in a 1-day B...

It is argued that increasing wages will not only attract more nurses to the health sector, but also increase the number of hours worked for those already there. This article focuses on the response of registered nurses employed in the public sector when they are allowed to endogenously choose between jobs in hospitals and primary care and between day and shift work. A structural labour supply m...

The objective of this study is to debate on the nurses' discourse on the concept of health comprehensiveness and how to implement it in primary health care practice. Considering that comprehensiveness is one of the pillars of the Brazilian public health system (SUS) and taking nursing work force as a considerable commission of people to work for the construction of the SUS, the authors consider...

OBJECTIVES This study describes a comparison of the values and beliefs foundational to community nursing practice in Norway with the Cornerstones of Public Health Nursing based on public health nursing practice in the United States. DESIGN AND SAMPLE Methods included a review of the literature and focus groups to determine primary beliefs and values foundational to nursing practice in family,...

Nurses comprise the largest health professional group in terms of number, and they can be found in almost every health care setting, including homes, schools, work sites, and hospitals. To a large extent, nurses have always been aware of environmental factors when doing their job, but the definition of environmental health nursing is being expanded. Today, in addition to considering the possibi...

BACKGROUND Nurses have an increased risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), along with a high prevalence of obesity, poor eating habits and insufficient physical activity. The aim of this study was to determine the health concerns, health priorities and barriers to living a healthy lifestyle among nurses and hospital management staff from public hospitals in the Western Cape Metropole, South...