Midwives' perspectives regarding episiotomy practice in Kurdistan region/Iraq

Nurse perspectives regarding the meaningfulness of oncology nursing practice.

BACKGROUND Recruiting, retaining, and training oncology nurses is challenging given the stress levels associated with a field with constantly evolving treatments and a need for expertise in death and dying. OBJECTIVES This research was conducted to assess what is unique about oncology nursing, to identify what motivates oncology nurses to continue working in the specialty, and to determine wh...

186: Knowledge, Self-efficacy and Practice regarding the Use of Evidence-based Practice among Midwives in the East of Iran

Background and aims: The use of EBP can provide appropriate and effective care in pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period. Levels of knowledge and confidence in the ability likely related to implementation of evidence-based care. This study was carried out to investigate the level of midwifery knowledge, selfefficacy and practice toward evidence-based practice in the region east of Iran. Met...

Knowledge, practice, and attitude among Iranian nurses, midwives, and students regarding standard isolation precautions.

Our goal was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding infection control and standard precautions among a group of nursing and midwifery instructors and students in Iran. A survey questionnaire was completed by 273 nursing and midwifery instructors and students at Shiraz University Medical Sciences during the period from May to November 2002. Two hundred thirty-one (90.9%) of ...

Knowledge, attitude and experience of episiotomy use among doctors and midwives in Viet Nam

Knowledge, attitude and experience of episiotomy use among obstetricians and midwives in Viet Nam

BACKGROUND Episiotomy remains a routine procedure at childbirth in many South-East Asian countries but the reasons for this are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of, attitudes towards and experience of episiotomy use among clinicians in Viet Nam. METHODS All obstetricians and midwives who provide delivery care at Hung Vuong Hospital were surveyed about their practi...