AIMS (1) To examine whether prevalence of burnout is higher among community psychiatric nurses working under recently introduced job specific work systems than among public health nurses (PHNs) engaged in other public health services. (2) To identify work environment factors potentially contributing to burnout. METHODS Two groups were examined. The psychiatric group comprised 525 PHNs primari...

aims: needle stick accidents are a serious health risk for blood-borne infections among health care workers. this study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of needle stick injuries in health care workers and its related factors. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional study was carried on hcws of shahid beheshti hospital of kashan city, iran (270 individuals), from september 2013 to marc...

The purpose of this study was to explore Hong Kong nurses' perceptions of competencies required for disaster nursing. Focus group interviews and written inquiry were adopted to solicit nurses' perceived required competencies for disaster care. A total of 15 nurses were interviewed and 30 nurses completed the written inquiry on their perceived competencies related to disaster nursing. The Intern...

BACKGROUND The nurses working in psychiatric hospitals and wards are prone to encounter completed suicides. The research was conducted to examine post-suicide stress in nurses and the availability of suicide-related mental health care services and education. METHODS Experiences with inpatient suicide were investigated using an anonymous, self-reported questionnaire, which was, along with the ...

background: the present research is a descriptive study, conducted in fall 2002, tabriz, iran, in order to inquire the prevalence rate of sleeplessness complications after the night-working hours in nurses. as a data collection method, a questionnaire comprising 25 personal and general questions on sleeplessness complications was designed and administrated based on likert measurement of all or ...

there is a strong relationship between spiritual development of nursing students and their ability to provide patients with spiritual care. therefore, present research aims to explore spiritual health in nursing students of theilam university of medical sciences, in iran for both boys and girls. spiritual health of students is determined using the palutzian andelisonquestionnaire which consiste...

BACKGROUND Despite increasing evidence that immunization procedures can be stressful for children, little is known about what the experience of immunizing frightened and needle-resistant children can be like for nurses. METHOD This article presents findings from a qualitative research project designed to explore public health nurses' feelings toward immunizing needle-resistant children. A con...

The public Indian health care system is plagued by high staff absence, low effort by providers, and limited use by potential beneficiaries who prefer private alternatives. This artice reports the results of an experiment carried out with a district administration and a nongovernmental organization (NGO). The presence of government nurses in government public health facilities (subcenters and ai...

BACKGROUND The Quad Council Competencies for Public Health Nurses are used to guide community and public health nursing course development in baccalaureate nursing programs. As clinical practice has expanded to global settings, the appropriateness of the 2011 Quad Council Public Health Nursing (PHN) Competencies to guide global clinical practice and evaluation was questioned. OBJECTIVE To des...