Introduction: Moral distress is one of the prevalent problems nursing which causes stress, that leads to nurses being unable show a proper moral function in critical situations. Moreover, due stressful conditions emergency department, caring behaviors great importance. This study aimed determine factors associated with and working departments educational-medical centers Mazandaran University Me...

Background & Aims of the Study: Nursing is one of the highly stressful jobs. Nurses have to provide health service, in many cases, to the patients with incurable disease. Working in such environment induces severe and permanent mental pressures, which in long-run can create fatigue and negative effects on performance of the nurses. The main objective of the present study is to surve...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine the practices of primary health care (PHC) nurses in targeting nutritionally at-risk infants and children for intervention at a PHC facility in a peri-urban area of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. METHODOLOGY Nutritional risk status of infants and children <6 years of age was based on criteria specified in standardised nutrition case manag...

background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is an important occupational injury. musculoskeletal injuries, especially clbp, are prevalent in the nurses, and can lead to reduced productivity, work absenteeism, and work disability.   the purpose of this study was to determine nurses&apos; knowledge of the risk factors of low back pain (lbp) and their self-efficacy in coping with the risk factors, an...

objectives: the purpose of the study is to predict the psychological well-being of nurses based on personality traits and defense mechanisms. methods: the research method was correlational and the statistical population consisted of all married female nurses in hospitals of the qom city. the sample size estimated by tabachnik and fidel method 114 and with overestimate attain to 120 people. thes...

&nbsp; Background: Burnout, a phenomenon that is of interest for both individuals and organizations, is characterized by decreasing energy, power and resources in the presence of excessive demands. Nurses are more prone to develop burnout due to both the emotional nature of their jobs as well as patients' demand. The present study was aimed to assess burnout among nurses working in the Iranian ...

Aim: Considering that the correct diagnosis and management of patients with brain death in intensive care units is the basis of the transplant system and considering the importance of nursing care in the organ transplant process, this study aimed to investigate the nurses’ performance of critical wards with organ donation. Materials & Methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed in Educa...

background: inherent toxicity of cytotoxic drugs is the basis for their potential adverse risks from occupational exposure to the nursing staff. in iran, chemotherapy regimens are prescribed and administered according to the world updated protocols. but little is done regarding the protective standards in this field. methods: an observational cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses wh...