conclusions the frequency of nis in this hospital was lower in comparison with other worldwide studies. however, low incidence of health care-associated infections in our study may be due to under diagnosis and underreporting of such infections by health care staff. results the incidence of nis was low (i.e. < 2%). among 16936 admitted patients in this hospital, 174 patients (79 males and 95 fe...

Abstract This study aimed to identify the impact of work stress on job performance nursing workers in Al-Awda Hospital Gaza Strip. The researchers used descriptive and analytical approach. population was selected from staff Hospital, where size sample reached 60 nurses. comprehensive enumeration method for all members population. Questionnaire data collection because is small. most important fi...

BACKGROUND In acute coronary syndrome (ACS), admission hyperglycemia is associated with adverse cardiovascular events in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. OBJECTIVE To assess the prognostic value of stress hyperglycemia for the in-hospital outcome of patients admitted due to ACS. METHODS This study included 152 patients admitted to the chest pain unit of a tertiary hospital diagnosed with ...

OBJECTIVE Hospital crowding is a public health problem that may impact on the quality of medical treatment and increase the risk of developing traumatic stress, e.g., after myocardial infarction (MI). This study examines whether subjective appraisal of crowding at hospital admission due to MI is associated with acute stress disorder (ASD) symptoms. METHOD We investigated 102 consecutive patie...

Aims. This study examines mood and cardiovascular variables related to job stress and burnout in hospital personnel. Main Methods. 400 nurses and physicians from a children's hospital in China were recruited. Participants completed job stress, burnout, and mood state questionnaires. Cardiovascular variables such as body mass index (BMI), triglyceride (TG), and high density lipoprotein (HDL) wer...

The purpose of this study was to examine stressors, stress level, and the impacts on nurses’ job performance at one general public hospital in Jambi, Indonesia. A questionnaire was used as a research instrument to sixty nurses. The data were analyzed statistically by using the SPSS software program. The findings of the study indicated that the major sources of stress or stressors were role conf...