background: providing holistic nursing care when there is a shortage of personnel and equipment exposes nurses to stress and a higher risk of occupational burnout. humour can promote nurses’ health and influence nursing care. the aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences of humour in clinical settings and factors affecting it.   methods : this qualitative study investigated nurses’ ...

introduction: communication is described as the most important feature for workers of all types. librarianship, in particular, requires complete communication skills. perhaps, the critical lesson the students must learn about users' expectations is how to play an appropriate role in interactions with the society. such interactions would result in job satisfaction and desirable servicing to user...

background and purpose: the internet is a useful tool for developing a variety of learning experiences and as a source of information and as a means of facilitated communication between students and teachers. the aim of this research was to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes and practice of the internet use among bachelors’ degree students in shahid beheshti school of health . method...

background: the worldwide nursing shortage is threatening the quality of healthcare. the two most common causes in maintaining nurses are job satisfaction, a positive working environment, and good relationships among staff. this study aimed to determine the effect of interpersonal communication skills training on job satisfaction among the nurses working in al-zahra hospital affiliated to isfah...

background: the internet is a phenomena that changes human, specially the younger generation’s, life in the 21st century. online communication is a common way of interacting among adolescents who experience feelings of social anxiety. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social anxiety and online communication in adolescents. methods: three hundred and thirty studen...

due to the positive and negative impacts and implications of new technologies (internet and satellite), as a new phenomenon in human society this study examines the role of new communication technologies, especially in a family torn apart by divorce phenomenon (legally and emotionally) in iranian families and especially this city has done. a survey of all families living in this city, which in ...

although the history of communication is as old as history of human society, the speed and volume of communication with the advent of electronic era in the 19th century created a revolution in the communication technology. at a time when prussia was traversing the path of industrialization and the number of companies investing in different industries was increasing by the day, the company of si...

introduction: having a desirable image in a market can be considered as an asset for an organization. therefore, using proper approaches, managers of such organizations must monitor and manage the image of their organizations in order to achieve their organizational goals and their customer’s satisfaction. as an important sector of every society, managers of hospitals also must try their best t...

objective: bad news disclosure is one of the most complex tasks of physicians. recent evidences indicate that patients' and physicians' attitude toward breaking bad news has been changed since few years ago. the evidence of breaking bad news is different across cultures. the aim of this study is to evaluate the attitude of medical staff toward breaking bad news to provide a clinical guideline i...