The metaparadigm of nursing: present status and future refinements.

Commentary on "a Chinese view of the Western nursing metaparadigm".

The Opinion of Students about the Status of Educational Counseling in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in First Semester of 2012

Background: The counselors are responsible for academic counseling to students and help them to solve their educational problems. The aim of the present study was to determine the viewpoints of students about the status of academic counseling provided by the faculty advisers in four schools at University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the opinions of 244 students a...

Evaluation of Clinical Education Status from the Viewpoints of Nursing Students

Introduction: Researching the current status of clinical education guarantees development of nursing profession in future. The aim of this study is to assess clinical education status from the viewpoints of nursing students. Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study in Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences in 2008, 133 nursing students (in clerkship and internship course) were selected th...

Tuberculosis: Past, Present and Future

  Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the second-most common cause of death from infectious disease (after those due to HIV/AIDS). Roughly one-third of the world's population has been infected with M. tuberculosis, with new infections occurring in about 1% of the population each year. People with active TB can infect 10-15 other people through close contact over the course of a year. Materials and ...

Nursing Theory in Holistic Nursing Practice

Concept: An abstract idea or notion. Conceptual model: A group of interrelated concepts described to suggest relationships among them. Framework: A basic structure; the context in which theory is developed; the structure that permits theory to be understood. Grand theory: A theory that covers a broad area of the discipline’s concerns. Metaparadigm: Concepts that identify the domain of a discipl...