Background & Aim: Studies on nurses' clinical competence and its related contextual factors have controversial and sometimes unexpected results. Regarding the role of nurses' clinical competencies in the quality of nursing care, this study aimed to determine the clinical competency of nurses working in Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan from their own point of view and that of head nurses. Mat...

Background and Objectives: The high clinical competency of Critical Care Nurses (CCNs) is required, as the quality of nursing care in critical care units (CCUs) with critically ill patients is extremely important. This study was conducted to compare CCNs' clinical competency using self-assessment method and assessment by their Head nurses. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study wa...

Background and purpose: The role of head nurses in delivering health care is important and training and making them physically and mentally (attitude and belief) ready to accept the role is also important, so the researchers aimed at identifying and explaining the factors influencing the formation and the maintenance of the nurses’ commitment to clinical nursing identity. Materials and met...

Background & Aim: Social support is known as a factor in buffering negative effects of occupational stress. There are several stressful situations in nursing which could cause job dissatisfaction, low work performance, quit or turnover among nurses. These situations cause physical and mental problems which mostly lead to irreparable damages in nursing care. The purpose of this study is to deter...

Abstract Introduction: Clinical competence is considered as the use of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors and characteristics to successfully perform important work tasks in the field of mental health nursing. Despite training that prepares nurses for diagnosis and intervention to promote mental health and reduce the risk of psychiatric illness, most nurses are currently limited in their w...

Introduction: From long time ago man has played a key central role in the organization's system. The objective of management is to attract, maintain , and enrich competent man power. Designing and systematizing Fair salary and wage payments is one of the most important factors in meeting this objective. Methods: A descriptive cross - sectional study with the objective of studying the impact of ...