This article aims to describe the concept of oppression, its facets, oppression theory and psychological characteristics oppressed for understanding this phenomenon. Nurses are major human capital in healthcare organizations. They continuously struggling professional dignity honor they actually deserve despite spending sleepless nights curing caring sick one. Nursing profession face discriminat...

background and objectives: workplace violence against female nurses is a significant and increasing problem. this study aimed to investigate workplace violence against female nurses in three general hospitals of ilam located in western iran and identify factors influencing it incidents.   methods: seventy seven nurses were randomly selected and surveyed. the data were collected using an author-d...

BACKGROUND The current study was carried out to evaluate and compare the job stress of female nurses working in emergency wards and female clerks and to analyze the possible relationship between the stress level and level of saliva secretory IgA (SIgA). METHODS Eighty four female nurses in emergency wards and female clerks of hospitals were selected (42 in each group). Their stress level was ...

Male nurses are facing different problems in both government and private settings among which are, disrespect of male nurses and discrimination, therefore, given less or denied opportunities for growth and development in the profession. The aim of the study was to compare attitudes of both male and female nurses toward men in nursing. The study was carried out at Minia University Hospital. The ...

Purpose. To investigate sleep quality of hospital staff nurses, both by subjective questionnaire and objective measures. Methods. Female staff nurses at a regional teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan were recruited. The Chinese version of the pittsburgh sleep quality index (C-PSQI) was used to assess subjective sleep quality, and an electrocardiogram-based cardiopulmonary coupling (CPC) techni...

This study is focused on knowing the Quality of Life of hospital nurses, and associated factors. People surveyed are composed of 100 female nurses from a hospital, eighth region, Chile. The measuring method is a questionnaire--oriented to know bio-social-demographic variables that influence nurses--and the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life measuring scale, validated in Chilean population. Results sho...

Health-related lifestyle, harassment at work, and self-assessed health of female flight attendants in comparison to that of female nurses and female primary school teachers were surveyed. A higher proportion of flight attendants than nurses or teachers were smokers, 26% vs. 15% and 17% respectively; and consumed alcohol at least once a week, 40% vs. 21% and 16%. Repeated sexual harassment at wo...