there are two strategies that increasing skill of nursing students: heuristic method and concept map. these methods correlate theoretical and operational lessons effectively. different researches and experiments showed that students, who have educated with these methods, have more ability to attain skills than the other students. this subject is not a novel idea. even tyler has applied this the...

CONTEXT Estimating life expectancy is challenging in advanced dementia, potentially limiting the use of hospice care in these patients. OBJECTIVE To prospectively validate and compare the performance of the Advanced Dementia Prognostic Tool (ADEPT) and hospice eligibility guidelines to estimate 6-month survival in nursing home residents with advanced dementia. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPA...

background: although nursing faculties may believe that they possess a core of knowledge about ethical interactions with students, they may unwittingly risk crossing an ethical boundary in the learning environment. the ethical dimension in education exists because the instructor has authority to contribute to or impede the students’ acquisition of knowledge. therefore, this study aimed to deter...

moral intelligence is one of the dimensions of intelligence that can provide a framework for the proper function of man, and be used as a predictor for people’s conduct. nurses’ performance is of great importance because of the moral and human nature of their profession, and their adherence to ethical principles improves the nursing care quality as well as organizational performance. therefore,...

background: educational clinical environment has an important role in nursing students' learning. any difference between actual and expected clinical environment will decrease nursing students’ interest in clinical environments and has a negative correlation with their clinical performance.   methods : this descriptive cross-sectional study is an attempt to compare nursing students'perception o...

background: in order to transfer teachers’ knowledge, the presence of students is necessary in the classroom. despite numerous studies on the causes of absence, the strategies of its reduction have not been yet investigated and this study intends to address this issue. methods: inthis cross-sectional study 401 students were participated who were selected with systematic random sampling. the stu...

context: metaparadigm of nursing is one of the nursing discipline challenges of the present century, which should take into consideration the diversity of different cultures and viewpoints. purpose: the purpose of this study is to evolve the concept of “nursing” (one of the concepts in nursing metaparadigm) on the basis of the islamic scholars’ view. materials and methods: in this philosophical...