Introduction: Evidence-based nursing care guidelines are important tools for increasing the quality of nurses' clinical work. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of implementing evidence-based nursing care guidelines on the quality of care of patients admitted to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study on 54 nurses...

Background and purpose: Today, the quality of nursing services is faced with many challenges. A review of Iranian studies showed poor quality nursing services. Nursing education increases the level of quality of care, but patients report different scores for quality of care, so, any shortages should be resolved. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of nursing education on quality...

    Assessment of the quality of care during prenatal period is a way to protect the health of the mother and consequently the well being of the society, low birth weight, high newborn mortality and preterm delivery are the results of low quality of care. LQAS is a cheap and also fast approach to assess the quality of care given in parental phase. In this approach all responsible units are to b...

Background & Aim: Pressure ulcers are a common complication in patients hospitalized in intensive care units. This complication continues to be a major problem in all health care systems and reflects the quality of nursing care in hospitals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between nurses’ knowledge and quality of nursing care for prevention of pressure ulcers in intensive ...

Objectives: This study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with behavioral activation treatment in reducing symptoms, improving quality of life and decreasing suicidal thoughts. Method: A quasi-experimental method and mixed analysis of variances between-within group was conducted. The population included students of Islamic Azad University...