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conclusions development of the job and task analysis to ensure providing the right training needs, applying more evidences through different studies for reforms, more decentralized equipped system with decision-making tools have been proposed for development. results the results showed the specific method of student selection and clear objectives and standards of training related to the health ...

extractcontinuing education is not new for us because there  is emphasis on learning and continuing education  in our culture including literature, religion, and special  traditions in different ways  .as prophet muhammad (pbuh) says: “seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave” that  it is emphasis on continuous learning and continuous. in the holy quran  the word of “alam “repeatedly stated ...

background health care workers (hcws) are at high risk for acquisition of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection due to occupational exposure to potentially infectious body fluids. this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of hbv markers and vaccination compliance among different categories of hcws in fars province, iran. patients and methods a total of 346 hcws working at gerash and ev...

abstract background: workplace violence is a serious and problematic phenomenon in health care settings. research shows that health care workers are at the highest risk of such violence. the aim of this study was to address the frequency of physical violence against iranian health personnel, their response to such violence, as well as the contributing factors to physical violence. materials and...

background influenza is a world-wide public health concern. it is one of the most important viral causes of acute respiratory illness, affecting all age groups, recurring several times during a lifetime. we assessed the antibody titers after vaccination against influenza among hiv-infected patients and health care workers (hcws). patients and methods during this before-after study, the antibody...

background: tourniquets used repeatedly on patients for blood sampling are a potential source of nosocomial infections. they harbor numerous microorganisms, including methicillin‑resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa). the aim of this study was to investigate tourniquets for the presence of microorganisms and to ascertain the infection control practices of health care workers. methods: a cross‑...

conclusion we recommend that in outbreaks of cchf, care to prevent airborne transmission should be kept in mind. patient and method by a nosocomial transmission of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf), a health care worker was infected in december 2008 due to a re-emerging outbreak of cchf in fars province, iran. after admission of probable cchf cases in a local hospital, one of the nurses co...

The primary care NP has a significant opportunity to meet the special healthcare needs of the occupational community. While NPs routinely diagnose and treat workers, writing return-to-work restrictions can pose a challenge.

conclusions although nurses are the most involved occupational group in documented ns, surgeons are the most important high risk hcw who need pep. no case of seroconversion has taken place as a result of pi. this means that the current pep may have an effective role in hiv prevention. results from a total of 369 cases, 273 (74%) were hcws, among which nurses (70%) were the most involved employe...