erratum an investigation on the association between students’ knowledge and their tendency to take care of hiv patients among the students in nursing and midwifery school  in the article that appeared on page 404 of july-august 2014 issue[1], authors affi liation was incorrectly displayed. authors affi liation should have appeared as given below: 1-associate professor, infection nosocomial rese...

INTRODUCTION The importance of optimal clinical nursing education in professional skills development is undeniable. In clinical education, nursing students are often faced with problems. Recognizing nursing students' perception on clinical education is the first step to remove the barriers of this challenge. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the nursing s...

BACKGROUND Methods learnt by nursing and midwifery students' such as communication skills, optimisim and coping with stress would be used in their profeesional life. It is very important to promote their positive thinking and communication skills to raise coping with stress. OBJECTIVES This cross sectional study was performed to examine the nursing and midwifery students' communication skills...

This study aimed to determine the effect of the SNAPPS (summarize, narrow, analyze, probe, plan, and select) method versus teacher-centered education on the clinical skills of midwifery students in Iran. In this clinical trial, 36 midwifery students in their 4th year of education in 2015 were enrolled and divided into 6 groups, 3 groups for teacher-centered education and 3 groups for the SNAPPS...

OBJECTIVE To compare the performance of students selected for midwifery education by three methods: community mobilization in rural Afghanistan, a regional examination by the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS), and the National University Entrance Examination (NUEE). METHODS A retrospective survey was conducted in January 2009 on academic records of 178 midwives trained at the IHS in Herat, i...

background & aim: modifications in learning systems based on the concepts of self-efficacy and self-esteem are among the suggested strategies to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two interactive educational workshops with or without standardized patients (sps) on midwifery students' self-efficacy in providing sexual health cou...

THIS COMPREHENSIVE and practical guide will be an invaluable aid to students and advanced practitioners, as well as those involved in neonatal and midwifery care in hospitals or community settings.

background: achieving a desirable clinical education requires continuous assessment of the current situations in clinical education and identifying the strengths and weaknesses. this study aimed to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the clinical education fields. methods: this is a cross-sectional and descriptive study in which the strengths and weaknesses of clinical education settings wer...

background and purpose: spiritual well-being plays an important role in the mental and physical health, and is considered as a common strategy to cope with problems. given the importance of promoting spiritual well-being in the nursing and midwifery students, we must first determine the level of this state in this population. regarding this, the present study aimed to examine the spiritual well...