Orientating new junior medical staff can be a complex and time consuming task. Traditional models have typically involved a day or longer of lectures. This involves a large number of senior staff being available on the first day of term. It also means that junior staff not present on the first day had any access to an orientation program at all. Evaluation of our program confirmed the belief th...

background: hospitalization in neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) leads to a lot of stress and shock to the parents. nurses, as the primary sources of information, could play an important role in reducing their stress. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of educational program on the premature infants’ parental stress in nicu. methods: this double-blind randomized controlled tria...