background: nursing is naturally a stressful job. stress in nurses can cause depression, isolation from patients, absence and decrease in their qualification. this study aimed to determine the causes of job stress in nurses of kashan, iran. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 189 nurses from kashan hospitals of different wards were studied. the information collection tool was ...

nutritional care is an important part of medical care of patients and plays a key role in improvement, prevention and control of malnutrition in hospitals. the current study aimed to determine the nutrition knowledge level of doctors, nurses and nutritionists in some teaching hospitals in tehran in 2008. in a cross-sectional study a total of 198 samples including 28 nutritionists, 81 nurses and...

medical errors have an important role in the patient’s safety. every year many people die or are maimed forever by these errors. the present study examines personality, cognitive, organizational and physical variables as predictors in ahvaz hospitals as training centers for nurses. this is a discretive and cross sectional study. the sample consisted of 200 nurses who were selected randomly by a...

BACKGROUND Nutrition is important for the management of chronic diseases. While practice nurses have numerous roles in primary care, the expectations on practice nurses to provide nutrition care for chronic disease management are increasing. The self-perceived knowledge, skills and attitudes of practice nurses in providing nutrition care has not been widely investigated. OBJECTIVES The aim of...

Expanded roles for nurses have developed in the UK over the past 25 years and are now commonplace in most clinical settings. However, considerable confusion and difference of opinion exist about the role and its implications for practice. Shelagh Leonard describes a study undertaken to ascertain how the registered nurses who carry out expanded role activities perceive their role.

BACKGROUND The quest for greater efficiency in the provision of primary healthcare services and the implementation of a "health-promoting school" approach encourage the optimal redefinition of the role of school nurses. School nurses are viewed as professionals who might be significant actors in the promotion of youth health. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of the intenti...

background : using blood and blood components is a common therapeutic procedure in hospitals. nurses have an important role in a safe blood transfusion. therefore, it is crucial for nurses to have sufficient knowledge of situations, amount and methods of using blood components, possible side effects and necessary cares. this study investigated nurses’ knowledge of blood transfusion. methods : t...

Community nurses work in diverse community settings to provide primary nursing and health care across the lifespan. Traditionally community nurses meet a continuum-of-health needs that range from the management of specific disease/s to broader community development and public health promotion needs. Health promotion and intervention consciously centre on the client who is viewed holistically; t...