health care workers are among the groups with high frequently of exposure to workplace violence and the real dimensions of this problem have not yet been clearly defined. the aim of this study was to review the exposure of nurses to physical violence. in this cross sectional descriptive study, a total 450 nurses completed a standard questionnaire. the survey elicited demographic information and...

background: needlestick injuries (nsis) are among the most important occupational injuries for health care workers (hcws). in iran, the problem of exposure to contaminated blood among nursing personnels has not well documented. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of needlestick injuries in population of nurses in shahroud imam hossein hospital, northern iran. methods: a self-ad...

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH IMPACTS DEBATE In a highly controversial decision in 1965, the American Nurses Association called for the baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) to be required for licensure of professional nurses by 1985. However, hospital diploma education—the pathway to nursing for most students in 1965—gave way not to bachelor’s education but largely to associate degree education, fu...

TN order to meet the requirements laid down in the regulations issued by the Scottish Board of Health for the training of health visitors, a special course of study has been arranged by the Edinburgh School of Social Study and Training, under the auspices of the University. Students who successfully complete this course and gain the certificate of the Central Midwives Board will be awarded the ...

Background: This study was conducted to compare the job stress, resilience, and burnout levels of small medium-sized hospital nurses working at National safety hospitals coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) dedicated hospitals, identify influencing factors on burnout.Methods: a cross-sectional research participants were COVID-19 hospitals. Data from 292 collected using structured questionnaires Ap...

Context: The verification of quality life at work (QLW) indices can provide information on factors that directly interfere with personal and collective satisfaction motivation, reflections the excellence structure service. Objective: To evaluate active nurses. Material methods: descriptive correlational, cross-sectional study a quantitative approach, carried out 104 nurses in service tertiary p...

This is a theoretical reflection on the clinical nursing care in mental health that is offered to the family. In view of having a family member with mental suffering, the family would delegate the care to that relative to the mental institution, thus there should be collaboration between the nursing and medical team to organize the environment and ensure family and social isolation. With the Ps...

Discussions of hospital quality, efficiency, and nursing care often taken place independent of one another. Activities to assure the adequacy and performance of hospital nursing, improve quality, and achieve effective control of hospital costs need to be harmonized. Nurses are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient care. Lessons from Magnet program hospitals and hospitals implement...

Nine adult survivors of out-of-hospital presumed cardiogenic cardiac arrest, who remained unresponsive for longer than their third hospital day and who eventually were discharged from the acute care hospital, are reported. Their neurological outcome fell into three distinct categories: (a) a persistent vegetative state, (b) able to follow some simple commands but requiring total nursing care, a...

The objective of the following study was to analyze the conceptions that head nurses of a university hospital have about nursing communication management. It is a descriptive-exploratory study with an interpretative qualitative approach. The set of data was produced between September and October 2007 through interviews with 19 head nurses in a university hospital in Southern Brazil and submitte...