comparison of the effect of concept mapping and nursing process on self-regulated learning, self-efficacy and cognitive strategies in nursing students     rezaei k [1] *, kouhestani h [2] , nejat n [3] , ebrahimi fakhar h [4]     received: 12 oct , 2011 accepted: 20 jan , 2012     abstract   background & aims : the success of nursing students depends on the understanding of complex concepts and...

background and objectives: not reporting medication errors by the clinical staff prevent identification of type and frequency of these errors, and thereby developing effective strategies to alleviate the problem. most investigation of barriers to medication error reporting comes from public hospitals. this study aimed to explore the issue from a nurse’s perspective in private hospital. methods:...

background: motivational interviewing (m.i.) is an option for modifying an individual’s behavior. it is used as an educational method in recent years. the aim of our study was to indicate whether or not education, using lecture alone and lecture with m.i., would affect the performance of nursing personnel regarding their hand hygiene. if so, which of these two methods were most effective for th...

BACKGROUND The number of doctoral programmes in nursing has multiplied rapidly throughout the world. This has led to widespread concern about nursing doctoral education, specifically with regard to the quality of curricula and faculty, as well as to the availability of appropriate institutional resources. In South Africa, no study of these issues has been conducted at a national level. OBJECT...

the study of stressful factors in clinical education for nursing students studying in nursing and midwifery college in khorramabad     saki m [1] *, gholami m [2] , jariani m [3] , asti p [4] , saki m [5]     received: 23 oct , 2011 accepted: 5 jan , 2012     abstract   background & aims : clinical education is the main part of nursing education and without it training efficient and competent n...

1Medical-Surgical Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran 2Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran *Corresponding author: Hosein Karimi, Medical-Surgical Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-3615550021, Fax: +98-361...

Background: Long-term care facilities provide a wide range of services over a sustained period of time to people of all ages with functional limitations and chronic conditions. Nursing homes provide 24 hour nursing care support and long-term housing. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships among nursing home ownership, care processes and quality outcomes in Medicar...

1Department of Midwifery, Maternal–fetal Medicine Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2Department of Midwifery, Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Centre, Fatemeh Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Student Research Committee, Facu...

background multiple choice questions (mcqs) are one of the most common types of exams used in evaluation of students in any educational setting. the question items making up these exams need to be examined if they are to meaningfully contribute to the student scores. such characteristics are amenable to examination by item analysis. objectives the purpose of this research was to examine the qua...

satisfaction with nursing care and related factors in hospitalized cancer patients in shahid ghazi hospital in tabriz     mogadasiyan s [1] , abdolahzadeh f [2] , rahmani a [3] ,nikanafar ar [4] , firoziyan aa [5] *     received: 5 may, 2013 accepted: 3 aug , 2013     abstract   background & aims : patient satisfaction with nursing services provided as an indicator of the quality of nursing car...