E ective use of don't cares requires solving several theoretical and practical problems. The theoretical problems are caused by a need to have all tools in a methodology use a consistent semantics of don't cares, so as to guarantee correctness of the nal implementation. Several common meanings of \don't care" will be considered and their respective conditions for design correctness will be deri...

I am Said Pasban-Noghabi. I was graduated from Department of Nursing, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. I’m M.Sc. Student in nursing education of Pediatric. I work as a nurse in a general hospital and deal with clinical practices every day. We found the following points as a researcher in the post anesthesia nursing care (PACU). This unit is located next to the operation room (OR) and i...

BACKGROUND Despite research indicating that health, cost, and quality of care outcomes in midwife-led maternity care are comparable with and in some case preferable to those for patients with physician-led care, midwifery plays a more important role in some U.S. states than in others. However, this variability is not well-understood. OBJECTIVES This study estimates the association between sta...

This paper will discuss the results of a scoping exercise carried out as part of a strategy to inform subsequent models of infrastructure funding. The exercise showed that Scotland has less research capacity in nursing and midwifery than the UK as a whole. Following the publication of a nursing and midwifery research strategy for Scotland, initiatives are being put in place to fund an increase ...

Background: All nursing cares require decision-making, and the ability to make the best decisions impact upon the quality of nursing care. Moreover, authenticity and accuracy of the best cares may be questioned if not recorded and reported properly and in a standard manner. We aimed to design and implement an electronic nursing managementsystem and then evaluate satisfaction of nurses with the ...

2. MPH, BA (Hons), JBI Collaborating Centre, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, London, UK. 3. PGDip, MA, RM, RGN, Bsc (Hons), JBI Collaborating Centre, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, London, UK. 4. PhD, MA, Dip Ed Man, Dip Nursing, MTD, RM, RN, JBI Collaborating Centre, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare,...

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...

BACKGROUND Clients with communication impairment are at risk for health disparity. Hence, health care workers should be knowledgeable and skillful in communication. However, no studies are available on Iranian nursing and midwifery students' communication skills with patients with severe communication problems. OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to investigate Iranian nursing and midw...

OBJECTIVE This discussion paper analyses a midwifery Continuity of Care program at an Australian University with the symbiotic clinical education model, to identify strengths and weakness, and identify ways in which this new pedagogical approach can be improved. BACKGROUND In 2002 a major change in Australian midwifery curricula was the introduction of a pedagogical innovation known as the Co...