psychological empowerment: a strategy for promotion of participatory decision-making, and organizational citizenship behavior (case study: urmia medical university)     hassani m [1] *, majidi j [2]     received: 21 aug, 2012 accepted: 21 nov, 2012     abstract   background & aims : the present study surveys the relationships between participatory decision- making, organizational citizenship be...

aim: injury from needle is one of the main ways of transmitting blood diseases in the medical staff. prevention and reduction of such diseases' side effects have been emphasized by the health ministry. this study aimed to investigate factors influencing the behavior of the elam city medical staff when working with sharps instruments. methods: in a cross-sectional study, using a census method, a...

background: the preventive measures against h1n1 influenza are vitally important. the aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and performance of academic hospital staff about h1n1 influenza. methods: this study was carried out on ali-ebne-abiltaleb hospital staff in rafsanjan, iran. the data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire comprised of 38 questions on d...

introduction: commitment of staff is intangible asset that can highly provide better services. since providing healthcare services is only possible through efficient human resources, this study evaluated the association between person-organization fit and organizational commitment of staff in university hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences, iran. methods: this was a descriptive an...

background: needle-stick and sharps injuries carry the risk of infection and are occupational hazards for all health care professionals involved in clinical care. objective: to determine the frequency and factors contributing to needle-stick injury (nsi) among health care workers of dialysis units in lagos, nigeria. methods: data were obtained by anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire from sta...