AIM Professional commitment has been widely discussed during the last decade. There is no comprehensive definition about "professional commitment in Iranian nurses." Hence, this study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the concept of professional commitment in Iranian nurses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hybrid model was used in three phases. Firstly, in the theoretical phase, data were retriev...

Today, the musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most frequent health problems related directly to working conditions and they occur in nurses who get little or no training in the safety and ergonomic principle of patients' care. This study is aimed to evaluate interaction between the nurses’ awareness of ergonomic principles and workplace conditions with work-related injuries in two Iranian...

BACKGROUND cancer patients require palliative care. AIM the purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of nurses, who provide palliative care for cancer patients, within the context of Iranian culture. METHODS we conducted a hermeneutic phenomenological study. Semi structured in-depth interviews with 10 nurses were audio taped and transcribed. The transcriptions were then analyzed...

AIM Iran's health-care system has witnessed profound changes in the last decades. Despite its progress, the system has currently faced many challenges in one of the important subsystems, nursing. The present review article aimed to present an overview of the opportunities and challenges of the Iranian nursing system, based on recent literature. METHODS A broad search of the English and Persia...

BACKGROUND The role of nurses in providing high quality healthcare to patients is so important that creating a desirable working environment to enhance their overall performance is unavoidable. This paper aimed to explore the impact of psychological capital on mental health by investigating the mediating effects of job burnout on this relationship. METHODS AND MATERIAL The data used in this r...

Palliative care is still a topic under discussion in the Iranian healthcare system, and cancer patients require palliative care. Moreover, nursing ethics has an important role in caring for these patients. The purpose of this study was to identify the perception of Iranian nurses regarding ethics-based palliative care in cancer patients. This study was done with a qualitative approach and by us...

INTRODUCTION Nurses' professional competence is a crucial factor in clinical practice. Systematic evaluation of nurses' competence and its related factors are essential for enhancing the quality of nursing care. This study aimed to assess the nurses' competence level and its possible relationship with their personality and emotional intelligence. METHODS Using a cross-sectional survey design,...