PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To identify the significant dimensions of the clinical trials nursing role and to construct a reliable and valid survey instrument to reflect these dimensions. DESIGN Methodologic survey. SETTING/SAMPLE The judge panel consisted of six national nurse experts. The focus group sample was comprised of 24 clinical research nurses from the West, Northeast, and Great Lakes regi...

Clinical research, understood as the process of scientific research involving human beings, enables clinical researchers to obtain new scientific knowledge about drugs, procedures or approaches related to problems that affect human health. It is, therefore, a focus of interest for nursing, considering its purpose and the scope of actions professionals can perform in clinical research. However, ...

“Clinical Aromatherapy Part I: An Introduction Into Nursing Practice” (see page 595) provided an overview of aromatherapy, guidelines for selecting quality products, and the potential risks associated with essential oils. This article, “Clinical Aromatherapy Part II: Safe Guidelines for Integration Into Clinical Practice,” describes the credentialing process for aromatherapists and holistic nur...

N ursing Research has led the way in scholarship for nursing practice and policy for 65 years. As the new Editor of Nursing Research, I know that now, more thanever, it is important to continue the traditionof publishing high-quality research reports, thoughtful commentaries, and insightful discussions of research methods and strategies. In preparing this editorial, I read a number of past edit...

background the present study was conducted to perceive the role-model nursing instructors’ experience in terms of professional challenges and identification of occupational concerns in the education of nursing students. nursing instructors have a critical and decisive role in the training of skilled and specialized manpower and subsequent growth and development of the communities. so, the prese...

aim and background: patients with ischemic heart disease in acute stage experienced great anxiety and in compared with patients had less anxiety were affected 5 times more to ischemia, re-infarction, tachycardia, arrhythmias and ventricular fibrillation.  excessive anxiety delays recovery and increases the probability of their death in the first month. numerous studies have shown that heart dis...

background : clinical work is important part of nursing teaching. nursing education to their responsibilities for teaching and researching are also responsible for integrating the knowledge and practice and offering service to community. complexity of these responsibilities often cause a great deal of psychological stress.   objective : to determine level of stress perceived by nurse educators ...

a bstra ct   background: clinical education is the heart of the nursing education program. effective nursing clinical instructors are needed for graduating the future qualified nurses. there is a well - developed body of knowledge about the effectiveness of clinical teaching and the instructors. however, translating this knowledge into a context - based evaluation tool for measuring the effecti...

background: the performance of the community health nurse depends on a combination of scientific and practical competencies acquired by educational experiences during the nursing course. curriculum planners of nursing education need to understand nursing education to train professional and community-oriented nurses. the aim of this article is to explore the experiences of nursing students durin...

background: student-teacher relationship is a salient issue in nursing education and has long-lasting implication in professional development of nursing students. nowadays, this relationship in clinical settings is different from the past due to changing in nursing education paradigm. the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of students and teachers about student-tea...