The objectives of this paper are to present a summary of the evolution of the content of perioperative nursing at the University of São Paulo School of Nursing (EEUSP) and reflect on the National Curriculum Directives (NCD) for the nursing course. The study was developed from a brief history of the practice of perioperative nursing and the inclusion of this topic in the nursing curriculum at EE...

Chronic early school absence (preschool through third grade) is associated with school failure. The presence of school nurses may lead to fewer absences, and nurse practitioners in school-based health centers (SBHCs) can facilitate a healthier population resulting in improved attendance. Efforts to get students back to school are unexplored in nursing literature. This article describes a nursin...

The beginning of nursing education in Croatia can be traced back to the early 20th century, although the first organized care for the patients started in 1845, when six nurses arrived from Austria to Zagreb (1). The first nurses set up the foundations for two activities – educational work in schools and care for patients in hospitals and nursing homes. They were Nursing in Croatia: Past, Presen...

An analysis performed by Staiger, Auerback, and Buerhaus (2012) on the RN workforce model suggests that between 2010 and 2015 there will be a decrease in the RN's employment as the economy improves and the baby boomer population retires. This article centers on the road blocks men face in nursing education, clinical experiences, job preferences in a female dominated career, and how nursing scho...

Introduction: Clinical education is the core component of nursing education. PhD graduated nurses who are faculty members can play a main role in clinical instruction. However, there is not clear understanding about the challenges which they may encounter for accepting their role as clinical educator. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges of role acceptance by PhD aduated nurses w...

Jamileh Farokhzadian, Golnaz Forughameri, Abbas Karami. Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; MSc student of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sci...

workplace violence against nurses working in khorramabad educational hospitals and their confronting behaviors in violent events    hosseinabadi r [1] biranvand sh [2] *,anbari kh [3] ,heidari h [4]     received: 5 may , 2013 accepted: 4 jul , 2013    abstract  background & aims : workplace violence is considered as a health problem in nursing profession. the aim of this study was to determine ...