Abstract Background Nurses’ professional competencies play a significant role in providing safe care to patients. Identifying the acquired and expected nursing education gaps between them can be good guide for institutions improve their educational practices. Methods In descriptive-comparative study, students’ perception of from perspective Iranian faculties were collected with two equivalent questionnaires consisting 85 items covering 17 across 5 domains. A cluster sampling technique was...

This study aims to determine and compare the achieved competencies of graduating nursing students public private universities in Iran. The main responsibility education is train nurses who possess necessary provide safe high-quality care. Given that a significant proportion Iran universities, it essential ensure graduates acquire required competencies. A quantitative with comparative descriptive design was conducted. convenience sample 721 students, including 301 from 420 participated study....

Cancer is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases and considered a debilitating incurable condition. Following diagnosis, individuals often experience anxiety, depression, diminished social energy. Therefore, identifying factors that influence psychological state these patients intervening to improve their well-being crucial. This study aims examine relationship between illness perception resilience in cancer visiting healthcare centers. The was conducted...

Abstract Background Maintaining and promoting patient safety is a shared responsibility among all participants in the health care system. Educators are required to balance patients’ rights receive safe create suitable environment for nursing students learn. Therefore, early identification of with unsafe clinical practice intervention may be important measures improving safety. present study was conducted aim identifying main hallmarks practice. Methods This qualitative 19 faculty members,...

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Today, emergence of infectious diseases has overshadowed many health beliefs and played a greatrole in the history development. The United Nations Secretary-General introduced“Communicable diseases” as one challenges our time. Viruses can be causes ofcontagious diseases. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, recently launched fromWuhan, China, spread to more than two-thirds world, including Iran, reached thepandemic stage.1 In particular, COVID-19 further affects healthcare sector...

Abstract Background Adverse events during patient transport are common and may threaten critically ill patients' lives. Aim This study aimed to determine the incidence of adverse intra‐hospital obtain suggestions from critical care nurses for improving transportation process. Design was a cross‐sectional study. Methods carried out with 160 between September 2018 January 2019. Data were collected through semi‐structured interview using 53‐item questionnaire developed by Brunsveld‐Reinders et...

Health literacy has been considered as a predictor of starting, maintaining, and stop smoking. However, such relations have not well documented in previous texts. Therefore, the purpose this study was to investigate relation between health changes behavior smoking Tabriz University Medical Sciences.In correlational descriptive study, total 297 employees centers were examined. To collect data, demographic-social questionnaire, Iranian Literacy Questionnaire, DiClemente's change questionnaire...

Since the beginning of pandemic in late December 2019 Wuhan, China, and rapid spread coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus, until May 31, 2022, there were 6.9 million reported deaths 17.2 estimated from COVID-19. 1 Due to unique genetic structure coronaviruses, as well their ability reproduce easily spread, emergence COVID-19 has not been unexpected for virologists.Based on information collected to-date COVID-19, due complex high risk inter-human transmission, presence asymptomatic or...

Nursing students' attainment of patient safety (PS) competency has always been a global concern among health and educational organisations. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine senior nursing confidence their PS competencies, associated predictive factors.Cross-sectional study.Four faculties from the East Azerbaijan province.253 students in Iran.Using modified version Health Professional Education Patient Safety Survey, data related level acquired competencies seven sociocultural...

Return to work after treatment completion is important for both cancer survivors and society. Financial distress one of the factors that may influence return in survivors. However, this relationship has not been well investigated. This study aimed determine rate its relation financial among Iranian survivors.This descriptive-correlational was undertaken 165 who completed their initial treatments had no signs active cancer. The Work questionnaire Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale were used...

Maintaining patient safety is a practical standard that priority in nursing education. One of the main roles clinical instructors to evaluate students and identify if exhibit unsafe practice early support their remediation. This study was conducted self-presentation components among with practice.This qualitative 18 faculty members, students, supervisors medical centers. Data collection done through purposive sampling semi-structured interviews. analysis using conventional content MAXQDA10...

Inherited bleeding diseases greatly affect education, working, job, social activities and quality of life. We aimed to discover the sources identity challenges among patients with Haemophilia.The present study has been designed performed as a qualitative content analysis research.Participants were purposively selected from haemophilia referred our clinic during one year, March 2018 April 2019. Data collection was done through semi-structured, in-depth interviews using purposeful sampling....

Cancerous diseases are known to disrupt a person's ability and inflict physical, psychological, financial, social complications on the person, thereby challenging an individual's returning work. The aim of this study was investigate cancer patients work after work.This descriptive-correlational examined total 227 surviving patients, having picked participants through convenience sampling. Data were collected by return index (WAI) questionnaires analyzed descriptive statistics inferential...

Background: Working pregnant women are exposed to numerous occupational exposures, some of which may adversely affect their reproductive health. We aimed review the effects maternal exposures and adverse on infants. Materials Methods: In this overview, searches were done online databases Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane, Web Science Medline; with no language or time restrictions (up December 2019) find studies that assess relationship between pregnancy outcomes. Two independent researchers performed...

The COVID- 19 pandemic has created many challenges for health care sector around the world. One of these is increasing need workers, especially nurses. According to International Nursing Council (ICN) about 6% COVID-19 cases were among workers (range 0 18%). Because most nursing activities require direct contact with patients, nurses are more vulnerable Infection COVID-19. Complaints chronic fatigue have been common survivors SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome–related Coronavirus...