background: in spite of the pivotal role of clinical governance in enhancing quality of services provided by hospitals across the country, a scientific framework with specific criteria for evaluating hospitals has not been developed so far. objectives: this study was conducted with the aim to identify the challenges involved in evaluating systems of clinical governance in iran. materials and me...

background & aim : nurses’ clinical competence is the most important topics of nursing professional influenced by intrinsic motivational factors in addition to external motivational factors. this study is designed to determine the relationship between clinical competence and motivational factors from mcclelland’s theory of needs that include: need for affiliation, need for achievement and need ...

background: cryptosporidiumis known as an opportunist disease-causing agent in man in recent decades. it causes diarrhea and intestinal disorders in the immune deficit and immune competent individuals. this study was aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of hiv/aids patients withcryptosporidiosisinfection. methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 53 hiv/aids ...

background and objectives: evaluating the performance of clinical units is critical for effective managementof health settings. certain assessment of clinical variables for performance analysis is not always possible,calling for use of uncertainty theory. this study aimed to develop and evaluate an integrated independentcomponent analysis-fuzzy-data envelopment analysis approach to accurate the...

many studies with different results have been conducted regarding varicocelectomy in patients with subclinical varicocele and its effect on semen parameters. this clinical trial was aimed at assessing the effect of varicocelectomy on the spermiogram of patients with subclinical varicocele. a total of 142 patients with varicocele (79 clinical and 63 subclinical) took part in the study. two sperm...

abstract background and purpose: attendance of nursing students in clinical settings is an inherent element of nursing education. this study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of nurses toward the attendance of nursing students in clinical settings in shahrekord, iran. methods: this descriptive study was conducted in hajar teaching hospital of shahrekord city, iran in 2015. using convenience sampl...

background: the quality of clinical services is one of the main concerns around the world. clinical governance as a new approach to improving the quality of care provided by the health care system plays a major role in the provision of higher quality health care services. the success of this approach depends on the existence of a strong and suitable organizational culture. the aim of this study...

marek's disease (md) is the most common lymphoproliferative diseases of chickens; during the last year the incidence of md was  investigated among slaughter houses and suspected broiler farms, located in  isfahan (iran) as the region of  highest density of poultry husbandry by histopathology,  for subclinical md investigation, in  total 1550 chickens originated  from slaughter houses  were...

background: malaria is a big problem of public health in many tropical countries where socioeconomic development is deficient. four species of plasmodium are capable of infecting human: p. falciparum, p. malaria, p.vivax, p. ovale. southeastern corner of iran, including sistan and baluchestan, hormozgan and the tropical part of kerman province, are endemic region of malaria. this study aimed to...

objective: glutamate antagonists including anticonvulsant topiramate have been recommended for the pharmacological management of schizophrenia. methods: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial was performed on 32 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (18-45 years old). baseline information was gathered on demographic characteristics, vital signs, height, weight, smoking ha...