holistic care is the evaluation of the physical and mental states of individuals. considering the importance of spirituality in healthcare and its pivotal role as the first step toward providing spiritual care, this study was conducted to determine the perception of iranian nurses towards spirituality in neonatal intensive care units (nicus). methods: this study was conducted on nine participan...

background: nosocomial infections are an important cause of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (nicus). therefore, in this study, the incidence and prevalence of nosocomial infections were determined in nicus of the three largest neonatal centers in northwest iran, and the causative bacteria were identified in order to provide potential solutions to control the infections in these hospi...

background hyponatremia is a common disorder in patients with brain injury. it can result in acute and chronic complications providing this electrolytic disorder is not diagnosed and treated in due time. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hyponatremia in 95 patients with brain injury hospitalized in the intensive care unit in shahid beheshti hospital of kashan un...

special characteristics of care environments have always presented nurses with some challenges. one particular situation is futile care, which is frequently accompanied by countless moral and legal challenges. the dominant atmosphere in futile care may cause moral distress to nurses and lead to a sense of guilt, pain, suffering, job dissatisfaction, and eventually cause nurses to leave the job....

Background: Infection is a vital problem in intensive care units. Currently, chlorhexidine solution is used to reduce oral colonization. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of chlorhexidine solution on oropharyngeal bacterial colonization in hospitalized patients in the intensive care units. Methods: This descriptive study (from August 2018 to May 2019) was performed on 60 patients who ...

background and objective:acinetobacter spp.a gram-negative coccobacillus is increasingly reported as important cause of nosocomial infections. multi-drug resistance (mdr) ofacinetobacterspp., raises concerns over our ability to treat serious infections with these organisms. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and associated risk factors for infections with mdr acinetobacter spp...

background and purpose: organizational commitment has been on a downward trend among medical staff in different sections of the health care system. this study aimed to investigate the level of organizational commitment among the nurses engaged in the intensive care units (icus) of mazandaran heart center in sari, iran. methods: this descriptive-analytical study was conducted at the educational ...

Background and aims: Cardiac surgery patients are at high risk of pressure ulcers. In the present study, we determined the incidence of pressure ulcer in patients who were admitted to open heart cardiac surgery intensive care unit and related risk factors. Methods: With using convenience sampling all the eligible patients who were admitted to Boali cardiac surgery during June to August 2015 we...