BACKGROUND In most countries rates of immunizations of health care workers with recommended vaccines are not satisfactory. OBJECTIVES To identify reasons behind the low rates of compliance of Israeli nurses in Mother and Child Healthcare Centers (MCHC) with an official request for pertussis vaccination. METHODS Three focus groups were conducted. Qualitative analysis identified themes that c...

OBJECTIVES To provide an empirical examination of patient-provider relationships (PPR) and its association with organizational and individual factors. METHODS A national cross-sectional survey was conducted by stratified cluster sampling in 77 hospitals across seven provinces in China between July 2014 and April 2015, involving 3621 doctors, 5561 nurses, and 8022 patients with response rates ...

context: nursing is a stressful job that could create physical and psychological disorders. many studies presented information on stress, effects of coping strategies, and job satisfaction of nurses within health setting. we aimed to identify and describe nursing stresses, coping strategies and job satisfaction of iranian nurses who are working or worked in different wards. evidence acquisition...

Methods During implementation we interviewed the head nurses of the 19 PP wards at months 3 and 6. Their beliefs about PP, perception of the ward’s uptake, promotional engagement, perception of facilitators and barriers, and corrective actions were discussed. Interview notes were analyzed inductively and independently by 2 investigators. Beliefs, uptake perception, and engagement were quantifie...

BACKGROUND Surgeons and nurses sometimes perceive a high workload on the surgical wards, which may influence admission decisions and staffing policy. This study aimed to explore the relative contribution of various patient and care characteristics to the perceived patients' care intensity and whether differences exist in the perception of surgeons and nurses. METHODS We invited surgeons and s...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to identify the resilience and burnout status of nurses working in the field of oncology. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted with 140 oncology nurses. The data were collected using a socio-demographic attributes form, Resilience Scale for Adults, and the Maslach's Burnout Inventory. Percentage ratios, mean and median values, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whit...

IntroductionThe radiography profession is challenged by greater responsibilities and shortage of educated radiographers. Implementation task shifting one strategy to deal with the current situation in health care. The aim this studiy was evaluate radiographers’ perception assistant nurses carrying out tasks that traditionally were undertaken within a Swedish context.MethodsAn electronic questio...

Radiotherapy is noninvasive modalities treatment that used to treat cancer inchildren. Nurses’ perception a golden role during care of children undergoing radiotherapy.