Background: Mental health is an essential requirement for any profession, especially nursing and plays an important role in improving positive psychological characteristics. Some variables related to mental health can be social capital and organizational citizenship behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was the   prediction of mental health based on social capital and organizational c...

abstract background: nurses as the major group of health service providers need to have a satisfactory quality of work life in order to give desirable care to the patients. workplace violence is one of the most important factors that cause decline in the quality of work life. this study aimed to determine the quality of work life of nurses in selected hospitals of isfahan university of medical ...

conclusions according to the obtained results, the majority of nurses participating in the study had an intermediate level of knowledge and practice of infection control. there is a need to develop a system of continuous education for all the categories of nursing staff. background basic infection control measures in any nursing setup can reduce the rates of healthcare-associated infections. re...

Objective: To evaluate the association of Quality of Work Life (QWL) with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among nursing professionals working in the surgical unit. Methods: A quantitative descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational approach, in which 211 nursing workers participated, from 11 hospitals in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. For data collection, three instruments were used: sociodemogr...

Sense of coherence is the construct proposed by Antonovsky to assess individuals' capacity of dealing with stress. This study aimed to measure the sense of coherence and evaluate its association to sociodemographic variables and the use of psychotropic drugs among 127 patients in the preoperative period of cardiac surgeries. The mean value of sense of coherence was 149.6 (S.D.= 24.6), ranging f...

Sense of coherence is the construct proposed by Antonovsky to assess individuals' capacity of dealing with stress. This study aimed to measure the sense of coherence and evaluate its association to sociodemographic variables and the use of psychotropic drugs among 127 patients in the preoperative period of cardiac surgeries. The mean value of sense of coherence was 149.6 (S.D. = 24.6), ranging ...

Objective: Patient safety, refers to all of measures taken by health professionals working in institutions prevent the individuals from being harmed care delivery services.It was conducted determine extent which nurses a university hospital perceive patient safety culture and identify factors that affect these views. Material Methods: The population consisted 140 who worked completed with 82.9%...

Design of the study: Quantitative design (convenience study) was conducted for nurses from 3rd October, 2018, up to 1st May, 2019 evaluation factors that impact female .nurses job performance at Kirkuks hospitals Setting The present study Kirkuk General Hospital and Azadi .teaching hospital Pediatric Sample Study: A non-probability (purposive) sample (60) who working in .above mentioned Tools D...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the views and practices of a medical faculty nurses about violence against women. Methods: The research is descriptive. It was conducted with 392 working in Konya. A 36-question data collection form used study. Numbers percentages were summarize data, Chi-square (χ2) test relationships between categorical data. Results: More than half participants (60.2%...