abstract background : infectious disease control is one of the important components of patient care which can assist in reducing morbidity and mortality. source isolation is one of the strategies that have used in order to prevent from the spread of contagious infectious diseases. since nursing student should be able to do the caring in source isolation patients after learning the principles, i...

background: in the process of cancer treatment, mothers of children with cancer experience burden of care as a result of these conditions. early detection of burden of care has an important role in promoting health care. the aim of this study was to evaluate burden of care in mothers of children with a malignancy. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was done on 70 mothers of child...

results the findings of this study showed that in most selected countries, primary care services were provided by the private sector and the public sector has been mostly functioning as a supervisor in this area, but in iran, primary care services were provided by the government. the findings of this study also showed that hospital services in iran and selected countries (second and third level...

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...

Lionfish (Pterois spp.) which is native to Indo-Pacific region has been invading the Turkish coastal region and propagating rapidly as a Lessepsian species in the last years. Envenomation is expected to be encountered more frequently by divers due to its noteworthy appearance and by fishermen due to its novelty in the region. Lionfish sting is mostly seen at hands and results in pain, local ede...

Introduction Under the leadership of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, junior trainees from varied medical backgrounds are increasingly undertaking placements in Intensive Care Units (ICU) [1]. Unlike their predecessors, current trainees may have little prior training in advanced organ support (AOS), yet clinical responsibility may be high a potential patient safety issue. Traditional sen...

irritable bowel syndrome is the most common functional gastrointestinal disease and is among the most common reasons for outpatients doctor visit both in primary and specialty clinics. except for some changes in functional brain imaging and some mild gi mucosal inflammation there is no gross structural changes or pathological finding. patients suffer from lifelong chronic abdominal pain, diarrh...