BACKGROUND Midwives should be skilled team workers in maternity units and in group practices. Poor teamwork skills are a significant cause of adverse maternity care outcomes. Despite Australian and International regulatory requirements that all midwifery graduates are competent in teamwork, the systematic teaching and assessment of teamwork skills is lacking in higher education. QUESTION How ...

incidence and source of anxiety of midwifery students in conduct their first vaginal examination     sarashti m [1] *, banaiyan sh [2] , kazamiyan a 2 , delaram m 2 , safdari f 2 , salahiyan t [3]     received: 3july, 2011 accepted: 25august, 2011     abstract   background & aims : the professional education can be a very stressful experience. vaginal examinations are especially sensitive, both...

Hanieh Salehi Pourmehr, Azizeh Farshbafkhalili, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Jamileh Malakouti, Somayyeh Rafiee, Mozhgan Abdi, Nayyer Jafarilar. PhD by research student of Neurourology-Neuroscience Research Center, MSc in midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; PhD by research of nutrition, MSc in midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabri...

a survey on nurses clinical problems in patient education     vahedian azimi a [1] *, payami bosari m [2] , gohari moghaddam k [3]    received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011   abstract  background & aims: patient education is one of the most fundamental roles of nurses. it has a significant impact on prevention and treatment of many diseases. it is necessary to recognize barriers and reso...

Fahimeh Sehati Shafaie, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Marzieh Bagherinia. Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Midwifery, Students’ Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing an...

Background: Achieving a desirable clinical education requires continuous assessment of the current situations in clinical education and identifying the strengths and weaknesses. This study aimed to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the clinical education fields. Methods: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study in which the strengths and weaknesses of clinical education settings wer...

BACKGROUND The risk of occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV) via sharp injuries such as needle stick injuries (NSIs) among health care workers, especially dental, nursing and midwifery students is a challenging issue. Inadequate staff, lack of experience, insufficient training, duty overload and fatigue may lead to occupational sharp injurie...

South Africa (SOMSA) are to be co event. With no organisational office This is the first time that the ICM Triennial Conference has been held in Africa and the hosts, the Society of Midwives of ngratulated on this excellent they produced a conference for 3,500 participants from 109 countries. The scientific programme was well planned and ran smoothly. The social events were inspiring and everyo...

BACKGROUND Despite considerable evidence showing the importance of the nursing and midwifery workforce, there are no systematic reviews outlining how these cadres are best supported to provide universal access and reduce health care disparities at the primary health care (PHC) level. This review aims to identify nursing and midwifery policy, staffing, education and training interventions, colla...

Background The Lancet Commission and the Global Health Workforce Alliance reported that professional education has generally not kept up the pace of health care challenges. Sub Saharan Africa needs an effective and efficient nursing education system to build an adequate, competent and relevant nursing workforce necessary for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. The Plan of Action f...