abstract background: preterm infants constitute a large proportion of the newborn population in the neonatal intensive care units (nicus). parents, as the main members of the care team, are not adequately supported as the focus is chiefly on infant care. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a family support intervention on the stress levels among the parents of preterm infants in n...

abstract background: clearing the endotracheal tube through suctioning should be done to promote oxygenation. depth of suctioning is one of the variables in this regard. in shallow suctioning method, the catheter passes to the tip of the endotracheal tube, and in deep suctioning method, it passes beyond the tip into the trachea or brunches. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of shallow and...

background: methicillin resistant staphylococus aureus (mrsa) is a cause of ‎nosocomial infections at intensive care unit (icu), which imposes a high mortality and ‎morbidity on the health care systems.‎ the objective of this study was to evaluate the role of mrsa in patients with clinically ‎suspected ventilator associated pneumonia (vap) in toxicological icu admitted ‎patients.methods: this c...

conclusions the results illustrated the diversity of antibacterial resistance and virulence gene profiles among different sccmec types of s. aureus. the increased prevalence of methicillin-resistant s. aureus isolates containing different toxin and antibiotic resistance genes is a serious threat for the hospitalized patients in the intensive care units. methods in this cross-sectional study tha...

background: our aim was to investigate the effects of clinical application of perioperative predictive nursing on reducing psychiatric complications in intensive care unit (icu) patients after neurosurgery. methods: a total of 129 patients who underwent neurosurgery and received intensive care were enrolled in our study from february 2013 to february 2014. these patients were divided into two g...

background in recent decades, multidrug-resistant non-fermenting gram-negative pathogens, particularly acinetobacter baumannii and pseudomonas aeruginosa, have been recognized as a major cause of healthcare-associated and nosocomial infections and outbreaks. conclusions the majority of a. baumannii and p. aeruginosa isolates were found to be resistant to commonly recommended antibiotics. theref...

abstract background: kangaroo mother care (kmc) is the most implementation intervention in caring of the infants, as in this method, both the mothers and infants are cared. the world health organization recommends implementation of kmc for all infants. however, there are some barriers in the way of its application. the purpose of this study was evaluation of the practical application of kmc and...

background and purpose: considering the obstacles against the implementation of ethical decisions by nurses, experiencing moral distress is one of the major issues in this profession. moral distress could have negative effects on the physical and mental health of nurses, quality of patient care and performance of health organizations. given the importance of addressing moral distress in working...

conclusions kmc before and during heel lancing is a natural, easy to use, and cost-effective method to decrease pain in premature neonates. it is consistent with modern strategy of family-centered care in neonatal units. results the mean score of pain intensity during the intervention was significantly lower in the kmc position (p < 0/000). mean score of pain intensity at two minutes after inte...

Background: This study has been conducted to investigate the effect of family-centered support program on satisfaction of the family members of patients in intensive care unit. Hospitalization of patient in intensive care unit causes crisis in family. It is very important to pay attention to the role of patient&rsquo;s family in support and care of patients in intensive care unit, to pay attent...