BACKGROUND The use of long-term care services has risen and this trend is expected to continue as the population reaches old age. OBJECTIVES This study was performed to assess the caring conditions in nursing homes. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was conducted with a qualitative approach using conventional qualitative content analysis. The study was conducted on 23 Iranian participants inc...

AIM The aim of this study was to identify terms and expressions indicating patients' need for knowledge and understanding, as well as nurses' teaching interventions, as documented in nursing records. BACKGROUND Previous international studies have shown that nursing documentation is often deficient in terms of recording patient teaching. METHODS Patient records (N = 35) were collected in a g...

PURPOSE This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to measure patient perception of quality of nursing care and related hospital services in a tertiary care setting. METHODS We compiled an instrument with 72 items that patients may perceive as quality of nursing care and related hospital services, following an extensive literature search, discussions with patients and care pro-I v...

BACKGROUND There is a growing recognition that training is not translated into performance and the 'transfer problem' exists in organization training today. Although factors contributing to training transfer have been identified in business and industry, the factors influencing training transfer in nursing profession remain less clear. METHODS A qualitative descriptive study was undertaken in...