BACKGROUND Family caregivers of aged stroke survivors face challenging difficulties such as the lack of support and the knowledge and skills to practice home care. These aspects negatively influence the caregivers' burden and quality of life, the use of health services, and hospital readmissions of the stroke survivor. The aim of this research is to describe an educational intervention focused ...

This paper describes a nursing protocol for patients treated with thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke developed during the Stroke Association phase of the Third International Stroke Trial (IST-3), a randomised controlled trial of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischaemic stoke. The IST-3 Nurse collaborative group met three times over three years. The meetings consisted of...

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...

OBJECTIVES to estimate the extent to which a case-management intervention for persons newly discharged into the community following an acute stroke effected a change in stroke outcome in comparison with usual care. DESIGN a re-analysis of stratified, balanced, randomised clinical trial. SETTING five university-affiliated acute-care hospitals in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. PARTICIPANTS a tot...

although delivering of oxygen to patients seems to be easy, but this procedure can include some risks. in this article, we try to show you how this procedure can perform in a safe manner.   have you ever worked in a medical-surgical ward, or emergency department, or also in intensive care unit?   perhaps you ever have the care of patients who have need for supplemental oxygen. oxygen therapy is...

a bstra ct   background: continuous high - intensity noise in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) is stressful for premature infants and its reduction is considered as a nursing care. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of earmuffs’ use on the physiologic and motor responses of premature infants.   materials and methods: this is a clinical trial conducted on 64 premature infants admitt...

background: training methods that enhance nurses' learning and retention will increase the quality of patient care. this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of electronic learning and educational booklet on the nurses' retention of diabetes updates.   methods: in this controlled trial study, convenience sampling was used to select 123 nurses from the endocrinology and internal medicine war...

background: training methods that enhance nurses’ learning and retention will increase the quality of patient care. this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of electronic learning and educational booklet on the nurses’ retention of diabetes updates.   methods: in this controlled trial study, convenience sampling was used to select 123 nurses from the endocrinology and internal medicine war...

background: the implementation of patient education within a hospital is a difficult task that plays a key role in improving and controlling diseases and providing quality healthcare services. objective: the current study evaluated the effect of patient education on the quality of nursing care and inpatient satisfaction in surgical wards of selected hospitals in isfahan, iran. methods: this qua...

conclusions emdr is an effective tool for curing or decreasing the level of anxiety in myocardial patients. results the findings collected during the 12-month follow-up indicated that emdr was effective for treating anxiety in myocardial patients. materials and methods this study was a clinical trial study. sixty myocardial patients were selected using convenience random sampling and divided in...