background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is one of the most prevalent health problems which is affected by psychological disorders. the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of psychological intervention on chronic low back pain among a sample of iranian nurses.   material and methods: this is a randomized clinical trial. the participants of this study consisted of 84 nurses suffering from...

a bstract background: nurses are at risk for symptoms of compassion fatigue (cf) and burnout (bo). social support plays an important role in predicting cf and bo. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of the symptoms of cf and bo and the role of perceived social support in predicting these symptoms in iranian nurses. materials and methods: using a correlational descriptive survey...

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 ...

background: following professional standards is the main concern of all managers in organizations. the functions of nurses are essential for both productivity and improving health organizations. in human resources management, supporting nursing profession is of ultimate importance. however, nurses’ experiences of perceived support, which are affected by various factors in workplace, have not be...

background and purpose: experience and clinical competence are the important factors affecting the level of dignity and respect for nurses. this study aimed to evaluate the observance rate of respect for nurses from physicians, colleagues, patients and their family members. methods: this study was conducted on 200 nurses selected by census sampling from hospitals of sanandaj, kurdistan, iran in...

nurses are often faced with serious situations that require high levels of legal and ethical knowledge, and should therefore be sensitive to the moral issues in their profession in the decision making process. some studies have investigated nurses’ moral self-concept as an effective factor in moral sensitivity, but there is not sufficient evidence to support this. the purpose of this study was ...

background: nurses’ clinical competency plays an important role in the care of preterm infants. on the other hand, burnout is one of the most important factors in reducing the nurses’ efficiency. with regard to the importance of the role of nurses, and the vulnerability of the infants, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between nurses’ burnout and clinical competency ...

background: the aim of present study was to determine the quality of nursing documents in medical-surgical wards and factors affected this quality. methods: in this descriptive study the quality of nurses' documents in medical-surgical wards of teaching hospitals related to tabriz university of medical sciences was assessed. for data gathering, four checklists assessed four parts of nursing doc...

objectives: nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers are encountered with high pressures and stresses and the objective of this study is the investigation of the relationship between the mental pressure of the nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers and their job burnout. methods: this study was done on 180 nurses of different shifts of nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers of mash...

background: there are some challenges about the role of work- related stress on development of musculoskeletal complaints. the present prospective study was conducted on nurses of milad hospital in tehran (iran) to assess the role of work- related stress on development of neck and shoulder pain among nurses.   methods: from the 1,900 nurses who completed the registry forms, 1,450 nurses met the...