introduction: in today’s world, organizations are attempting to achieve advantages and competitive results. understanding mutual interactions between organizations and using modern management techniques as well as modern management tools might have an influential effect on obtaining optimal organizational results. nowadays, one of the competitive advantages is applying the excellence models. th...

background: chronic heart failure (chf) can have negative effects on the quality of life (qol). self-management education is one of the approaches that can be adopted to increase the qol of these patients. this study aimed to determine the effect of self-management training using compact disc (cd) on the qol in patients with chf. methods: this study was a non-randomized controlled clinical tria...

abstract background: epilepsy exposes patients to many physical, social, and emotional challenges. thus, it seems to portray a complex picture and needs holistic care. medical treatment and psychosocial part of epilepsy remain central to managing and improving the patient’s qualify of life through team efforts. some studies have shown the dimensions of self‑management, but its management proces...

background: nurses are the main members in nursing cares and nursing managers can improve their clinical competency by applying better leadership skills. this study carried out to determine the effect of nursing management program on clinical competency of nurses in a coronary care unit (ccu). methods: a quasi-experimental study was carried out in two educational hospitals in yazd- iran. these ...

organizational culture and managers' personal attitudes play a crucial role in conducting change initiatives, especially strategic change. in this regard, middle managers' commitment to change is of great importance and cynicism is the biggest obstacle in forming this commitment. in the present study, it is investigated whether organizational justice dimensions, senior management supp...