Realising the value of nursing and midwifery

Nursing and Midwifery Studies

Background: Leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) create physical, psychological, social, and spiritual distresses in patients. Understanding this threatening situation in adults with leukemia undergoing HSCT will assist health care professionals in providing holistic care to the patients. Objectives: The aim of the present study was exploring the perceived threat in adult...

Realising the value of primary care.

The immediate task in primary care is to respond to patient demand. In the absence of other influences, the resulting system of care tends to be both inefficient and inequitable. Primary care has been shown to be increasingly capable of making important contributions to public health, however, by delaying or reducing the complications of established conditions, and by reversing risks in people ...

Assessing the Current Curriculum of the Nursing and Midwifery Informatics Course at All Nursing and Midwifery Institutions in Ghana

The use of computers in the delivery of health care has significantly improved the way health service is delivered to clients and patients in the world. Despite the importance of computing to the delivery of health service, developing countries have not greatly benefited from it. Nursing informatics has been in existence and part of academic curriculum for the past 2 decades in some advanced co...

Nursing and Midwifery Progress and Future Directions

The Situation of Clinical Education Based on Nursing Students’ Opinion in Yasuj Nursing and Midwifery School

Introduction: Evaluation of clinical education in nursing is necessary to improve effective methods, and identify and solve the problems. The aim of this study was to determine the viewpoints of nursing students about clinical education in Yasuj Medical University in the year 2002. Methods: This cross sectional-descriptive study was performed on all nursing students who were in their third sem...