study the performance of nurses communication with patients in special education and non- teaching hospital, urmia     hemmati maslakpak m [1] * , sheikhbaklu m [2] , baghaei r [3] , sheikhi n [4]     received: 21 dec, 2011 accepted: 4 feb, 2012     abstract   background & aims : acceptable communication performance is essential for safe, effective, and suitable care . proper communication is e...

We have compared patients' and nurses' assessments of postoperative pain and anxiety after different analgesic treatments. Sixty orthopaedic patients were allocated randomly to receive i.v. piritramide (either nurse-controlled or patient-controlled) or subarachnoid bupivacaine (nurse-controlled or patient-controlled). Patients and nurses assessed pain and anxiety using a visual analogue scale (...

background: interpersonal communication is considered as an important and effective factor of job satisfaction and efficiency and has special significance in nursing career because of face to face relationship with patients. this study aimed to determine the association between head nurses' interpersonal communication and job satisfaction of nurses under their supervision. the study was conduct...

background: elderly population is increasing worldwide. the elderly are hospitalized more and have a longer stay compared to patients of all ages. nurse-elderly patient relationship has a key role in improving nursing care and increasing patient’s satisfaction of health care system. methods: this was a cross-sectional study conducted from june to august 2005. the sample consisted of 110 elderly...

Aspects of the work of five community psychiatric nurses are examined by means of a questionnaire completed by the nurses for a sample of 50 patients. Information sharing and a close working relationship with the general practitioner, skills relating to assessment and psychological support of patients, organization of care by other agencies, a detailed knowledge of community agencies, and a cap...

BACKGROUND Adverse events that place patients at risk for harm are common in intensive care units. Clinicians' level of knowledge and judgment appear to play a role in the prevention, mitigation, and creation of adverse advents. Research suggests a possible association between nurses' specialty certification and clinical expertise. The relationship between specialty certification and clinical c...

aims: in general, nurses who work in department of psychiatric are in fact interacting with emotional disorders of patients once providing their care services. higher levels of job motivation and satisfaction can markedly foster service improvement. the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between anger and job motivation in nurses of a psychiatric hospital.   instrument & methods:...