background: the negative attitudes and behaviors of iranian nursing students impede learning and threaten their progression and retention in nursing programs. the need to understand students’ perception and experiences of nursing provide knowledge about effectiveness of nursing education program as well as their professional identity. the purpose of this study was to discover experiences of nur...

background: pregnancy prevention is an important factor in women's life changing in various periods. selection of contraception method is personally unique and can bridge between their experiences and their unmet needs. the aim of this study was to determine contraception experiences in the first years of marriage. methods: this was a qualitative phenomenological study. the studied population w...

Nowadays, studying in higher education is not as uncomplicated as it seems to be, particularly in PhD programs. Given the complex interplay of multiple variables affecting one’s experience in such programs, there is a mounting need for probing more into the ways in which PhD students’ lives are affected by these factors, and how their transition trajectories emerge. The present study explored t...

a bstra ct   background: divorce is one ofthe most controversial and damaging social issues. since the divorce rates are increasing rapidly, the current study evaluated the effects of factors leading to divorce application.   materials and methods: this qualitative content analysis used purposive sampling to select 10 female divorce applicants at isfahan department of justice (isfahan, iran). i...

abstract background: in recent years, there has been a rise in the number of premature births. mothers of these newborns experience a high degree of stress over time. since a more comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon can help the healthcare teams in detecting the deficiencies and needs of such newborns’ mothers for a better and more effective intervention, the present study was carrie...

abstract background: natural delivery is the most painful event that women experience in their lifetime. that is why labor pain relief has long been as one of the most important issues in the field of midwifery. thus, the present study aims to explore the perception of primiparous mothers on comfortable resources for labor pain. materials and methods: in the present study, qualitative content a...

background: in recent years significant medical science advances have been made in the field midwifery and infant care. the premature, low birth weight and ill infants are admitted to the technologically advanced nicu for care and they often require long‑term stay. this study addresses parental experiences with the infant care in nicu, explores their concerns regarding nursing supports for pare...

asha, meaning order and honesty as apposed to anarchy and hypocrisy is the most significant principle of the anciant persian religion . there are some events and tales they are coloured by the asha principle . the manifestation of asha in such cases is the result of a certain religious experience known as the exegetic experience . the exegetic experience is in fact a religious interpretation an...

Background The positive effect of breastfeeding on the health of the mother, child and community has been globally accepted, but the rate of breastfeeding is still not at an acceptable level. Breastfeeding support can greatly influence the continuity and success of breastfeeding. This qualitative study aimed to explain the Iranian women’s experiences of breastfeeding support. Materials and Meth...

Desktop virtual reality (VR) offers a powerful environment for visualizing structure in large information sets. In well-designed virtual worlds, users can employ skills from wayfinding in the real world. This paper reports the development and testing of a series of prototype VR worlds, designed to support navigation during information visualization and retrieval. Results indicated that users’ s...